I would like to welcome any and all to this group. Please feel free to openly discuss the Affordaplane. It is hoped that we can learn and build here but feel...
A while back I asked on the Affordaplane board if anyone could tell me the name of the airfoil (wing section). It seemed to be a Clark Y section but I could...
For those of you that have been in the homebuilding arena for some time you will no doubt be familiar with many suppliers and processes for building aircraft...
Doug, I would agree that it is a Clary Y, airfoil and my research has all but confirmed that, unfortunately, as you have discovered there are mistakes in the...
Doug, here is the site for the airfoil information. There is also a link that you can follow where you can find out what planes use which airfoil. It is very...
Group, Sorry, I gave the wrong address for TurboCAD-2D. The right address is www.turbocad.com - Look for the free program on the left side. Again, sorry for...
I can't find the collective cord of the wing & aileron in the plans. My best calulation is 60". If that is true, I can't get the clark y airfoil to fit Dave's...
Group, I've uploaded a copy of my drawing of the airfoil (look in the Files). This was done with the TurboCAD-2D program mentioned in an earlier post. It is...
Ron, Collectively, both airfoil and aileron together, the shape is not a Clark Y, but by itself the airfoil is "pretty close" to the Clark Y. The Cord of the...
Thanks for the info Chris, but the reason I was interested in the wing plus aileron cord was so I could deterimine the multiplier to be applied to the...
I was able to answer my own question about MAC. Page 57 of the builders manual, under difinition of MAC, states that, "The mean aerodynamic cord of the...
Group, It seems to me, the landing gear as per plans is a bit unforgiving. I viewed the flying footage again and the bouncing of the ridgid gear concerns me....
Doug, I've seen the Grove type of aluminum spring gear and also the gear legs of a Drifter adapted to the aplane. I have the aplane with the double set of ...
One possibility is the same set up as for the Gyrobee, web site listed in an earlier post, it can easily be adapted for this airframe and the drawings are free...
Ron, Sorry for my confusion earlier. I still beleive though that Dave simply used the Clark and then tacked on the ailerons, thus changing the airfoil without...
If you look to the left you will see a link called Bookmarks, I have posted a couple of links to get the ball rolling. The only drawback is that if you click a...
Group, I'm current a Phantom Driver who just got a set of e-plans for the Affordaplane. This will be a long project for me. It's about like building a computer...
Bill, The greatest consideration is weight. This wing is not going to see a relative wind of more than sixty miles per hour plus or minus a few. I plan on...
Hello All, I was an active and enthusiastic member of the "official"; AffordAplane message board. I loved the too and fro discussions. Well enough said. The...
Hello Again, If the A-Plane is so easy and cheap to build, why is Dave Edwards the only one to have flown it in 2 years, why have not the people with skills at...
On the only builders site I have found, mods were made to provide flaperons w/differential ailerons. I like the idea but have considered dropping the full span...
Doug, Thanks for the link. Unfortunitly, I'm away from home tonight and don't have my builders manual to get the password. I'll get there Saturday night. ...
... Doug, Looks like Dave was tired of getting slammed on his board. Do us a favor and add your link in the bookmarks section to the left, and don't forget to...
Just a quick note to wish each of you a Happy Holidays. Hoping that this year brings us all closer to our dreams of safe, and affordable flight. Chris...
