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mario · « **Reply #15 on:** October 15, 2012, 16:13:21 PM »

its nice :wink:

the Pope · « **Reply #16 on:** October 15, 2012, 16:43:24 PM »

ohhhhhhh, a quand les photos en vol?

Frederic · « **Reply #17 on:** October 15, 2012, 21:43:52 PM »

Very sympatoche the flying wing !
:clap:
Bises
Frédéric

Fred · « **Reply #18 on:** October 16, 2012, 08:17:12 AM »

Thank you all

Annnnddd finished!

Ready for the servos, and looking good

Wing profile as you can see is relatively thin, about 9% on top of my head

Very light as is, I'll weight it tonight out of curiosity.
I'll try to make some stickers and put some color on it at some stage...

Looking forward to the first launch

Keith · « **Reply #19 on:** October 16, 2012, 09:58:56 AM »

Hi Fred
Why don't you have your first launch off big L :-)

c'mon you know you want to :roll:

Fred · « **Reply #20 on:** October 16, 2012, 15:05:16 PM »

:lol: Yeah, I wish, but unfortunately, I don't have enough time during my week ends to go for a day out these days :!:
That will be at my local slope, 5 minutes drive from my house

Fred · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2012, 09:51:53 AM »

Wind not good this week end for the local slope

Cleaning up the workshop... And OMG as they say on the Interweb!

Fred · « **Reply #22 on:** October 29, 2012, 11:18:35 AM »

It's flying!

So now, we can call it a flying wing!

Ok, just 4 launches down the slope, as the slope is in the clouds (less than5 metres visibility!) and pretty much no wind, but the launches were successful.
My CG is a bit too forward (CG at 20%), next trials will be with the battery back a bit (no lead).
Photos of the beast at the slope later

Fred · « **Reply #23 on:** October 29, 2012, 20:13:00 PM »

Here we go.
First, the "view" of the slope.. Could not see a thing! So a white plank... :roll:
But that was not going to stop me!

The wing at the slope:

So, CG moved back a tad, and now, the waiting game for the next decent week end to try it again :!: :!:

But already very pleased with the performance that wing put in today

johnfireball · « **Reply #24 on:** October 30, 2012, 00:21:25 AM »

Hi Fred,
Great it's working out. Would like to see it fly. I had a fall last week and broke my left wrist so cannot drive for at least 6 weeks. If you or anyone going to the slope can pick me up from Templeogue it would be much appreciated, just need advance notice to charge batteries.
John.

Fred · « **Reply #25 on:** October 30, 2012, 09:30:54 AM »

Ouch!

Yeah, I can let you know and collect you next time I go up there (not this week end, in the family).

billscottni · « **Reply #26 on:** October 30, 2012, 17:01:12 PM »

love the shape of the fin & rudder Fred. Very retro :clap:

Fred · « **Reply #27 on:** April 03, 2013, 10:13:15 AM »

By the way... Did some proper flying with the wing at our last meeting.. Love it!

That thing fly great, but you need a bit of wind! (about 10km/h and up), Certainly due to the F3F type profile, but that thing is great in the air

Hope to get in flight photos and videos at our next meeting now

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