Bug HLG

Ya Allen You're right, that size of increase is not enough to need bigger feathers. I can notice that it is not quite as quick in the turns as the short wing but, I found the short wing was almost to fast in the turns. With the bigger wing I fly much smoother. --- In BugHLG@y..., Allan Wright <aew@m...> wrote: > 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@y... > > 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@w... > Internet: aew@u... | WWI Modeling WWW Page: http://www.wwi- models.org > ====================================================================== =========