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Title: LF beam
Post by: RC Storick on April 03, 2014, 11:14:24 PM
I am always searching for lighter ways to do things so I am doing a lost foam beam wing. This whole airplane will be built with this in mind. Everything in the wing except spar is 1/16, 1/16 molded stab and elevators. Molded 1/16 flaps. And the fuse 1/16. All the wood I have for this plane is 3.6 pound wood. Shooting for 50 ounces even. With a airplane this size and all the fixed weight (hardware) its tuff to hit. It will be slightly a different design from the Vipers but will be in the same family. I need to leave parts off to reach this weight so it will have no spinner and a few design changes to help. Here is a pic of the progress so far, it's very slow going as each rib is a full rib slid over the spar. They all need to be hand fit. Molded LE. and TE with cap strips. I'm looking for this wing to be in the 5 ounce range including tips.

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Title: Re: LF beam
Post by: wwwarbird on April 03, 2014, 11:21:40 PM

 Is the other plane on hold or...?
Title: Re: LF beam
Post by: RC Storick on April 03, 2014, 11:23:22 PM
Is the other plane on hold or...?

Its on the wall for now.
Title: Re: LF beam
Post by: wwwarbird on April 03, 2014, 11:26:43 PM

 Cool, just wondering. D>K
Title: Re: LF beam
Post by: john e. holliday on April 04, 2014, 09:28:30 AM
Hope it works for you.
Title: Re: LF beam
Post by: RC Storick on April 04, 2014, 12:38:58 PM
I am hollowing the ribs now. Thant picture was just the hand fit for the spar. The ribs will be capped and the LE and TE will be 1/16 molded and boxed. All the ribs will have 1/16x3/16 wide cap strips. This is a 58 inch span beam wing and I want to make it all from 1/16 so its light. A beam wing gets its strength from unitizing and this should be super strong. It will also look cool.. LOL
Title: Re: LF beam
Post by: Curare on April 04, 2014, 05:04:42 PM
I'm intruiged! Please post some pics of the progress, I love a good build that's out of the ordinary!