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Re: Airplane wing
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lugnet.technic
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Sat, 12 Apr 2003 18:24:55 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Øyvind Steinnes writes:
> > 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?
Actually, he's an early flight pioneer...
http://www.curriculumassociates.com/LearningOnLine/wright/WW15.jpg
And I misspelled the mess out of his name!
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> 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.
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
reduce weight and in some cases help define an airfoil shape.
Another thought is not using the technic axles at all in the back of the
foil. The plastic will serve to keep the shape of the wing there, so the
axles can go...it'll reduce weight.
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> 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....
Good luck!!
Joe Meno
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| "Joe Meno" <jmenomeno@aol.com> wrote in message news:HD8ttJ.1r71@lugnet.com... (...) Was he the first man that got flight? Wright brothers was the first powered flight. (...) And thats why I couldn't find anything on the web about him :) (...) to (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I am getting much inspiration from early flight pioneers. Their contraptions are fun and fascinating to watch, even those that did not fly. Mostly their designs are more easily translated to Lego. (...) I have been trying flex tube as cross (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| "Joe Meno" <jmenomeno@aol.com> wrote in message news:HD8qBu.1FuG@lugnet.com... (...) wing. (...) atached a (...) am (...) with (...) Made in LEGO? I dont think I heard of the name before... Do you have any info on the web about him? (...) it (...) (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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