Hi guys,
so I am building my first FT model ever, and it's a TT. I want it as a 2 channel glider, so I extended the polyhedral wing by 20 cm. I will enlargen the vertical stabilizer and the rudder a bit, to still get good rudder authority.
I also want to highstart it, so I reinforced the main spar with a thin carbon fiber rod.
I got the foam boards from a local architecture supply store ("sandwitchplatte"), since I am located in Austria, central Europe. They are certainly heavier than what you guys are working with, but I believe they will also be more durable.
So far I have semi-completed the wing, but now I have to wait for the colored packing tape to arrive, because I want to tape it before I put the polyhedral into it. For the fuselage and the glider nose I will pretape the board.
I will make my own high start from some 20m bungee and about 70m kite line. I have never done this before, so I will probably fail hilariously. I think I've read up about it enough so I can do it safely though.
IF I get it up in the air in one piece AND high enough I hope it sores well enough to hunt for some thermals, despite the heavy weight foam.
Just wanted to share my project, as I am soooo excited about it! Any tips will be helpful and appreciated!
And wish me luck, I am gonna need it!
so I am building my first FT model ever, and it's a TT. I want it as a 2 channel glider, so I extended the polyhedral wing by 20 cm. I will enlargen the vertical stabilizer and the rudder a bit, to still get good rudder authority.
I also want to highstart it, so I reinforced the main spar with a thin carbon fiber rod.
I got the foam boards from a local architecture supply store ("sandwitchplatte"), since I am located in Austria, central Europe. They are certainly heavier than what you guys are working with, but I believe they will also be more durable.
So far I have semi-completed the wing, but now I have to wait for the colored packing tape to arrive, because I want to tape it before I put the polyhedral into it. For the fuselage and the glider nose I will pretape the board.
I will make my own high start from some 20m bungee and about 70m kite line. I have never done this before, so I will probably fail hilariously. I think I've read up about it enough so I can do it safely though.
IF I get it up in the air in one piece AND high enough I hope it sores well enough to hunt for some thermals, despite the heavy weight foam.
Just wanted to share my project, as I am soooo excited about it! Any tips will be helpful and appreciated!
And wish me luck, I am gonna need it!