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  • Zagi Killer.....

    From Angus McLeod@VERT to Digital Man on Wed Apr 22 19:39:00 2009
    I've got something new in the works.....

    http://tinyurl.com/dlvqrd

    :-)

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Angus McLeod on Wed Apr 22 16:50:23 2009
    Re: Zagi Killer.....
    By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Wed Apr 22 2009 07:39 pm

    I've got something new in the works.....

    http://tinyurl.com/dlvqrd

    Where's the fuse? :-)

    I assume this is a glider then?

    digital man

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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT to Digital Man on Fri Apr 24 10:48:00 2009
    Re: Zagi Killer.....
    By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Wed Apr 22 2009 16:50:00

    I've got something new in the works.....

    http://tinyurl.com/dlvqrd

    Where's the fuse? :-)

    Fuse? What fuse? :-)

    I assume this is a glider then?

    Yep. Australian. Which is prolly why *this* guy...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i1wjOzt7pI

    ...flies mostly umop episdn

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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Angus McLeod on Fri Apr 24 13:11:41 2009
    Re: Zagi Killer.....
    By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Fri Apr 24 2009 10:48 am

    Re: Zagi Killer.....
    By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Wed Apr 22 2009 16:50:00

    I've got something new in the works.....

    http://tinyurl.com/dlvqrd

    Where's the fuse? :-)

    Fuse? What fuse? :-)

    Where do the batteries, rx, etc. go then?

    I assume this is a glider then?

    Yep. Australian. Which is prolly why *this* guy...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i1wjOzt7pI

    ...flies mostly umop episdn

    Very cool. Let me know if you really think it's a Zagi killer after yours flies. It appears to have a lot less surface area, no?

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  • From Angus McLeod@VERT to Digital Man on Sat Apr 25 23:55:00 2009
    Re: Zagi Killer.....
    By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Fri Apr 24 2009 13:11:00

    Fuse? What fuse? :-)

    Where do the batteries, rx, etc. go then?

    You hollow out pockets in the body of the wing itself and seal them in.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i1wjOzt7pI

    Very cool. Let me know if you really think it's a Zagi killer after yours flies.

    The Booby has a thin wing-section which should result in less drag.
    Also, a thinner wing means less mass. Unfortunately, a thinner wing
    produces less lift. Less drag *allows* more speed, but less lift
    *requires* more speed. Less mass requires less lift, allowing lower
    speed. IOW, it should fly faster but it might fly less well at low
    speeds, unless the reduced weight compensates for the reduced lift.

    It appears to have a lot less surface area, no?

    The difference in wingaspan is less than one inch, but the actual wing
    area is difficult to compare because of the weird shape. I will take some measurements at some stage. I haven't got the ailerons and elevator on
    yet, and they are an integral part of the wing (not just flat slabs like
    the Zagi used). Note that it uses three surfaces -- two ailerons and a separate elevator, as opposed to the Zagi which uses AIL/ELE mixed into elevon.

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