Bug HLG

Ahh, then the normal tail should have worked great. My extended wing bug ended up at 97cm and had plenty of rudder authority. Al > > Allen, I only added 5 in total. > > "I added right at five inches (the space between the 3rd and > 4th rib on both sides is +-2.5 inches). I made a copy of both wing > sections and taped the third rib on one down over the forth rib on > the other." > > I added one rib on both side and placed it at the location of the #4 > rib (pushing the #4 rib out). That added the space of aprox. 2.5 in > to each panel. That is about the same as what you added I think. five > inches is about 12.5 cm. I left the tale and boom the same. In fact I > change the wings on the same fuse from the short to the long > depending on the day, wind, and lift. I used a little less dihedral > than the plans called for by mistake. I did not have the wing tips > set high enough when I glued the halfs together. > > > > > > > --- In BugHLG@y..., Allan Wright <aew@m...> wrote: > > > I did it with out recalculation. I built the wing on the copy of > the > > > plans and just installed the rod in the first and last rib. Then > I > > > placed each rib flat on the plans and marked where the rod > crossed > > > the rib to know the location of the hole. That way I did not > decrease > > > the strength of the wing with less ribs per/span. > > > > this is definately the right way to go if you're adding 5" per > panel. I > > was more conservative and added about 6cm to each panel with the > same > > ribs so I just stretched it out. I'm sure your wing has more area > then > > mind did and probably flys better. > > > > Did you go ahead and increase the size of the V-tails or lengthen > the moment > > arm (boom) a little to help with maneuverability? My extended wing > was so > > slight of a change I didn't bother. > > > > Al > > > > > ====================================================================== > ========= > > Allan Wright Jr. | Without love life's just a long > fight - Southside > > University of New Hampshire +--------------------------------------- > ----------- > > Research Computing Center | WWI Modeling mailing list: wwi@w... > > Internet: aew@u... | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://www.wwi- > models.org > > > ====================================================================== > ========= > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > BugHLG-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > Home Page - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG/ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > =============================================================================== Allan Wright Jr. | Without love life's just a long fight - Southside University of New Hampshire +-------------------------------------------------- Research Computing Center | WWI Modeling mailing list: wwi@... Internet: aew@... | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://www.wwi-models.org ===============================================================================