Love the dead simple wing.
Some of the machine gun shoots I participated in would feature an r/c aircraft for some aerial target practice. The standard "tube and wing" stuff was far too fragile and would drop out of the sky from minor hits. About 8 years ago the builders began using a simple flying wing design made from that plastic material which looks like corrugated cardboard. They were incredibly robust and would keep flying with dozens of direct hits, only dropping when a round actually contacted a control rod, servo motor or - in the case of 2 very well placed shots from a Lewis - the engine itself. Those basic wings are tough.
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Felis Concolor, Thu 19 Apr 2012, 12:53,
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now THAT sounds AWESOME
I'd love to have a go at that. And the material you mean is coroplast- people make signs out of it so after the mayoral election there'll be loads of it sitting around. The wing tips on this wing are made from coroplast signs I found lying around.
It's very strong, but also much heavier than foam
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crab_bloke), Thu 19 Apr 2012, 13:06,
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