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  1. Kavin

    DarkAero

    Lots of positive comments, pretty sure the negative comments are coming from people subconsciously realizing three professionals taking a big risk to live their dreams and executing properly are making them understand they aren't doing much with their lives and are reverting to tearing down...
  2. Kavin

    Today's Sketch

    What are the energy consumption requirements on a plane like this from a controls perspective compared to a stable system that could be flown with traditional manual controls? I.e. if this were adapted to an electric aircraft, what kind of average power consumption requirements are we looking...
  3. Kavin

    Low aspect ratio sport plane ideas

    My friend, this is wonky beyond belief and there is no need for any of this.
  4. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    Took a while but I got there (sort of)
  5. Kavin

    Tell us what you are building!

    The problem was to get any benefit I had to go nearly the whole way through the foam, and then the backing would just split. Probably should have put that in the video....
  6. Kavin

    Tell us what you are building!

    Towable ground effect vehicle. May electrify if it works out ok.
  7. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    The boat towed ground effect vehicle is under way!
  8. Kavin

    Low aspect ratio sport plane ideas

    Nestofdragons, from looking at it you have a wonderful design minus the outboard Vtail for the reasons everyone has stated. Vertical winglets with elevons on the wing are what you want here I'd say. Testing a model would be very simple, here is the YouTube I run, I am offering to make and...
  9. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    Piloting it was and is a lot of fun. I did FPV for many years, but designing planes was getting a little stale though as there was not much more to do until I discovered Ardupilot, which is unbelievable configurable and allows unstable and rare platforms which really opens the door to...
  10. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    This will shed a little more light on what I'm up to...
  11. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    Will do
  12. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    Sounds perfect unfortunately I cannot make it this weekend, I will wander over there sometime soon and see if I can rustle up any interest or contacts.
  13. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    I'd love to go where welcome!
  14. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    I've seen that but never dove into the details. Will do, thank you.
  15. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    Design somewhat depends on what sort of mentorship (if any) I can get (what construction they are most familiar with) at and what sort of equipment is available. So far I have options for wood, composite or even aluminum construction at my disposal, but no one to make sure I don't completely...
  16. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    Steal away, the Redlands chapter which is nearest hasn't been meeting until this weekend, and I am out of town so I won't be able to mingle for mentorship there for at least another month, and I'd rather get started sooner than that. I will go where the most enthusiasm resides!
  17. Kavin

    Hello from Southern California

    Good day members. For the next year or two I will be working on a personal Wing In Ground Effect vehicle, a first design to be towed behind a boat and then a second to be electrified. This is my first foray into full scale design and while I am familiar with some basics of full scale design...
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