Yusernaym
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I've been doing some design work (aka thinking) and I have decided to try to do a very similar plane to how the current prototype ended up. The next revision will be focused on doing the same things that ended up working last time right the first time. I figure gluing the fuselage once instead of many times, having the extension built in, and having the tail fin start at the right size will save weight. I don't know that I'll be able to get it under 300g using the Elmer's foamboard I use, but it should be a little better. I'm going to try the sandwich airfoil first, and if it doesnt work I'll go to steps. I think I'll acommodate the stepped airfoil in plans, but having that much of the wing area be a single sheet of foamboard doesn't sit well with me on a plane with this high wing loading. I've also thought about adding a rudder, as if my flights have been any indication, it would benefit from one, but I want to move the cg even a little further forward than it already is, so that could be a complication.
