I am currently trying to find other plans than the ones provided on the site. I uploaded all the necessary things and still cannot get the file to open. It...
James, I assume that you can download the BUG's big .ZIP (compressed) file. Most CAD programs can not read .ZIP files. I assume that you can UnZip that BUG...
Hello All, I tend to keep finding my way back to this group when I am thinking about getting back into soaring. I have not flown in 10 or so years due to...
... going ... Hi Bill, I am new to this group but I have been trying to evaluate the same type of problem. This is my first cut at your problem. Now this is...
Look at the first photo in this folder for a good idea as to the main structural layout. I cant imagine why the designer didnt put the prop up top and the ...
Hello You all, I am new at this group. My name is Bas Hermans I am 24 years old and I live in the Netherlands. This seems like a nice country but there is no...
Bas, Welcome. We are not all aircraft designers here; the majority are airchair builders, or people planning to build one. Mike Sandlin's drawings are the...
Hello Bas, This flugtagg flying festival where you launch off the pier into the water has always sounded like fun to me. It also reminds me of the early days...
Hi Bas Very nice and very impressive for such a short build time. Yes, v-tails do look cool! You ask about their advantages - the most commonly claimed ...
Bas, Great pictures! Nice workmanship, too. I have some questions, if you don't mind. Which airfoil did you choose for your plane? What is the wing skin...
Karl, Sign on into the Airchair group as a member, and click on Photos. Once the first set of folders appear, click on the "next" link (under "Create Album")...
Bill, It seems that no one wanted to answer your question. Perhaps that is because this question has been asked several times, in different ways, already on...
While I was looking for the Red Bull pics I found some other extraordinary photos I had never seen before ( of course mixed in with other great pics ) Does...
Hey Guys, I stumbled across a crazy glider that is based on a glider in a Japanese Anime Comicbook. I had never heard of it before, but the darn thing flys....
Hello Bas, That is very nice work. I use solidworks as well and would be interested to get some of your files to look at how you designed your glider. If yu...
That really was an awesome project. It appears to me to be a university project because of the incredible resources they had to work with. They could have...
Hello Scott, I am not entirely sure it uses weight shifting for control. If you watch the video closely, you can see inboard flaperons move in relation to the...
Yes, as you design the next one keep us all posted and we'll be happy to give "Peanut Gallery" advice. Like adding a leading edge wrap to create a D-box so...
Thanks I couldn´t see the photos yesterday. I like the design a lot. The ribs seem to be cutted entirely out of a ply. Is this method wright?? Could such a...
Scott: May be this will be very interesting for you. I was looking a lot searching for the sg-38 and found a great web page. Look at www.schulgleiter.de Enjoy...
Yes, Scott I own the Compact 110 in the photo's section. I bought it from the second owner who had not flown it. I have not been successful in contacting the ...
Dear Scott The SG-38 is a German built primary trainer. The design belongs to 1938 hence "38"). I was derived mainly from "Zoegling" (1929), which is better...
Semih- That is a terrific undertaking and effort you are involved with. If I can be of any assistance please let me know. I have a few hundred photos of...
Semih and Scott; The Germans did amazing things with gliders in the 1920 - 1940 period. I happy that we have their work as reference. Percy in NM, USA ... ...
Hello, First I want to thank everyone for the positive reactions to my project. The answer to the question "which airfoil dit you choose for your plane?" is...
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