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Re: steve's dragon 13 Dec 2013 00:02 #768

I would NOT sweep the wing forward on the Carbon Dragon unless there is considerable redesign of the wing structure to handle the aerodynamic twisting loads or torque stresses at the fuselage juncture.



A search of the web also describes powerful pitching moments and center of pressure movement associated with the swept forward wing ... all of which must be dealt with in the design for flight dynamics.



Many glass gliders use the sweep forward method to provide proper CG and to get the wing roots away from the pilot' head (or passenger's head if a two-seater) ... but their wings are very heavy.


I might add that adding pilot weight coupled with a more forward CG results in a lower speed limit when under tow.


www.continuo.com/windrose/culver.htm ... Transcription of Irv Culver’s Analysis for Windrose 15m:
If you can read this 13 page design analysis by Irv Culver, you may be qualified to redesign the Carbon Dragon wing.


Steve
S. Steve Adkins

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