Willlparker3ls
New member
So here's my first concept-to-flight continuous post:
It all started when my friend Dylan heard that I scratch build airplanes. He immediately suggested that I build a DaVinci-Style aircraft. He had the whirlycopter thing in mind I think, but I was inspired by the DaVinci Glider (plus I don't know how I could have gotten the Whirlycopter thing to fly). *figure 1*
I went through a few scale drawings before I satisfied myself with this *figure 2* rough sketch. I left myself PLENTY of room to interpret the plans, as I am a "design as you build" kind of guy. I also settled on the name "The DylVinci Flyer".
So far I've built a basic frame, mounted a motor, and built a tail (I changed from a standard rudder/elevator to a Vtail). the wings however are causing me some grief. *other pictures*
Most of the structural-ness comes from the tension lines all over the aircraft, which will hopefully look and sound nice in the air
Feel free to ask questions, I know this is a pretty vague post so far, but I'll go into more detail as the build goes on.
It all started when my friend Dylan heard that I scratch build airplanes. He immediately suggested that I build a DaVinci-Style aircraft. He had the whirlycopter thing in mind I think, but I was inspired by the DaVinci Glider (plus I don't know how I could have gotten the Whirlycopter thing to fly). *figure 1*
I went through a few scale drawings before I satisfied myself with this *figure 2* rough sketch. I left myself PLENTY of room to interpret the plans, as I am a "design as you build" kind of guy. I also settled on the name "The DylVinci Flyer".
So far I've built a basic frame, mounted a motor, and built a tail (I changed from a standard rudder/elevator to a Vtail). the wings however are causing me some grief. *other pictures*
Most of the structural-ness comes from the tension lines all over the aircraft, which will hopefully look and sound nice in the air
Feel free to ask questions, I know this is a pretty vague post so far, but I'll go into more detail as the build goes on.