Started putting the rest of the fuse together tonight. Due to the size of this plane it is impossible for me to either store or transport it in one piece. One of the biggest challenges for this build was designing a removable wing for an EDF fuselage that's pretty much just a molded tube with no internal structure. My original plan was to have either wing slide off like many store bought models, but I decided that torsion (wing twist) would become a huge issue without excess reinforcement, i.e. added weight. This technique works better with hot wire models.
I should've taken better pics of the system I've come up with, I'll post some later. Without pics the system is a bit tough to explain but I'll try. Basically a large section of the bottom half of the fuselage is removable along with the wing, the entire module is held in by rubber bands. The top half of the fuse offers structural support and joins the nose to the tail, tension from the rubber bands prevents this piece from flexing in flight.
The wing runs through the center of the fuse, forming two ducts above and below for air to travel to the EDF. It's not ideal and I think there may be some breathing issues so I've marked out some cheater holes under the wing that I'll cut out if needed.
Here you can kinda see how the wing is separate from the upper fuse as it pulls away a bit in the rear. The lighting makes the top look a bit flattened in this pic, it is round:
Now just to add the rear fuse and EDF housing and start wiring everything up.
