Avacro - Aerobatic Flying wing

[Fred]

...Well, that's the plan anyway!  

Remember this squetch :



Well, Friday evening, received the lasercut parts... That was not going to stay untouched for long! I tried a lasercutter based in Ireland (Leinsterlaser) and all the parts are well cutted, no burn marks (machine setting is top notch), but more about that later!

More gliders Bill!  

Wingspan : 2m
Profile : AZ200x (5 I think... have to check the plan!)


Parts received :



And after an hour of gluing stuff :





I will make a proper building log on the website. Time to go flying now!  

[billscottni]

I like that Fred    

My type of model I love flying wings!! :clap:  :clap:

[the Pope]

Brilliant my old Fred, c'est fini quand?

[Fred]

Thank you merci  

Not much progress done on teh Avacro! Started the wings... But then realised, that once the wings done, well, it's finished! Much love flying wings for that!  

Bill, I might put that one to download  

[billscottni]

Bill, I might put that one to download  

sounds good to me

[billscottni]

Any update on this one yet Fred?

[rasemote]

Fred is the killer of the glue cyano 3 bottle in the morning 3 in the evening
 :lol:  :lol:

[gerryb]

hey fred, i know you've been taken up with lots of things lately but i wondered if you've done any work on this model? i'm finished the ka-3 (photos soon) and i fancy something completely different!!  have you any drawings, plans, sketches i could download to be working on?

[Fred]

Hey Ger,
Sorry for the late reply. Send me your address again and i send tou the plan.
Careful now,this is still a prototype and haven't flown yet !

[Fred]

Alright, time to go back gluing stuff together!
Already a year since I touched this project!  :shock:

So, had another look at the wing, and decided to change the wing platform.
Very easy change, and quick to do. Wings are going to be straight! And that's it!
Reduced span too, at 1.48m, but same wing surface overall.

New plan:



So, file done, lasercut done, and started to build the thing.
And after 30 minutes (thanks CA and quicker), had my wing structure done  



Very basic and quick to do.
I am also using stock TE.



Looking good, a bit like a toon like glider with the big fuselage  





And the 2 big girls like it a lot  

More tomorrow!

[andrew wallace]

oh i love the shape of the fusealge  

[billscottni]

Looks good Fred. You know how much I love wings! May have to build this one  :?:

[johnfireball]

Tres bien,
             Le fuse resemble le chaussure moderne pour femme. J'excuse mon Francais, Je suis un novice. Si vous plait correct mon mots.
John.

[Fred]

Good one John  :lol:
Looks more like a Charentaise!



Yeah, really like the fuselage shape. Did a quick drawing, using this fuselage, but with  a carbone boom to make it a "conventional" glider.
One day maybe! Too many projects, so little time!  :!:

[Fred]

Managed to get free for an hour this week end to do a bit of work on this wing.
Good progress, and that should be finished tonight  

Here are a few photos :

One wing sheeted...





And the second one done...





Yep, that's a big rectangle with a fuselage  



And the covering started soon after, with the fuselage:







Really like the shape of the fuselage!

Anyway, plan is to cover the wings tonight, and put the servos if I have time, but whatever happen, first flight should be this week end, weather permitting of course.
Stay tuned for more!