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    Difference between positive and negative camber airfoils.

    I have come to the realization that the explanations for how airfoils work given in most high school level books are somewhere between "useless" and "maliciously misleading". I have been going through a few books which talk about circulation and down wash and vortex shedding and am only now...
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    Book Discussion.

    Hi everyone, I am going through a book called "Stick and Rudder" written by a guy who sounds German and whose name I have given up trying to pronounce. Although I cannot uber-emphasize how much I am enjoying reading it I am having trouble swallowing some of the things the author states about...
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    Hypothetical Glider

    Hi everyone! Had a weird little daydream... Flying in a delta winged glider with a really, really big delta wing. Has anyone ever tried building such a craft? Wonder what its flight characteristics would be......:ponder:
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    Design of simple man-rated glider.

    Hi everyone! Its been a while since I've been here. I have been going through "The Glider" (suggested by BJC, thanks again by the way!:)) and have some preliminary ideas about what I want. I wanted to know if anyone here has tackled a project like this. I want to build a fully aerobatic...
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    Book Suggestions to a newbie

    Hi all, I was wondering if someone could give me a few pointers on what resources I should use to learn about glider design and construction. My objective: -To build a cheap, all aluminium glider with enclosed cockpit and push-rod controls. -To learn how to minimize construction cost (i am...
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    Aircraft construction from furniture plywood

    Hi everyone, I had a question about plywood construction: Is it possible to build a structurally sound airframe from furniture grade plywood. (by that, i mean non-marine, non-aircraft grade plywood you can access in any carpenter or furniture store.) Has anyone built a functional light...
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    Motorcycle engine modification for aircraft powerplant

    Hi everyone, Its been a long time since i posted, but things are getting back on track. I am collecting information on homebuilt airplanes and currently have a somewhat murky idea about what i would like to build. One of the problems i keep running into again and again is that almost all the...
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    Volksplane construction out of metal frame-stressed skin

    Is it possible to build the volksplane out of steel/aluminum frame with cloth overlay? It is impossible for me to get access to high quality aviation/marine grade plywood required by the original plans, what would be the minimum horsepower rating for such an air frame to guarantee reasonably...
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    A list of kit manufacturers who have provisions to export construction kits to India

    Hi everyone, I am a very recent visitor on your forum, I was interested in knowing if there are any kit-plane manufacturers in the U.S. who are willing to export their kits to foreign customers, (in my case, India), what would be the costs and legal issues involved (stateside)...
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