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Folding wing test

1,151 JoesPlanes  8.0 years ago
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Ive been designing this folging-wing plane, but the hinges arent that strong. Does anyone know how to stop the wings flapping when in the air? , its caused the plane to be almost unflyable.

General Characteristics

  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 55.5ft (16.9m)
  • Length 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Height 8.3ft (2.5m)
  • Empty Weight 5,151lbs (2,336kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,988lbs (2,716kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.125
  • Wing Loading 22.1lbs/ft2 (107.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 271.4ft2 (25.2m2)
  • Drag Points 2116

Parts

  • Number of Parts 66
  • Control Surfaces 13
  • Performance Cost 634
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    1,151 JoesPlanes

    thanks @Biggie88smalls ive tried this and it is a lot better!
    the wings just fold differently. ☺☻

    7.9 years ago
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    Heres a tip, dont use rotators conected to another rotator. I had to work around this problem on my old account when i made the first folding plane

    8.0 years ago