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FORECASTS: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Kaliningrad, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
Balsa wood construction.
Rudder, elevator and aileron control.
Wingspan of 3.2 m with a MH 30 airfoil of 7.84% thickness.
I had a major accident with the Cirrus model. The gears of an aileron servo broke, leading to a spiraling dive into the ground.
We model flyers always have a good excuse.
The fuselage survived somewhat intact, which allowed me to build a similar model, and to experiment with a different airfoil.
To design a stronger wing, I built it completely straight and in one piece. It just fit into the car from windscreen to the back of the boot.
A straight wing has, however, the disadvantage that one always has to give a good amount of rudder together with any aileron movement. It wasn’t much of a problem, though, but it induces more drag.