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Re: Airplane wing
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 12 Apr 2003 17:49:25 GMT
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Øyvind Steinnes <phoenix@{saynotospam}online.no>
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"Joe Meno" <jmenomeno@aol.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.technic, Øyvind Steinnes writes:
> > Happy easter hollidays!
> >
> > Now I've at last got time to finish the first version of an airplane • wing.
> > It had an wingspan of 133cm and the weight was 460gram. And when I • atached a
> > light body and tailplane it glided a bit, but it was a bit too heavy so I • am
> > no on the second attempt.
> >
> > Forgot to take picture of the airplane with body and the wing cladded • with
> > plastic. But you got an good idea how the wing is by this picture :
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Phoenix/Airplane/01_wing1.jpg
>
> Nice construction! Reminds me of the gliders made by Otto Lithenthal.
Made in LEGO?
I dont think I heard of the name before...
Do you have any info on the web about him?
> While I initially was one of the "what are you thinking?" people on this, • it
> hit me that a glider could be done using the methods you're using. To get • a
> motor, though....
Well, the first step is to build a glider. When the glider is strong enough
and has enough lift I can put in an motor, but the propeller is still a
problem in LEGO.
> My only thought is that I hope that you are building bigger...it's the • only
> way to get the wing area/weight distribution to balance out such that it
> could fly. It might be that you'll build a construction not unlike an
> ultralight (large hangglider with motor unit on the bottom) to make things
work.
I do not want to build a hangglider. That is too easy, and involves more
plastic film than LEGO pieces....
I want to build wings that have real lift. With my first atempt I can see
that it is possible, next step is to build it bigger (more wingspan and
greater area) and hopfully find a strong and light way to construct it.
Until now the second wing has 150cm wingspan but still weight too much. And
I have too few Technic Axle too make it bigger without making it weaker, but
it HAS to be lighter anyway. So off I go to try out a few other ideas....
> Joe Meno
Regards
Øyvind Steinnes
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| (...) Actually, he's an early flight pioneer... (URL) I misspelled the mess out of his name! (...) You're on the right track! The only thingthat comes to mind right now is to use flex tubing where possible to substitute for technic axles. That would (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Nice construction! Reminds me of the gliders made by Otto Lithenthal. While I initially was one of the "what are you thinking?" people on this, it hit me that a glider could be done using the methods you're using. To get a motor, though.... My (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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