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    Techniques for Hardshell and Micro in Vacuum Bagging

    Someone on here recommended Understanding Aircraft Composite Construction, Basics of Materials and Techniques for the Non-Engineer by Zeke Smith. It is a very clear and concise read on composite basic. The microslurry over foam process is just one the processes he covers. The book's ISBN...
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    Plywood construction

    I'll echo everyone else's comments about not letting go of the dream. Below is a bibliography of the books I've collected for my Stuka-G project. I highly recommend Dan Raymer's Book as an early purchase for you library. I refer to it regularly and it confirmed for me that I wasn't chasing...
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    Acro Sport II wing rib

    Scott, Ceckout the link below. The program is only $10.00 US. I bought it and it will extrapolate the ribs you need based on the spacing you specify using the airfoil you specify. You can export as a dxf for uploading into most CAD programs. It will also do an xfoil analysis. You need to...
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    More humor

    Thanks Orion, now who is going to clean up the coffee I just spewed all over my keyboard!
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    First step

    ...there is nothing wrong with having the fever as long as it doesn't lead you to the site of the crash! Having lived in NYC you are looking at some serious dollars to support a build project. Goodluck with the glider flight and the project.
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    Hello from Sweden!

    Hej! Welcome to the board. This is a very knowledgeble area of cyber-space and any question you may have will get answered. I just retuned from a trip to Sweden. I spent a week in the Varberg area. Roligt att traffas! Duane
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    Reynolds number+airfoil selection

    Billski... ...thanks for the update. Wing loading and stall is where I started and the airfoil choice at the moment is s1046(Danny Howell) with a 17% thickness and I'm crunching the drag numbers. Do you know anything further about this airfoil, redflares, etc.? The Stuka has a gull wing...
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    Reynolds number+airfoil selection

    Billski, thanks for the reply. I have found a couple of airfoils that most approximates the shape of the airfoil of the aircraft which I'm planning to replicate (Stuka-G). I have run the them through Xfoil using the Re numbers derived from cruise speeds at the two altitudes. I also ran them...
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    Reynolds number+airfoil selection

    Orion, et.al. Greetings. Using the Standard Atmosphere Calculator on www.desktopaero.com I have a Reynolds number for 9,500ft and a number for 100ft. My question is- should one take precedence over the other in regards to final airfoil selection? My gut tells me I should optimize the...
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    First flight...after too long

    great looking plane! Good job! I hope to be feeling those same sensations in about 4 1/2 years myself. ps. condolences on the Portugal game. Your lads put on a grand run. Much better than our expeditionary force.
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    FW-190 plans or kits available?

    I just saw a full sized replica listed on ebay with a P/W engine. 75% complete. Boo-coo $$$
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    Approximate almost equals Detailed.

    Orion, thanks for the input. I'm working on resizing the wing/fuselage/control surfaces right now without too much of an alteration of the proportions of the design. I think I have an airfoil that will work, but I haven't finished crunching all the numbers. I did not put enough detail in my...
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    Approximate almost equals Detailed.

    A QUESTION FOR YOU BOTH (Topaz & Orion) and any others... Since I am "only" scaling an existing warbird design (Stuke G), a design that has left the ground sucessfully for 1000's of collective flight hours the question is this. Is it prudent of me to trust just the math or is there some...
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    Approximate almost equals Detailed.

    I have been using Mr. Raymer's book for the nuts and bolts math on my Stuka project. The Excel spread sheet from his website is very handy. It is good to hear third party confirmation that the math holds up. Thanks for posting.
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    Is it wide enough yet?

    Question- G'day Strange... What Cadd program are you using to generate your design? I'm an AutoCAD man myself. Nice work by the way! oops! I guess I shouldn't have skipped over page 2 the thread. no reply needed. Thanks!
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    Hello to all!!!!

    greetings... ...from another newbie. Back during my road days I spent a great month in Lafayette, LA one week! :gig: Duane
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    New Builder and New Member

    greetings... ...from another new forum member. Best of luck with the Cub project. Duane
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    yet another new dreamer...

    ...sends greetings from central Indiana. My name is Duane and I have been lurking around this forum for the past few weeks gathering protocol info. I found the link to this forum while doing power plant research. In a short time it became obvious this site is the real deal, knowledgeable and...
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