petrolero
Pattern Altitude
- Joined
- May 1, 2014
- Messages
- 2,399
- Location
- Denver, CO
- Display Name
- petrolero
- Home Airfield
- Centennial (KAPA)
He's up to 40% scale.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/12/21/orig-wingboard-airplane-extreme-sport-future-of-adventure.cnn/video/playlists/future-of-adventure/
I thought it would be pretty unstable with the center of mass that far above the center of lift without a lot of dihedral like several of his small scale prototypes had. He does have winglets so maybe that helps.
Anyway it looks stable enough with that model, but I wonder if a human rider will do as well. I'm sure someone will find a way to master it.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/12/21/orig-wingboard-airplane-extreme-sport-future-of-adventure.cnn/video/playlists/future-of-adventure/
I thought it would be pretty unstable with the center of mass that far above the center of lift without a lot of dihedral like several of his small scale prototypes had. He does have winglets so maybe that helps.
Anyway it looks stable enough with that model, but I wonder if a human rider will do as well. I'm sure someone will find a way to master it.
