98ciHemi
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Right now I am looking at acquiring an incomplete stits playboy project.
If I purchased it. I would like to modify it attain a faster and more efficient cruise speed, for which the original strut supported wood/fabric design is not known for being that good for. Basically, I would like to do most of what was done to the original Vans RV-1 (a modified playboy). Replace the wood/fabric wing with a strutless aluminum wing, streamline the cowl, and change to a bubble canopy.
My main concern is with the wing- I mean more than anything else that is what hold you airborne. So, in order to avoid making to many mistakes, I feel it would probably be easiest to modify an existing wing and spar design, namely the one from the RV-3. (which as I understand it was loosely based on the playboy in the first place) Since I usually work on things with four wheels where getting airborne is considered undesirable, I was wondering if what I am talking about seems generally acceptable and not just stupid.
-Walt
If I purchased it. I would like to modify it attain a faster and more efficient cruise speed, for which the original strut supported wood/fabric design is not known for being that good for. Basically, I would like to do most of what was done to the original Vans RV-1 (a modified playboy). Replace the wood/fabric wing with a strutless aluminum wing, streamline the cowl, and change to a bubble canopy.
My main concern is with the wing- I mean more than anything else that is what hold you airborne. So, in order to avoid making to many mistakes, I feel it would probably be easiest to modify an existing wing and spar design, namely the one from the RV-3. (which as I understand it was loosely based on the playboy in the first place) Since I usually work on things with four wheels where getting airborne is considered undesirable, I was wondering if what I am talking about seems generally acceptable and not just stupid.
-Walt
