Wanted to see if I still knew how to use Wings3D..LOL

[rcplanefubar]

Well got bored this weekend and decided to start a project last night. Sure was nice to get the creative juices flowing again!

 

[Boof69]

Cool man! What is it?

 

[Norton]

I saw that on facebook

 

[rcplanefubar]

Something I pulled out of my ..darkside ... just have it saved as race plane for now.. It will need a proper name.

 

[rcplanefubar]

I saw that on facebook

yeah that is where I ended last night... I added the landing gear , cannards , and vents tonight. Plus spent a lot of time cleaning up some ugly spots ... I still have some bad shadows ... I'll getter nice and smooth

 

[Fly_electric]

Hmmm.

Looks like a Bugatti pusher!

Link to EAA restoration:
http://www.eaa.org/news/2009/2009-10-23_bugatti.asp

 

[rcplanefubar]

Hmmm.

Looks like a Bugatti pusher!

Link to EAA restoration:
http://www.eaa.org/news/2009/2009-10-23_bugatti.asp

I'm failing to see the resemblance.

Can't lie that plane was part of my inspiration.

Another feature or lack of is that I'm not putting any control surfaces.
I'm going to rely the tail surfaces and canards to do all the work.

 

[Fly_electric]

Flying surfaces vs control surfaces... interesting.
Wonder if that makes any of the key steps in making the model easier/simpler or not??

 

[jeffpn]

Not. Control surfaces are not much extra effort.

 

[flexible]

Flying surfaces will make you're head expload. Controll surfaces are rudimentary.

 

[Boof69]

Are you serious flex? If so explain.

 

[jeffpn]

I think flex is talking about physics, not modeling. I hope!

 

[Boof69]

Neither are difficult in my opinion. Hence the

 

[Fly_electric]

Hadn't thought about the physics for a flying surface...

Using pitch as an example, would it be:
1. assign servo to the "elevator"
2. zero area for stab, "elevator" equals the entire area.

Yes/no?

 

[flexible]

If you are not use to setting up pods on control surfaces, that takes more know how, than seting up control surfaces cut out of a wing.

 

[flexible]

A flying surface must be set up with a moveable pod. The pod gives it a pivot point.

 

[Boof69]

And movable pods can make your head explode.

 

[jeffpn]

Hadn't thought about the physics for a flying surface...

Using pitch as an example, would it be:
1. assign servo to the "elevator"
2. zero area for stab, "elevator" equals the entire area.

Yes/no?

The Hansa has no vstab. I still set up a vstab in the physics. The rudder takes up all of the vstab. It looks right in the physics editor.

 

[jeffpn]

A flying surface must be set up with a moveable pod. The pod gives it a pivot point.

I disagree. See my previous post.

 

[Fly_electric]

The Hansa has no vstab. I still set up a vstab in the physics. The rudder takes up all of the vstab. It looks right in the physics editor.

OK, will check the Hansa. Sounds right the moveable part (rudder, elevator) becomes the full object. Also reminds me to check out how the Wright flyer (wing warping on original) physics was setup.