...this is one of my pet projects and looking forward to try it off a decent slope some time soon.
It is a 72 in, AR 10, Polyhedral glider with a V Tail.
What is special about this project is that the wing cores are cut using a drop-arm foam cutter I put together and am very pleased with the results. The airfoil is E2052595 and the AUW is 455g with a WL of about 4.3 oz/sft.
here's a compilation of the first few test launches from flat land. Consistently getting 30+sec flights. Trims/CG/ballast needs some tweaking before further flights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwelYNFbzoU
some pics of the build...
more pics...
...another pic of coro tail feathers, cf boom....pod is made out of coro not shown here.
will post more pics of the completed plane.....but here's a shot of it after the initial launches....
The plane looks very nice sir.. Graceful plane..
....for the next I intend to use balsa where ever coro has been used....as I could save about 15g.....plus a better airfoil.
I'd be delighted to get flights similar to the one in the video.....guess it should be possible....just needs a slope.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKfnnUVc71o&t=20s
Excellent :thumbsup:
....some details :
* the pic showing the CF boom with yellow coro has a 10mm wide 3mm ply stuck right at the end. This was a provision for a regular tail that could be stuck true to this platform around which the pod would be built - just in case the V tail did not work satisfactorily.
Quote from: Devanesan Andrews on December 19, 2016, 11:01:02 AM
The plane looks very nice sir.. Graceful plane..
thanks Devanesan