Supine Doodle bug

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DougM
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Looks like the result of a tumble.
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Arp wrote:This is the film of Brian Milton with a keel mounted soarmaster unit
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OK -- do it wrong ; the consequences can be Bad !

Looked real close to what happened to my friend with the soarmaster
mounted to the WW SST.

i don't like motorized rag-wings,without fixed tips ; still rather use
my Exxtacy, (it's got an Ok L/D , and built like a tank).

Bille
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DougM wrote:This is amazing ( if you can get around the awful 'music' )… look at time 3:33.…
Cisco C-Max S 27 hp (20 kW) two-stroke engine. (appears like a defunct company)
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Those wheels are a bit draggy ; but Dang that thing can land in
some really ruff terrain !!

Simple design , (easy to re-create) ; a Moster-185 +, with the proper prop, might do
the trick ?

Bille

Ps:
If you were a redneck from Maryland, (like me) ; then the
music would be just Fine !! :D
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DougM wrote:Upping the ante, I think a powered aircraft deserves real three-axis control and a bit of negative G potential. Something like a Kolb ultralight… with longer wingspan for more efficient soaring.
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Ya know --- i got (2) sets of Exxtacy D-tubes ; i could break out my sewing machine
and Mod the sail for a 180-deg nose-angle , and build a tail draggier version of that !

I,LL Probably do like (Cloud Hopper) said, and try to leave my Exxtacy near stock
for those foot-launched days.


Bille

DougM wrote:Bille, that's a Shwarze Minimum. Or a look-alike.
Here's a view of a few different configurations of the
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I think this could be turned into a Very Light , seated arraignment ; the main landing
gear is already the control bar, and the prop has variable AOA . Now try to figure out
a way to steer the rear wheels , and make them fold forward in flight, for less drag ?

The seated doodle-bug, can't be steered on the ground ; can it ?

Bille
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