Bug HLG

One other thought.  RCM has the rights to sell the plans for the HLG short span version only. The 34" span will be a DLG. I'm the owner of this group and I will make an effort to contact the designer Carl Dowdy to see if he minds.   John ________________________________ From: John Gallagher <gldrgidr@...> To: "BugHLG@yahoogroups.com" <BugHLG@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [BugHLG] Re: Modified Bug Plans - Any One Keen?   The Bug uses a publicly available airfoil (Selig) and the proposed plan would include only the increased span version.  I believe that :  changing the span, the thickness of the airfoil, modifying the wing for SAL launch, a new pushrod setup and radio gear placement,  modified fuselage,   and cruciform tail is enough to make it a new design, but I'm not a lawyer either.    Take a look at 1.5 meter dlg's.  They all look alike.  The difference is in the details.   John     ________________________________ From: Night <nightowl_pariah@...> To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 8:49 PM Subject: [BugHLG] Re: Modified Bug Plans - Any One Keen?   Heya, Squid. I think the stretched Bug is a great idea, and I'd love to see plans for it, especially in .pdf that I can tile and print with my limited knowledge of graphics manipulation. HOWEVER... The original The Bug plan is still under copyright so far as I know. I'm a little concerned that this oversteps the bounds of how much you can borrow from the original without infringing. I'm no legal expert, but I'm pretty sure that if you used a publically available airfoil (I don't know with certainty what 'foil the Bug uses), and draw up the wing plan to a different span, that will be all right. I'm not sure about how much you can include without getting into infringement territory. A cruciform tail would definitely be a mod, not an infringement, but again, that is IF it is a stand-alone drawing not added onto the original copyright plan, I believe. Please check with someone, or write RCM, who sells the plans, to get permission to do this before anyone gets into trouble over it. Nightowl --- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "Squid" <littlefr2003@...> wrote: > > Hi every body out there! I have been trawling through anything i can > find bug related regarding possible modifications, i have decided to > redraw the plans with all the suggested updates. So here is what i have > changed on the plan. (please let me no your thoughts and if you think > there is anything else that should be modified) Once i have some feed > back i will release it to the world in what ever format. pdf dxf tif jpg > what every anyone wants. > WING:• Has been taken out to 34" (one extra rib)• Main carbon > spar runs out to the end of the wing for SAL/DLG• Location for > launch peg marked with strengthening mount (left or right)• Optional > half ribs to help against rib compression and to give the airfoil better > shape• Optional rib templates for secondary wing with upper camber > reduced by 6.5% to help with launching height > FUSELAGE:• Has been slimed up as modern electronics are smaller• > Fuselage has been lengthened by half an inch• Boom is now 1/8" > rather than 3/16"• Tail area is now 15% more. Similar to wing area > increase• Crucifix tail will also be on the plan as an optional > ELECTRONICS:• 2 x 2.5g Servos Link > <http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__3714__HobbyKing_2_5g_17kg_12 | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (10) Recent Activity: * New Members 2 Visit Your Group Home Page - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG/ Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]