Georden
Well-Known Member
I've wanted to design and build my own plane for years, but after all this time of being on my to do list I haven't been able to find the time, and don't see it happening in the forseeable future...
So I'm thinking of modifying an existing kit to be close to what I want and cut my build time down to about a fifth of what i estimate it would take to design and build my own.
So the design I'm considering is similar in size, weight, and power to what I wanted, but it is intended to meet lsa requirements so the stall speed and cruise speed are lower than what i wanted.
So I'm thinking of clipping approx 10% of the wing area. My concerns are that reducing the span will lower the aspect ratio and cost cancel some of performance increase I am hoping for and that with the reduced area the rate of climb will be reduced too much.
Anyone have any first hand experience with clipping wings?
So I'm thinking of modifying an existing kit to be close to what I want and cut my build time down to about a fifth of what i estimate it would take to design and build my own.
So the design I'm considering is similar in size, weight, and power to what I wanted, but it is intended to meet lsa requirements so the stall speed and cruise speed are lower than what i wanted.
So I'm thinking of clipping approx 10% of the wing area. My concerns are that reducing the span will lower the aspect ratio and cost cancel some of performance increase I am hoping for and that with the reduced area the rate of climb will be reduced too much.
Anyone have any first hand experience with clipping wings?
