erkki67
Well-Known Member
Hello there
A new Idea came up into my mind.
The 30ies up to the 60ies was the time for big experiments in therm of aerodynamics and home building.
The designs which could my interest are the following planes:
- the Jodel D9 for the homebuilder and safe flying skills
- BICh-20 a russian flying Wing flying on very modest hp
- Payen AP-10 also a low hp airplane small with good Vs
- Fauvel AV-60 a less successfull D9 competitor ( only 1 built)
Just too sad that there has never been made a flying wing that could meet the following:
- modern retrodesign
- STOL
- small, less then 5,5m in span
- wooden built, with some use of foams but no composites
- taildragger like the Jodel D11UL or similar gear, later retractable gear like Loehle 5151
- sit in fuselage or sit on top fuselage
- folding or detachable wingtips
- being able to store in a 20' freight container
- single, later 2 and more seater
- open or enclosed cockpit
- paramotor engined
The following Parameters should be respected in order
- safe and easy to fly
- tough structure and gear for student and mountain flying
- ultralight if possible
- cheap to operate
- cheap to build
- easy to store
- STOL
- taildragger
- foldable
- high range as far as possible on 5Gal in the US and 20l in EU or more were possible.
- high speed
Is it too much of dreaming?
:gig:
Erkki
A new Idea came up into my mind.
The 30ies up to the 60ies was the time for big experiments in therm of aerodynamics and home building.
The designs which could my interest are the following planes:
- the Jodel D9 for the homebuilder and safe flying skills
- BICh-20 a russian flying Wing flying on very modest hp
- Payen AP-10 also a low hp airplane small with good Vs
- Fauvel AV-60 a less successfull D9 competitor ( only 1 built)
Just too sad that there has never been made a flying wing that could meet the following:
- modern retrodesign
- STOL
- small, less then 5,5m in span
- wooden built, with some use of foams but no composites
- taildragger like the Jodel D11UL or similar gear, later retractable gear like Loehle 5151
- sit in fuselage or sit on top fuselage
- folding or detachable wingtips
- being able to store in a 20' freight container
- single, later 2 and more seater
- open or enclosed cockpit
- paramotor engined
The following Parameters should be respected in order
- safe and easy to fly
- tough structure and gear for student and mountain flying
- ultralight if possible
- cheap to operate
- cheap to build
- easy to store
- STOL
- taildragger
- foldable
- high range as far as possible on 5Gal in the US and 20l in EU or more were possible.
- high speed
Is it too much of dreaming?
:gig:
Erkki