Hi there,
So, here are a few photos of my "latest" build !
Well, I've decided before going to Retroplane, that I needed a backup plan in case the Opel Rak wouldn't fly... So, a week before heading to France, on the Retroplane forum, i've contacted Claude L telling him that I was interrested in his plan for this flying wing (the full thread, in French, can be seen
HERE )
Note that as far as I know, Claude is selling the plan for this wing. Contact him or myself if interrested !
Scale is 1/4, and the wing span is 2 mtrs.
Well, a flying wing, you just have a big wing to build ! So, in a week, that should do it !
A photo of the real thing :
As usual for me now, I've cutted all the pieces with the cnc machine. Put the file in the machine, wait 1 hour, and here you go with a nice kit :
Of course, you start with the .. wings !
No comments here... The ribs are made of 3mm balsa. The only tricky part is the wing tips, due to the profile used (autostability..)
For the fuselage, well, like the Opel, it's really small, and is built quickly :
So, after 2 days, you have this :
Now, I can't find more pictures of the building :?: , so, more to come of the finish product tomorrow !
Just for the story, I've brought the Backstrom with me at Retroplane, finished and painted, just the servos to be plugged... But too busy during the meeting, I did not take time to complete the job. And the Opel was flying too !
