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Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on August 21, 2011, 10:39:47 AM: ...Well, that's the plan anyway! :D

Remember this squetch :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/AVACRO.jpg)

Well, Friday evening, received the lasercut parts... That was not going to stay untouched for long! I tried a lasercutter based in Ireland (Leinsterlaser) and all the parts are well cutted, no burn marks (machine setting is top notch), but more about that later!

More gliders Bill! :P

Wingspan : 2m
Profile : AZ200x (5 I think... have to check the plan!)

Parts received :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050924.jpg)

And after an hour of gluing stuff :

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050956.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/P1050959.jpg)

I will make a proper building log on the website. Time to go flying now! :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: billscottni on August 26, 2011, 12:44:49 PM: I like that Fred :D :D

My type of model I love flying wings!! :clap: :clap:
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: the Pope on August 26, 2011, 23:00:55 PM: Brilliant my old Fred, c'est fini quand?
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on August 29, 2011, 11:43:14 AM: Thank you merci :D

Not much progress done on teh Avacro! Started the wings... But then realised, that once the wings done, well, it's finished! Much love flying wings for that! :D

Bill, I might put that one to download :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: billscottni on August 29, 2011, 19:49:24 PM: Quote from: "Fred"
Bill, I might put that one to download :D

sounds good to me
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: billscottni on October 06, 2011, 14:50:24 PM: Any update on this one yet Fred?
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: rasemote on October 06, 2011, 20:46:34 PM: Fred is the killer of the glue cyano 3 bottle in the morning 3 in the evening
:lol: :lol:
Title: avacro
Post by: gerryb on December 16, 2011, 23:35:01 PM: hey fred, i know you've been taken up with lots of things lately but i wondered if you've done any work on this model? i'm finished the ka-3 (photos soon) and i fancy something completely different!! have you any drawings, plans, sketches i could download to be working on?
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on December 23, 2011, 15:28:19 PM: Hey Ger,
Sorry for the late reply. Send me your address again and i send tou the plan.
Careful now,this is still a prototype and haven't flown yet !
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on October 10, 2012, 10:00:17 AM: Alright, time to go back gluing stuff together!
Already a year since I touched this project! :shock:

So, had another look at the wing, and decided to change the wing platform.
Very easy change, and quick to do. Wings are going to be straight! And that's it!
Reduced span too, at 1.48m, but same wing surface overall.

New plan:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Avacro%20-%202%20views.JPG)

So, file done, lasercut done, and started to build the thing.
And after 30 minutes (thanks CA and quicker), had my wing structure done :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2278.jpg)

Very basic and quick to do.
I am also using stock TE.

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2279.jpg)

Looking good, a bit like a toon like glider with the big fuselage :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2280.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2281.jpg)

And the 2 big girls like it a lot :D

More tomorrow!
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: andrew wallace on October 10, 2012, 13:56:59 PM: oh i love the shape of the fusealge :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: billscottni on October 10, 2012, 14:26:25 PM: Looks good Fred. You know how much I love wings! May have to build this one :?:
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: johnfireball on October 11, 2012, 00:34:38 AM: Tres bien,
Le fuse resemble le chaussure moderne pour femme. J'excuse mon Francais, Je suis un novice. Si vous plait correct mon mots.
John.
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on October 11, 2012, 07:57:21 AM: Good one John :lol:
Looks more like a Charentaise!

(http://www.forumopera.com/uploads/images/Artistes/Divers/charentaise.JPG)

Yeah, really like the fuselage shape. Did a quick drawing, using this fuselage, but with a carbone boom to make it a "conventional" glider.
One day maybe! Too many projects, so little time! :!:
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on October 15, 2012, 11:43:11 AM: Managed to get free for an hour this week end to do a bit of work on this wing.
Good progress, and that should be finished tonight :D

Here are a few photos :

One wing sheeted...

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2289.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2290.jpg)

And the second one done...

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2300.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2301.jpg)

Yep, that's a big rectangle with a fuselage :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2302.jpg)

And the covering started soon after, with the fuselage:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2306.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2307.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2308.jpg)

Really like the shape of the fuselage!

Anyway, plan is to cover the wings tonight, and put the servos if I have time, but whatever happen, first flight should be this week end, weather permitting of course.
Stay tuned for more! :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: mario on October 15, 2012, 16:13:21 PM: its nice :wink:
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: the Pope on October 15, 2012, 16:43:24 PM: ohhhhhhh, a quand les photos en vol?
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Frederic on October 15, 2012, 21:43:52 PM: Very sympatoche the flying wing !
:clap:
Bises
Frédéric
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on October 16, 2012, 08:17:12 AM: Thank you all :D

Annnnddd finished! :D

Ready for the servos, and looking good :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2311.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2313.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2316.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2315.jpg)

Wing profile as you can see is relatively thin, about 9% on top of my head :D
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 :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Keith 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:
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred 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 :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred 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!
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on October 29, 2012, 11:18:35 AM: It's flying! :D
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 :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred 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! :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2352.JPG)

The wing at the slope:

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2348.JPG)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2349.JPG)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2350.JPG)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/IMG_2351.JPG)

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 :D
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: johnfireball 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.
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred 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).
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: billscottni on October 30, 2012, 17:01:12 PM: love the shape of the fin & rudder Fred. Very retro :clap:
Title: Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing
Post by: Fred on April 03, 2013, 10:13:15 AM: By the way... Did some proper flying with the wing at our last meeting.. Love it! :D
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 :D

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