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joe:
Yeah! why not decide on a schedule and give us all something to work on. 15 maneuvers seems a little much to me maybe 7-10? and make it so most reasonably aerobatic models can do it??

For the design. Fred might have an image. I just have a big plan on my wall!
The size is 2.8/ 3metres.
There are plenty of 2metre and below models around but not much bigger than that.
They went through everything from control surfaces sizes to moment to side surface area etc..
I think the working name is Genesis.

I hope to make a start on assembling a new CNC foam cutting machine in the next week with Keith. Will take a while to get it up and running I'm sure. That will take care of the wings and stab.

As for the fuse. Ultimately making a mold would be the idea. Maybe for a prototype a quick lost foam fuse would be easiest option. See how it flies and then take it from there.

Fred?????

billscottni:
If it has to be suitable for most models there can't be too much inverted, so we're probably looking at loops, rolls, spins, stall turns and similar. Leave it with me and I'll try and come up with something in the next couple of weeks and post it here for comment. Once we've settled on the manoevures people can start practicing and we need to work out a scoring/judging set up!

billscottni:
This is worth a look, although t doesn't look like it's been updated in a while!! :roll:

http://www.slopeaerobatics.com/?q=node

Fred:
Ouiiiiii ????

Ok, another project so ?  :roll:

As Joe said, we had a chat a long while ago with some of the best glider pilots of the category, and came up with one design that take the best of pretty much everything (well, in theory!!  :?: )
Everything was calculated to be just right for aerobatics, and especially VTPR type of flying.
Seeing the amount of "small" aerobatic gliders around (Voltij', Wasabi etc etc) I went for the big side (we were around 50/50 about the size, less or more than 2.5mtrs) and design one that will do 2.8m or 3m...

Looks like an Excalibur, but it is in fact more a mix of all the Britanic vtpr machines like the Excalibur again, Sonic, Twister... And when you see them flying, you have a totally different view of what an aerobatic glider should be !  =P~  =P~  =P~
Look like something like this :



Lot of work to do a plug, but if someone want to have a go, or even for a lost foam fuselage as a try, I can give the plan with templates etc etc...

billscottni:
I'll give a lost foam fuselage a crack.
I've done a couple that way, including my last thermal ship

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