So i have a whole bunch of foam board laying around and not much to do with it. recently remembered the old Versa wing and was thinking about cutting one out. but along that was curious what are some guidelines to follow when designing your own wing? i love designing stuff but never tried a wing and was wondering about some rules of thumb to keep in mind. i would like it to be something i can mount up to be FPV and carry a gopro (most likely my session) but even just general wing advice would be much appreciated.
Balance is everything with wings. Check out this tool, which has helped me a lot with custom wings:
CG Calc
That being said, the Versa wing is a great platform to start from if you want to get in to designing wings. It's where I started and I've had some great success.
I started with the blunt nose mod, but didn't like how that looked. I expanded on that mod by making two center panels, and stretching the wingspan to over 5 feet. I kept the nose pointy because it looks better, and was able to stuff a 5000 mAh 3S in it. Sweet flying airplane, and looks awesome in the air.
More recently, I added two mini power pods to a versa in a tractor configuration. Another amazing airplane, flies like a dream. I think my next step will be to combine my mods into a stretched-twin-PUSHER-versa. That would be cool to see.
Twin:
Stretched: