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Re: Drat Soarer (2nd lego glider)
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 1 Aug 2003 20:00:03 GMT
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"Daron" <ratasaurs@attbi.com> wrote in message news:HIxCpt.LuC@lugnet.com...
> My second glider, Drat Soarer, is now up:
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> And does any one know of a way to build a good prop for an airplane? I
> thought
This is the best prop I've seen:
http://www.peeron.com/cgi-bin/invcgis/inv/sets/5113-1?withpics=yes
This one might be good too:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/30332
Or this:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/2952
> that perhaps some one has built one for a model of an airplane. Once I • figure
> this out then I think I can build a powered one, the prop design is the • main
> thing holding me back.
Maybe you should try some kind of catapult system like the Wright brothers
used?
As for the motor - I'm not sure what you could use. I've connected the Set
#5113 Airscrew to a motor before and wasn't impressed with the thrust
generated. You'd need a lot more RPM to overcome the weight of the motor.
The 3 Blade 9 Diameter motor is fairly light though, and could possibly be
powered by a rubber band.
You might also consider mounting a CO2 cartridge to the underside of your
gliders nose. Hobby shops, bicycle shops, and sporting goods stores should
have them in various sizes/weights.
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| (...) (URL) (...) It was Samuel Pierpont Langley who used a catapult. His "Aerodromes" as he called them were launched from a catapult from the top of a house boat on the Potomac River. I think he spent some time IN the potomac, too. The Wright (...) (21 years ago, 3-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Drat Soarer (2nd lego glider)
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| My second glider, Drat Soarer, is now up: (URL) Here are some two links to larger pictures: (2 URLs) Its final glide distance was a max of 31ft, average under good temperatures 30ft. I figured out that if its really hot out (its been about 100 (...) (21 years ago, 1-Aug-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.announce.moc)
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