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  1. M

    Is it possible to make a foldable aircraft that could fit in a suitcase?

    Something light enough to be carried by a man and small enough to fit trough a door
  2. M

    Is it possible to make a foldable aircraft that could fit in a suitcase?

    Something the size of a cricri that you could fold and take home with you
  3. M

    Flying illegally!

    Not as friendly as you think, you need a a lisence to fly a microlight that alone will set you around 5k€ you also need to register your aircraft and have pay an insurence. Thats allot to pay to fly an airplane that cost 1500€ to build and fly it just for fun.
  4. M

    Flying illegally!

    France, but i plan to travel to neighbor countries, like Spain and Italy
  5. M

    Flying illegally!

    I should specify that i will only do backcoutry flying and wont be using any airport. I'll be taking off and landing from empty fields.
  6. M

    Flying illegally!

    I know many (most) of you are Americans flaying under the part 103 ultralight rule but over here in Europe they really like papperwork. i'm not a big fan of that, i think flying is about freedom (within reason ofc). realistically what do i risk for flying an unregistered aircraft with no pilot...
  7. M

    Homemade Autopilot with a Raspberry/computer

    I already have most of the "brain" setup in mind, i'll be using a Cube Orange (Pxhawk) connected to a tablet with Mission planner, i'm still looking for the best servos to use.
  8. M

    Homemade Autopilot with a Raspberry/computer

    $50 for a 5v voltage regulator! if i wanted overpriced suff i may as well go for certified hardware.
  9. M

    Whats the theorical speed limit (Vne) of a fabric aircraft?

    What about bird strike?
  10. M

    Whats the theorical speed limit (Vne) of a fabric aircraft?

    If the whole fuslage and wings were covered in doped fabric.
  11. M

    Homemade Autopilot with a Raspberry/computer

    Can you tell me more about it, please?
  12. M

    Homemade Autopilot with a Raspberry/computer

    I was thinking about how nice it would be to have autopilot/auto stabilizer for long journeys. Garmin autopilots are too expencive for my taste. Has anyone done it? If not i'll start to build one myself from scratch.
  13. M

    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

    Tacking with a stick is faster, easyer, and more economical, also i wont have to heat the area i need to weld multiple times and possibly end up making it weak.
  14. M

    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

    I'm not a welding expert by any standards, i read on various forum that using Oxy-Acetyl for fuslage was the only recomanded way to go as it has (supposedly) stronger welds and remove the need of any pre/post heat treatment to avoid cracks and tensions.
  15. M

    Is it ok to tack weld with a stick then use oxy-acetyl to finish the job?

    I'm talking about 4130 cromo tubes
  16. M

    different Canard

    I wonder how it handels
  17. M

    Using aluminum 2024 t3 as spars?

    Thank you
  18. M

    Using aluminum 2024 t3 as spars?

    I appologize if i'm posting this in the wrong section of the forum. i'v been stuck trying to figure out how to design a proper wood spar for few weeks now, i came to the conclusion that the material was too unpredictable for me and i just don't have the necessary "wood skills" to trust myself...
  19. M

    What did you do on your airplane project today?

    I'm still in the design phase, i decided to drop the wood spars and use aluminum tubes instead
  20. M

    Can't figure out how to make a proper wing

    Can you recomand me a program?
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