Spaaro
Aug 22, 2003, 01:34 AM
Good evening all,
I have a design question that may be in the 'search' library but time is of the essence
and I know someone always has the skinny on aerodynamics here.
I am getting my signif other's 10yr old son into models & planes(he's even talking about
joining the Navy now too). While he's satisfied with practicing the basic principles off
of chuck gliders, he has a voracious appetite for military history and has been sponging
up all the books & mags I've got available. I've never seen a PlayStation-era kid w/out
father/male-military family role model present, who has such an interest in WWII & VietNam.
I told him to look through my modelling mags and pick 1 out of 4 planes he would like to
try building(excluding jets,helis & complex jobs---beyond my skills ;-o). Whether it would work
or not will be our shared experience.
He picked 2 similar sailplane designs that there wsn't a name for(not kits) and had a
resemblance to birds. I've been drawing an exciting hybrid of the 2 with the features that
he liked and some ad lib.
An unusual feature is an anhydral swept stabilizer and forward position verticle fin, a little
like a Harrier but with the fin/rudder along the tail length. Kinda looks like the rear of a
dolphin, including the dorsal fin but with its tail fins not so far back and angled down.
The fuse from wings forward is conventional. Would i encounter any unusual flight
characteristics from this layout?
When time permits i'll make a chuck glider. My own models are on serious back burner ;-(
Spaaro
I have a design question that may be in the 'search' library but time is of the essence
and I know someone always has the skinny on aerodynamics here.
I am getting my signif other's 10yr old son into models & planes(he's even talking about
joining the Navy now too). While he's satisfied with practicing the basic principles off
of chuck gliders, he has a voracious appetite for military history and has been sponging
up all the books & mags I've got available. I've never seen a PlayStation-era kid w/out
father/male-military family role model present, who has such an interest in WWII & VietNam.
I told him to look through my modelling mags and pick 1 out of 4 planes he would like to
try building(excluding jets,helis & complex jobs---beyond my skills ;-o). Whether it would work
or not will be our shared experience.
He picked 2 similar sailplane designs that there wsn't a name for(not kits) and had a
resemblance to birds. I've been drawing an exciting hybrid of the 2 with the features that
he liked and some ad lib.
An unusual feature is an anhydral swept stabilizer and forward position verticle fin, a little
like a Harrier but with the fin/rudder along the tail length. Kinda looks like the rear of a
dolphin, including the dorsal fin but with its tail fins not so far back and angled down.
The fuse from wings forward is conventional. Would i encounter any unusual flight
characteristics from this layout?
When time permits i'll make a chuck glider. My own models are on serious back burner ;-(
Spaaro