DIY tailless wing (Zephyr clone)

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DIY tailless wing (Zephyr clone)

This is my scratchbuild of a Ritewing Zephyr alike tailless aircraft for areial photo.

AIRFOIL: http://fpv.no/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4091&d=1336508016
Root chord : 37 cm
Tip chord: 24 cm (inncl aileron - 18,5 without)
Wingspan: 172 cm
Blunt section : 28 cm wide
Sweep: 30 degrees

CG Calculation: http://fwcg.3dzone.dk/?wing_span=172&root_chord=45&tip_chord=24&sweep_type=1&sweep=30&cg_pos=25&show_mac_lines=0

http://fpv.no/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4091&d=1336508016

Norwegian video of the making of the wing cores:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gViNw4y95J8

You wont get the oral explanation, but it shows how to make the wings.

UPDATE: HERE IS RAW UNSTABILIZED FOOTAGE FROM THE GOPRO.


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