Re: Eidolon F1D Wing Tips

From: ykleetx <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 08:16:38 -0000

John,

I remember reading your comments about the wing tips somewhere. I finally found what you wrote in Winning Indoor Designs 2002-2005:

"Eidolon is homage to several model designs that resonated with me. It is based on the dimensions and layout of Ron Green's Dreamduster, with a few cosmetic changes. It uses the parabolic wing and stab leading edge of Jim Richmond's Cat Walker F1D, which always looked so good in that anonymous line drawing on the cover of the previous Winning Indoor Designs. I dig the swept back wing tip trailing edge of Jim Buxton's IHLG, so I used something similar. Larry Caillaiu's EZB looks great with its single rudder (as opposed to the stab tip rudders) so I borrowed that, too. I have theories on why these style choices work well, but they were all initially based on aesthetics."

I would love to hear more of your thoughts on why these style choices work well!

-Kang






--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan" <john_kagan@...> wrote:
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> I modeled them them after Jim Buxton's glider wing tips.
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "ykleetx" <ykleetx@> wrote:
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> > Hi, John,
> >
> > Your Eidolon F1D wing tips are swept back. Other than that it's cool looking, what are your other reasons for having this tip shape?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > -Kang
> >
>
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