gurusan
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600mph!? !!! What kind of model plane is that!? PICS!
600mph!? !!! What kind of model plane is that!? PICS!
Well I'd definitely be interested to see how you approach the aerodynamic problems you'll face as well as the engine.
Ok from what I just read you are trying to make a rocket plane simmiler to the late german ww2 design of the Me 163. You are going to be powering it with a binary flue mix. Well all i can say is good luck the germans had trouble during the fuleing stage an many quite simply exploded during the process. Now if i was making such a craft i would use a single fule design many people have made them at home for various reasons an there is even a few designs on instructables.
I would suggest you also consider pulse jet as a meens of propulsion its simple to build one, i have seen one made from scrap parts on a TV show called scrap heap challenge not to mention the fact that you have a longer lasting supply of fule as its not all burned up leaving you to fly as a glider.
I am interested on how they are going to face the aerodynamics question myself I have a member of my family who is a aeronautical designer in my family an he said to me it takes years to develop the right characteristics for a aircraft to fly well not to mention safely.
The one drawback of that design is it was a weapon of desperation, some of the pilots who flew it said once was enough. I was watching a show on the history channel an a guy said it had the glide slope comparable to that of a rock, not to mention the fact that there is no landing gear on it you have to essentially perform a controlled crash landing.
Please don't take what i just said as discouragement I am just interested in this I used to build model aircraft when i was younger.