fluffpilot
Active member
So.
I've had this idea kicking around a while and I thought I'd run it by you folks for cred.
What if I start with something like a FT Storch kit and make a second wing out of spare foam board at the house. Then trim a pocket into the bottom of the fuselage and mount a wing there, zip the "cabin" off the top and mutate an open-cockpit something or other into place, build a set of struts/braces out of popsicle sticks, foam, and possibly fishing line if stringers are needed. Maybe upsize the tail a bit for appearance/proportion, do full width ailerons on the top wing and flaps on the bottom. Narrow the lower wing a little (trim the ends back closer to the spars) so the upper wing stalls last, kludge some kind of landing gear on it and use something like a Power Pack C motor kit and a couple extra servos to run the whole scheme.
I've already got six channel electronics to work with so I can run all that and maybe a single bomb bay if I do it right.
If it works anything like how I'm thinking, it might be reasonably stable, should have outrageous amounts of lift,maybe probably not be aerobatic but with a big prop and a big fat spinner and some flashy paint be cool for some low `n slow scale flying.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Condolences?
I've had this idea kicking around a while and I thought I'd run it by you folks for cred.
What if I start with something like a FT Storch kit and make a second wing out of spare foam board at the house. Then trim a pocket into the bottom of the fuselage and mount a wing there, zip the "cabin" off the top and mutate an open-cockpit something or other into place, build a set of struts/braces out of popsicle sticks, foam, and possibly fishing line if stringers are needed. Maybe upsize the tail a bit for appearance/proportion, do full width ailerons on the top wing and flaps on the bottom. Narrow the lower wing a little (trim the ends back closer to the spars) so the upper wing stalls last, kludge some kind of landing gear on it and use something like a Power Pack C motor kit and a couple extra servos to run the whole scheme.
I've already got six channel electronics to work with so I can run all that and maybe a single bomb bay if I do it right.
If it works anything like how I'm thinking, it might be reasonably stable, should have outrageous amounts of lift,
Thoughts? Suggestions? Condolences?