Yes on the struts. They are allowed in F1L rules.
In the space frame wing the whole structure is made up of triangles in
two planes.
On 6/16/2013 3:59 PM, Leo Pilachowski wrote:
>
> What is a "space frame" wing? And, are the struts just diagonal braces
> from the bottom of the wing post (or MS) to the spar?
>
> Leo P
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, William Gowen
> <wdgowen_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > 14:18 was my only official F1L flight. I had a new space frame wing
> for my
> > F1L but it was reduced to confetti by a scale model attack before
> getting
> > to fly. I finally gave up on trying to figure out the wing tuck
> problem on
> > my other wings and added wing struts to the outboard wing panel.
> This fixed
> > the problem enough for the model to launch at a little over .2
> in-oz. Even
> > with the wing struts the launch has to be near perfect to avoid a
> spin in.
> >
> > The A6 continues to be amazing. No adjustments were made since it
> was flown
> > at West Baden and Kent. All you have to do is wind it up and let it
> go and
> > it does another incredible flight.
> >
> > WIF7 seems to be at the end of it's life. It has developed a severe bunt
> > that keeps it from launching more than 23'. I spent a lot of time
> trying to
> > locate the problem but finally decided it was just tired.
> >
> > A last ditch effort to put up an official LPP flight while packing
> up ended
> > with a wall hit at about 3:40. A quick relaunch gave a total unofficial
> > flight time of about 9:45.
> >
> > All in all I think it was one of my better days!
> > On Jun 16, 2013 8:23 AM, <joshuawfinn_at_...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Bill's flight was very impressive. If you haven't seen his A-6's,
> you've
> > > missed out. Bill was also putting up some impressive test flights
> with his
> > > F1L. I didn't see any officials, but he's at least creeping up on 14
> > > minutes.
> > >
> > > As an additional note, my wife was putting up very nice flights
> with her
> > > Phantom Flash in there as well, with most flights coming around
> the 1:50
> > > mark. If the competition had been a little stiffer, I think she
> would have
> > > pulled 2:00 out of the bag.
> > >
> > > Good flying,
> > > Joshua Finn
> > >
> > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, William Gowen <wdgowen_at_>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Many many many.........
> > > > On Jun 15, 2013 3:55 PM, "mkirda_at_" <mkirda_at_>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > **
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Great! How many times did you hit the ceiling?
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards.
> > > > > Mike Kirda
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:Indoor_Construction%40yahoogroups.com>, "Bill" <wdgowen_at_> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > New A6 Cat 1 record - 7:53.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
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