20-02-2011, 11:35 PM
... yeh, to add a little to Owen's comments - there are two different dihedral templates for the plywood braces on the plan, as you'd expect. One is for a design with ailerons (not much dihedral, I was too lazy to measure the angle precisely) and another without ailerons and with correspondingly more dihedral. The undercambered wing with no aileron would be the easiest to fly in calm conditions in the opinion of humble self. There are lots of plans and variations though - the 33" wingspan version uses less materials and would probably be quicker to assemble than the larger one.
Having blown a lot of hot air though (and I've still not flown the thing myself), I would suggest that John Pelicano might have some more useful input too. He was the first person in the club to build one and he did opt for the rolled, undercambered wing section with no ailerons. He's logged more flying time, so it would be good to see what he thinks.
Having blown a lot of hot air though (and I've still not flown the thing myself), I would suggest that John Pelicano might have some more useful input too. He was the first person in the club to build one and he did opt for the rolled, undercambered wing section with no ailerons. He's logged more flying time, so it would be good to see what he thinks.
Steve Murray