DIY puller RC flying wing airplane with Kline–Fogleman modified airfoil

by synesso on 9/8/2018, 11:59 AM with 20 comments
  • by LoSboccacc on 9/9/2018, 7:00 AM

    some people testing KFm on a large rc I found now while looking for info on the airfoil itself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H-s7yuJcwk

    it's interesting. too bad I couldn't find any video in a wind gallery. (edit: did my own, not the best software but it's something https://i.imgur.com/TudMHlX.png - there's some lift in there to be had)

    Ultimately I'm still unconvinced it works the way they tell it works.

  • by fit2rule on 9/9/2018, 7:04 AM

    I build and fly RC .. and I love the Kline-Fogleman device.

    Its so simple, you can teach anyone to build one, and it will fly. Its so simple, one wonders if it could be the basis of a self-assembly/auto-assembly art project, whereby raw material is fed into the box, a crank is turned, and out flies a new airplane. This is a mind-experiment I've been toying with for a while .. automated assembly of KF-based airplanes.

  • by akavel on 9/9/2018, 6:57 AM

    Related, also a DIY flying wing, but non-RC, full size: http://www.facetmobile.com/

  • by jaytaylor on 9/9/2018, 6:45 AM

    Looks like a fun project!

    Imagine a version of this with forward-facing and bottom-facing cameras which transmit back in real-time.

    Seems like it'd be a sort of holy grail for the vehicle class.

  • by perk on 9/9/2018, 6:45 PM

    Cool! I want to build this but I don’t have any spare parts. What do I need to buy?

  • by abakker on 9/9/2018, 3:49 PM

    I think the Parrot Disco is a commercial drone modeled on the same concept. unlike other fixed wing drones, they appear to be very easy to fly.