How to build long sturdy wings from foam board

[TwocanPS]

I'm trying to build wings for a large long range fpv craft, and I just can't come up with a strong solution to attaching pieces of the wing together so they wont fold. Do you guys have any suggestions?

 

[Liam B]

Big ol' Home Depot or Lowes yard sticks! I believe they're like $.75 each! If you want to use more than one, use some wood glue and glue them together. Cheapest spars you can get.

If you mean literally attaching foam sheets together, then use packing tape. Always works.

 

[sundown57]

camping section at Walmart has skewers like 2 foot long . $.88 for like 15 of them, long, strong and light weight.

 

[Merv]

Not sure how long of a wing you are going for. With a yard stick or a carbon shaft, 6 feet is very doable.

Here are some others over 20 feet.

 

[Hai-Lee]

In order to share the skin loading from an outer wing panel to an inner wing panel I normally just glue the edges together, (prior to folding the panels into their airfoil shape. The before folding up the wing I use packing tape, (non-stretch type on bigger designs), on the inside surfaces of the wing across the wing joint. This allows the wing to spread the forces beyond the joint line.

Of course I also use wing spars across the joint as well.

I used the same method to join the wings of my little, (ugly), stick in February last year and it is still flying without any issues of wing joint problems.

Just what worked for me!

Have fun!

 

[Quinnyperks]

Just get some cheap aluminum

 

[Aireal Anarchist]

look at Ytube and the Armin wing
a 60" carbon fiber reinforced Armin wing can carry 7.5lb payload ..........use cheap carbon fiber arrows as spars