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Control surface design question
I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the combination of the
horizontal stabilizer and elevator to make a stabilator. I think I have even heard of the concept being used for a ruder. My question is has anyone ever made a plane taking the concept all the way and made a "wingeron"? My guess is no one has, seems to me it would be difficult to do and maintain the required strength with out adding a lot of weight. It's probably not practical for a real plane but I thought it might be an interesting experiment to try on an RC plane. -- Chris W KE5GIX "Protect your digital freedom and privacy, eliminate DRM, learn more at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm" Gift Giving Made Easy Get the gifts you want & give the gifts they want One stop wish list for any gift, from anywhere, for any occasion! http://thewishzone.com |
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"Richard Riley" wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:18:09 -0500, Chris W wrote: I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the combination of the horizontal stabilizer and elevator to make a stabilator. I think I have even heard of the concept being used for a ruder. My question is has anyone ever made a plane taking the concept all the way and made a "wingeron"? My guess is no one has, seems to me it would be difficult to do and maintain the required strength with out adding a lot of weight. It's probably not practical for a real plane but I thought it might be an interesting experiment to try on an RC plane. The vertical stabs on many of the newer fighters are all flying - F-18, F-22, F-35. As did the Folker Triplane. |
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Richard Riley wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:18:09 -0500, Chris W wrote: The vertical stabs on many of the newer fighters are all flying - F-18, F-22, F-35. You don't have to get NEAR that advanced. The vertical stabilizer on the 601XL I'm building is the rudder. |
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"Chris W" wrote in message
... My question is has anyone ever made a plane taking the concept all the way and made a "wingeron"? [...] It's probably not practical for a real plane but I thought it might be an interesting experiment to try on an RC plane. I have a radio control 'pitcheron' slope glider and bits of several more. There are two schools of thought: 1) use differential wing pivoting to get roll control and use a separate elevator on the tail ('wingeron') and 2) use differential pivot for roll and summetric for pitch with a fixed tail ('pitcheron'). Typically both types roll like crazy. Pitcherons have a reputation for being a bit sluggish in pitch. Find an R/C site and search for names like 'Orca', 'Ultron', 'Shrike', 'Pica', or just pitcheron and wingeron. I have a Pica and most of an Orca. By the way, the F/A-18 (all models) has separate rudders/verticals. All-moving rudders have been used as far back as the A-5 ('Vigilante'), which had NO 'conventional' (for the time) control surfaces. Stabilator for pitch, all-moving rudder for yaw, and spoilers for roll. The Volksplane has/had an all-moving vertical, if you want something similar. Dave 'control allocation' Hyde |
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On Jul 12, 10:18 pm, Chris W wrote:
I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the combination of the horizontal stabilizer and elevator to make a stabilator. I think I have even heard of the concept being used for a ruder. My question is has anyone ever made a plane taking the concept all the way and made a "wingeron"? My guess is no one has, seems to me it would be difficult to do and maintain the required strength with out adding a lot of weight. It's probably not practical for a real plane but I thought it might be an interesting experiment to try on an RC plane. My Jodel has an all-moving vertical surface. Has awesome authority in spite of its small size. The all-moving wing has been done. The Spratt ControlWing was a homebuilt flying boat built by a number of folks in the 60s-80s and there might be a few still going together. The tail was a V-shaped affair that had no movement whatever, with a pusher propeller mounted between the two surfaces driven by a long shaft from the converted outboard engine mounted in the hull. The wings pivoted at the spar attach and strut fittings on the wings, and were controlled bu a couple of push-pull tubes at their trailing edges. Roll control was differential wing movement, "pitch" was by moving the wings together via a lever like a helicopter collective. The tail surfaces just kefp the thing pointing into the relative wind. I tried to get some pics but Goggle is acting up this morning. Dan |
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"Chris W" wrote ...
I'm sure everyone here is familiar with the combination of the horizontal stabilizer and elevator to make a stabilator. I think I have even heard of the concept being used for a ruder. My question is has anyone ever made a plane taking the concept all the way and made a "wingeron"? My guess is no one has, seems to me it would be difficult to do and maintain the required strength with out adding a lot of weight. It's probably not practical for a real plane but I thought it might be an interesting experiment to try on an RC plane. The A-7 had variable incidence wings though not for roll control. I believe this was to change the angle of the fuselage for carrier landings. Many missiles have full flying "wings". With no takeoff or landing requirements these lifting surfaces are tiny. While very maneuverable, they have such small wings that many airplanes can turn inside an attacking missiles and thus escape it's lock. Rich |
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Richard Isakson wrote...
The A-7 had variable incidence wings though not for roll control. I believe this was to change the angle of the fuselage for carrier landings. The F-8 (pre-A-7) had variable incidence wing, but (like you said) it wasn't for control - it was two position only and was implemented so that the nose was lower on approach for improved feld of view. Many missiles have full flying "wings". A lot of these missiles don't bank to turn either. They're axisymmetric, they just pitch or yaw to get the angles and lift or sideforce they need to turn. Dave 'rolleron' Hyde |
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) I tried to get some pics but Goggle is acting up this morning. http://www.flyingflea.org/docs/SprattControlwing.htm Here's some pics Paul-Mont |
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("Richard Riley" wrote
The Wright Bros had warping wings, and the Freewing airplanes move thevwings together, in relationship to the body. There's a lot of research into changing the shape of wings to provide differential lift. I don't think anyone's actually rotated wings separately for roll controll - it would be difficult. The smallest change in relative angle of attack would give you huge rolling moments. I think controlling it would be a non-trivial problem. http://www.flyingflea.org/movies/freewing.mov FreeWing movie ...super interesting! (Watch it ...Fun) http://www.flyingflea.org/docs/videos.htm More movies... http://www.flyingflea.org/docs/SprattControlwing.htm From this site Over ten years ago now, I saw a Discovery Channel show where a guy put a PVC type pipe on top of a small high wing planes' fuselage. He attached two wings to the pipe - the pipe was sticking out each side of the fuselage. The wings were free to rock and roll, independent of each other. The reporter went up and pronounced the ride - smooth as silk. Also, the plane now had super-STOL abilities. I think it was a story out of OZ. Paul-Mont |
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On Jul 13, 11:47 am, "Montblack" Y4_NOT!...
wrote: ("Richard Riley" wrote The Wright Bros had warping wings, and the Freewing airplanes move thevwings together, in relationship to the body. Wilbur's original idea for roll control was to mount the wings and a differential type gear (think of a car axle) and have them rotate opposite one another for control when the pinion gear was turned by the pilot. Of course, Orville convinced him that there was no way to make such a device light enough to be lifted and strong enough to support a man with the available materials and power systems of 1899. The Eureka moment with the inner-tube box came months later. You might argue that the idea is even older. Check out Chanute's multiple surface machine (the katydid). It had an airframe which allowed small independantly pivoting wings to be added or subtracted depending on the experiment. Certainly Spratt knew of this design since he was working with Chanute from time to time in that era. Harry Frey Wright Brothers Enterprises |
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