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Flexwing Ultralight

1,784 swgrainger  6.1 years ago
1,169 downloads

Had a day off work, got bored, so I built a microlight :)

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 87.4ft (26.7m)
  • Length 29.3ft (8.9m)
  • Height 24.0ft (7.3m)
  • Empty Weight 389lbs (176kg)
  • Loaded Weight 744lbs (337kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.537
  • Wing Loading 2.3lbs/ft2 (11.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 320.4ft2 (29.8m2)
  • Drag Points 10229

Parts

  • Number of Parts 181
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 810
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    2,565 FalconGT12

    @Trijets thanks for the inspiration

    6.1 years ago
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    10.6k Trijetz

    @FalconGT12 hi

    6.1 years ago
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    2,565 FalconGT12

    @Trijets hi

    6.1 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @Trijets :)

    6.1 years ago
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    10.6k Trijetz

    Y u make me look bad, these bronze peeps these days

    6.1 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    Thanks for the upvote @Rymanx03 . The flexwing ain't too bad but I still need to sort out the low speed handling. That's gonna a be a project for another day and I'm going to try and build a realistic model of my old Flash II Alpha as well.

    6.1 years ago
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    25.3k Rymanx03

    I've been looking looking for one of these for a long time. Finally, the search can end... 'sigh of relief as my soul leaves my body'

    6.1 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @Gauss Thanks :)

    6.1 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @Spitfirelad05 Thanks :)

    +1 6.1 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @Hyattorama Thanks for the upvote and happy that you enjoyed it! The handling is not too far off the real thing although it does tend to lose energy too quickly. Guess I'll have to have another look at the aerodynamics :)

    +1 6.1 years ago
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    5,174 Gauss

    Fantastic!!!

    6.1 years ago
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    @swgrainger amazing build!

    6.1 years ago
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    30.4k Hyattorama

    Wow this is really fantastic! Great work! The handling feels really realistic! (I imagine).

    +1 6.1 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @atgxtg Thanks for the upvote. Have fun with it.. :)

    6.1 years ago
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    1,516 atgxtg

    Very nice

    6.1 years ago
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    1,784 swgrainger

    @CRJ900Pilot Thanks! Hope you enjoy it :)

    6.1 years ago
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    32.3k CRJ900Pilot

    Cool!

    6.1 years ago