Burner117
New Member
Hi all,
So ive seen aircraft that were human powered before, the only problem I see with them is that they're enormous. My brother and I have been working on plans for a human-powered WIG Effect vehicle built off of a recumbent bicycle. We've run into a snag while designing the wings of the vehicle since there is so little data on ground effect planes. We've decided on the lippisch reverse delta wing for the overall shape of the wing but we have no idea what its dimensions and geometry should be because we haven't found a way to accurately calculate the lift of the wing while in ground effect. So I decided to consult the interwebs to see if any of you knew a simple way to figure it out.
Thanks- Burner117
So ive seen aircraft that were human powered before, the only problem I see with them is that they're enormous. My brother and I have been working on plans for a human-powered WIG Effect vehicle built off of a recumbent bicycle. We've run into a snag while designing the wings of the vehicle since there is so little data on ground effect planes. We've decided on the lippisch reverse delta wing for the overall shape of the wing but we have no idea what its dimensions and geometry should be because we haven't found a way to accurately calculate the lift of the wing while in ground effect. So I decided to consult the interwebs to see if any of you knew a simple way to figure it out.
Thanks- Burner117
