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Mini Toons type close-in aerobatics sloper

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Happy Days:
I’m not too worried about which profile we use, as long as I can perform lots of fantastic aerobatics! 8)

K

Fred:
Fuselage will be straight where the wing seats, so a profile change will be really easy !
Just need to cut the wings with the profile you want, or even 2 sets of wings, et voila  :D

Ok, so checked with an EPP block size 900x590x150. Lots of room, and enough for 1 model, that include rudder and elevator in EPP too (my original plan used rudder and elevator in Correx).
A few cuts need to be made for the block (cutted in half, and then in small blocks for the various parts).

Here you go :



And a 2 views of the glider :



Of course, you can maybe make 2 minitoons or Padawan in a block (at least !) etc...

I guess we just need to find a cheap ish EPP supplier now ! I'll do a simulation for several blocks (5 or 6) and come up with a pricing. That will give us a base until we find cheaper, if that's possible.

Fred:
Or more scale to confuse things even further  :P
Everything possible  :D



Same fuselage surface etc, but shaped like a Swift. Just the elevator need a rework, but that's easy stuff.

Aidan:
I much prefer the original fuselage.
I'll post a picture of the fuselage I had sketched in case you're interested. I hadn't done much work on wing and tail placement etc so it might need a little tweaking.

I wonder would we be better off with ailerons at a constant % of chord instead of a strip? Say 30% chord. That'll make the rigid part of the wing root narrower but should be more suitable for variable camber and snap flap. Are we going with the TP42 (root) and TP29 (tip) sections?

What do you use for your drawings Fred? If you use AutoCAD or something else DXF compatible I can send you a copy of my sketches and vice-versa. Also I'd love a copy of the Mini Toons plan!

Aidan

Fred:
Hi Aidan,

Please do  :D  
I use Turbocad (v17) for my drawings. Can open everything :D  
I clean up my drawing.

For the aileron's chord, I did that quickly for illustration, as the optimum chord depend of the profile used (like 30% for the TP202 or TP66).

I send you the files for the Minitoons in a minute  :D

Also, checked for price for 6 EPP blocks :
6 blocks : 276.06
Shipping : 14.95
Total : 291.01

That's if the shipping is correct, sound cheap shipping for a big box like that!  :?:

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