Archive for July, 2024
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Is an Electric powered Flea feasible?
15 Jul 2024The universally quoted reason why electric planes aren’t more prevalent, is that battery capacity is insufficient. NOT TRUE. How long…
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The death and rebirth of the Flea
14 Jul 2024in 2024, recreational aviation is in sharp decline. Fewer and fewer younger people are joining aero clubs, signing up to…
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Scribbling on the back of a table cloth
14 Jul 2024My friend Koen Van de Kerckhove has been busy sketching away, and his ever-inventive brain continues to come up with…
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Wing struts – less clutter needed
12 Jul 2024Most Fleas have a clutter of struts to keep the front wing in place. This is both messay, unsightly and…
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The reverse Pou (Axel Flea)
12 Jul 2024I’ve been working on the wing arrangement for the reverse pou. Mmmm that’s not a good name. What about Duck…
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3 TCF variants for RC testing
11 Jul 2024After a few weeks of intensive research, I have finally narrowed down the design candidates for RC (25% scale) testing. …
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More on spars, (and pivoting wings)
05 Jul 2024First, I’ve decided to use the well-respected NACA 23112 airfoil – as recommended by nearly all modern Flea designers. It…
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Wing spar materials
03 Jul 2024If you take a piece of 3mm foam (say) and bend it – it does so easily. Now bond ordinary…
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Airfoils
03 Jul 2024All airfoils tend to nose over – that’s just a fact of life. It’s part of the aerodynamic mystery that…
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Anyone interested in Electric?
02 Jul 2024It’s fair to say that most if not all folks interested in sport flying (that’s you and me) are interested…