Yup.Oh right... it was Steve Fox wasnt it?
Yup.Oh right... it was Steve Fox wasnt it?
Got the wing on the Kitfox folded up
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It is 50" wing span and has a thickness of 1.25" at the spar, wing chord is 10.5" at the chord.
View attachment 151819 The cut out TE is where the ailerons will go, but stepped down on stand off hinges, (still working that one out in the R&D department). I did eliminate the C fold on the TE of the bottom plate to match the profile of the LE thickness. The wing tips are made from 4 layers of poster board laminated together, trimmed to fit, then glued on and sanded to smooth out the edges
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You can see how I angled them at 30 degrees, used a crude but effective technique of cutting this angle on the table saw I got from @L Edge I think. It worked really well actually and I will be doing this again. The wing tip droops start at the LE and taper down to hang about 2" off the bottom at the TE.
I think I will use the same laminated poster board to fab up some VG's and the aileron hinges too. It works out to be as strong as polystyrene or even medium grade 1/16 ply.
We will see how it does with the high wing. @Grifflyer did a Shrubby with lower tip fences and he said he got more authority out of the ailerons. The 22 is a different monster.
Very true. I am gonna call Spektrum and see if there is a way to program flapperons into the DXe, I haven't found a way yet but there might be something there I don't know about.Just wanted you to know what I explored with on a F-22.
Actually, proper designed flaps are the best STOL for high wings. Have one, even have taken off going backwards. Fun plane for flying it in a dome.
Very true. I am gonna call Spektrum and see if there is a way to program flapperons into the DXe, I haven't found a way yet but there might be something there I don't know about.
Ok, so now some pictures on how to repair your cub/other fb plane if you have crashed it.
Just about anything can be repaired, this cub has already had the tail replaced but I recently had an 'interaction' with a power line and it brought me down onto concrete from about 265ft and the result wasn't pretty lol.
It's work in progress and I'll post more pics as the repairs are finished but here is the damage and the repairs so far.
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I do have dual ailerons and there is differential on there, but if there is an update for flaperons I will read my manual and find it, thxYour manual says there is a download program for flaps and aileron differential.(you should try that, it works good.
I do have dual ailerons and there is differential on there, but if there is an update for flaperons I will read my manual and find it, thx
If you put VG's all along the wing make the ones that are in front of the ailerons bigger, so that if the center of the wing stalls the ailerons will still have authority.I do watch the Alaskan STOL comps and the High Sierra stuff as well. Cool stuff. That's what kind of inspired this build. Watching Trent Palmer vids is where I got the idea for the Kitfox thing. I did want to try the Draco but it is a airframe with a lot of compound curves to it and I wouldn't do it justice trying to do that one. Maybe some other time.
I have VG's on the FT-3D, first plane I have tried them on. Mind you it is a very reactive plane with a wide speed envelope and it stalls with so much control so it's hard to say if they help so far if they make a difference. I was thinking of using them on this build but made out of poster board, all across the LE
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So don't just put them along the front?If you put VG's all along the wing make the ones that are in front of the ailerons bigger, so that if the center of the wing stalls the ailerons will still have authority.
No, only put them on the front, but make the ones that are in front of the ailerons bigger than the others, make sense?So don't just put them along the front?
Yea ok so what if it's a full wing ailerons, wouldn't they be all the same size?No, only put them on the front, but make the ones that are in front of the ailerons bigger than the others, make sense?
The VG's would still go on top, their purpose is to stop airflow separation when the wing goes into high angles of attack.Yea ok so what if it's a full wing ailerons, wouldn't they be all the same size?
I mean I get what you are saying, and it's a valuable tip, I had a different picture in my head of what you had in mind.
What if the ailerons are installed 3/4" below the wing? Where do the VG's go then, under the wing to be effective on the ailerons?