evranch
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I was supposed to be doing more important things today, but I was outside all day already. And it's cold and dark. So I started my 80" wing build (too bad these never got names?) https://www.flitetest.com/articles/four-sheet-no-waste-flying-wing
The template is drawn up and cut. Unfortunately I'm running low on white, so I used my last two white sheets for the template, and the wing is going to be black.
One thing that is immediately obvious is this is going to be a big boi with very low wing loading as this plan gets mirrored for each wing. 4 sheets wide.
Drawing out this plan was quite enjoyable. It reminded me of the pre-internet (and foamboard) days when you would get plans in a magazine or a book and draw them on poster board - the layout was very well thought out and measurements easy to transfer with only one spot requiring alignment on the fly (and this is only because he used a 1-1/4" ruler to cheat and mark his out). Easier than taping and tracing a tiled plan, in fact. Kudos to dharkless for professional plans and a great job of using all the foam.
Tomorrow the real building begins.
The template is drawn up and cut. Unfortunately I'm running low on white, so I used my last two white sheets for the template, and the wing is going to be black.
One thing that is immediately obvious is this is going to be a big boi with very low wing loading as this plan gets mirrored for each wing. 4 sheets wide.
Drawing out this plan was quite enjoyable. It reminded me of the pre-internet (and foamboard) days when you would get plans in a magazine or a book and draw them on poster board - the layout was very well thought out and measurements easy to transfer with only one spot requiring alignment on the fly (and this is only because he used a 1-1/4" ruler to cheat and mark his out). Easier than taping and tracing a tiled plan, in fact. Kudos to dharkless for professional plans and a great job of using all the foam.
Tomorrow the real building begins.