Corrie wrote:
Same here, Tim.

In metal, look at the Thorp/Sunderland S-18 http://www.t18.net/ And of
course, the Grumman Cats of WWII. ;-

In wood, the Cvjetcovic CA-65 http://www.hinkleymall.com/ca65.html has
a folding-wing option. There are not a lot of them around, though the
design dates back to the 60's.

Pretty Plane. Clean looking design.

Not sure why - it seems to be a decent
design. But there seems to be more support for the Piel CP-301/328
Emeraude

Falconar http://www.falconaravia.com/ sells plans for a 3-piece wing
for the Emeraude, which allegedly can be built as a folding wing. It
adds about 40 lbs, and is non-trivial to operate. I'm thinking about
it, but would probably modify the design to split the flap (so as not
to have to remove it) and add Thorp-style aileron connections (to
avoid having to re-rig the wing). As I said, non-trivial. Check the
archives of the Emerauder group on yahoo. Also look at this newsgroup
a month or so back for a thread on high-strength hinges.

The Bowers FlyBaby also has a folding wing. Pete Bowers could set it
up or take it down in about 15 minutes, according to
http://home1.gte.net/ikvamar/flybaby/folding.htm/

This link came up as bad.

The Evans VP has a removable wing, but it's not a folding wing. You
have to disconnect the front and rear spars and four braces, not to
mention the aileron cables.


I'm not aware of any folding-wing designs in glass or carbon.


Corrie
http://www.itasca.net/~corrie/homebuilt_plane_blog.htm

Cory, Nice website..

Come to think of it, I should state my objectives also.

I'm interested in building a sportplane (not much more weight than an
ultralight) that I can fold wings up on (safety is a concern with this)
and put into my garage.

I'm interested in a sportplane type/size of aircraft from the standpoint
of time in both building and licensing. I don't think that I wish to
spend several thousand hours(I don't have that much time) building it
like some of the composites and more complicated metal planes take.

Depending on where I live here in a couple of years and how much I get
out to enjoy it, storing it in my garage will hopefully/probably lower
my cost of ownership meaning that I'll fly more often and longer.

My objectives are similiar to those that you state on your website.
However, I do have relatives a state away that I'd probably fly to visit
with it.

Tim