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  1. nickec

    DA-11 no longer in Midland Museum.

    I score it a great thing that the airframe is clean and stored in what I suspect is an air-conditioned space. I hope to make further inquiries and will report from Los Angeles as soon as I make progress.
  2. nickec

    Is it a bird? Is it a Plane? Is it a Helicopter? Nope - I'm building one of those new drone thingy's!

    Engines run on heat. Motors run off electricity.
  3. nickec

    Is it a bird? Is it a Plane? Is it a Helicopter? Nope - I'm building one of those new drone thingy's!

    External craft-size air bag.
  4. nickec

    Airplane For Sale Flying Flea HM-160 Aluminum Project Pou du Cielistes LOOK at this!

    Very ambitious project. Some claim the 160 skirts safety. Given the ambition, perhaps the constructor built fixes into his iteration. Tiny and alluring.
  5. nickec

    EAA No Longer Has Free SolidWorks

    You reminded me of dreams I have. Imagine a dandelion inspired airframe. So wispy, so large, so both translucent and transparent. Seated inside you float all over the Earth. In some of these repeating dreams there are NO directional controls in the device. In others countless small...
  6. nickec

    EAA No Longer Has Free SolidWorks

    Simply filter YT search results by length. And/or by views. Use shift-> to speed up video.
  7. nickec

    Is it a bird? Is it a Plane? Is it a Helicopter? Nope - I'm building one of those new drone thingy's!

    https://www.samsonsky.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/painted-grey-with-eings-on-7.07.22-copy.jpg
  8. nickec

    Wooden affordaplane? Is there videos of this aircraft flying?

    Translating this site may prove of interest: https://flap152.com/2013/05/01/victor-serda-constructor-de-aeronaves/ Here is a search that might also be useful to you: https://www.google.com/search?q=victor+aviones+experimentales&oq=victor+aviones+experimentales
  9. nickec

    Wooden affordaplane? Is there videos of this aircraft flying?

    You might contact the poster of this video of a similar aircraft: The constructor is Victor "Vicky" Serda. You might also contact AVEX. https://m.facebook.com/AVEX-Asociacion-Argentina-de-Aviacion-Experimental-1695050354055074/?refid=56 https://www.eaaargentina.org/contactar.asp The...
  10. nickec

    Is it a bird? Is it a Plane? Is it a Helicopter? Nope - I'm building one of those new drone thingy's!

    HeroX can provide many kinds of guidance and experience applicable to your project. https://www.herox.com/GoFly#:~:text=The%20GoFly%20Prize%20is%20offering,while%20carrying%20a%20single%20person. They have put teams into contact with experts in several disciplines that multi-copter designers...
  11. nickec

    Introduction to Aircraft Design - Live Course

    It appears that the offering will not cover structural design. This does not work for me. A planform that makes sense but cannot be realized because the designer is unable to accurately describe the internal structure is unsatisfying. Am I mistaken about the course?
  12. nickec

    Aussie Plank

    The post by rotax618 made me wonder. Seeing the model hang by one prop caused me to think of distributed propulsion - that hotbed of study by NASA and others. I imagined a version of the model with four leading edge props. With so much money being invested in "Flying Cars/Air Taxis", is there...
  13. nickec

    Low aspect ratio sport plane ideas

    @Regdor Did it look like it had flown recently?
  14. nickec

    Low aspect ratio sport plane ideas

    @nestofdragons Use OpenVSP to get some answers to your questions. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgkncj4tKePKtX6mTcDHTDw/videos Consider this: Should looks be the determining factor or should safety and utility be weighted more heavily?
  15. nickec

    Is there a cheapest/lightest/simplest wing structure other than aluminium tube and fabric?

    Just a reminder of the first two early iterations of the Cri Cri: https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/media/cricri-versions.30725/ Taken from promotional materials. Note the AUWs and Load Factors of the 1973 and 1977 versions.
  16. nickec

    Wood Construction Resources

    It is this airport, right Pops? AirNav: I18 - Jackson County Airport
  17. nickec

    Low aspect ratio sport plane ideas

    If you build an RC model, you will find it easy to find an RC pilot nearby who will fly it for you. Just find the local club, if there is one, or use RCGroups: Remote Control, Radio Control Planes, Drones, Cars and Boats to locate a pilot. Consider making two or three. Batch building goes...
  18. nickec

    Hand-thrown Airframe Parachute

    One other thing about Lee's device: It is a very low cost solution. Simple to make. Parts are easy to get.
  19. nickec

    Hand-thrown Airframe Parachute

    There once were plans for a spring deployed chute. It was demonstrated at Oshkosh, if memory serves. Graham Lee, RIP, sold them I believe. Dawn Patrol group may be able to give more info. Or Graham's son.
  20. nickec

    Sparlite 52 pultruded carbon fiber strip

    @BoKu: Is there a minimum order size?
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