Hahaha, good luck pulling that sucker out 😀

Know what you mean Homer, not as easy as it sounds. Had a E.E. Lightning do the same once a long time ago. Buried one wheel up to it’s axle and the other just over the tyre. When first inspected, it was found that the high tyre was just about bursting as it had worn to the belts under heavy braking. A strong wire cage was put round it and then the tire was deflated with a .303 bullet fired from a safe distance. The tire blew itself to pieces and the shrapnel was mostly contained. A new wheel fitted and then a heavy lift crane, running on those interlocking runway plates (senior’s moment) had to be used to lift her clear and put her back on the runway. There was no way that sucker was going to be ‘pulled’ out. 😀

Hey guys, you think you’ve got it bad. Just think about us poor ******s, sweltering in 35* and no pool to jump in. :diablo::diablo::diablo:

Adelaide, South Australia

Perhaps these pics can shed some light…;):diablo:

The wings may fit the silhouette but the nose is now where near it. I’m guessing that it was intended to have side intakes and a solid nose.

How about the swing wing Lightning. Nothing known except for this silhouette.

Juke. I can’t really answer your questions. The JD-2 is reportedly a very stable platform and many are still flying in the States. They have a rather flat lift off and a nose high landing attitude. How mine will compare I’ve no idea…as yet. At a later date I will build a large model and try to evaluate it. I’ll have to be careful not to over power it though. Even a brick will fly given enough horses. I’ve often wondered if that has been taken into account on the ……..seniors moment….that radio controlled Facetmobile like thing that’s on utube????

As to Reynolds number, haven’t got that far yet. The books that I have don’t cover unusual platforms like the double delta, or truncated taper wing, what-ever you want to call it. I’m thinking of contacting an aero-design lecturer in a local university to see if he would set it as a test for his students. Free analysis, hopefully.
I hope you’re right about weight, it’s going to have some weighty wooden spars, more than your conventional plank wing. Leading edges may also be a ply-f/glass combo as well. Time will tell.

Doug

Thanks for your comments guys. It’s coming on……..slowly.

Moggy, the inst’ panel isn’t set in concrete so to speak. Will a glass display really be cheaper? I haven’t flown with one and have reservations about readability in our bright sun light.
This plane was originally meant to be built on the cheap, like not using aircraft grade materials and scrounging as much as I could. Call me another penniless flyer.
Pity you guys don’t have a more ultralight/recreational/experimental following. That’s the reason I stopped visiting.

Juke, the names Doug, if you want to use it. Also, if you would like to see more about my plane and it’s development, go to homebuiltairplanes.com and search for either ‘Introducing the Eagle-Ray’ or ‘Slow flying Delta’s’ (I think they’re the correct links)

Nash Rambler

I glad you guys enjoyed my ‘stary’. Must check my spelling a bit better.

Just another episode with the Rambler. Remember I said that the starter button was under the clutch pedal. Well, one day the car was being a bugga to start and eventually, the button got so hot, it burst into flames. A pinic disconnection of the battery and some water thown in against the fire wall dowsed it before any real damage was done.
The button was cooked so I had to fine another. At that time, only the Mini was still using a similar button but it was way too small to either fit, or to handle the starter current required to turn over the 3.3 motor.
I did some hunting around and eventually found an almost identical starter button used on, of all things, a combined harvester. Worked like a dream.

Gee I wish I still had that car. BTW, as ugly as it was, it was still a chick magnet.

Cheers, Doug