Workshop participant Ralph Kimberlin in the Pioneer IId

Jim Marske's first plank design the XM1

Jim Marske and the Monarch G

Past Workshops

Mar 20-21, 2004, composite workshop

Nov22-23, 2003, spar workshop

Oct 2002

May 3-5th 2001

September 28- October 1, 2000

May 11-13th, 2000

October 8, 9 and 10th, 1999

May 6,7,8th 1999

June3, 4,5,6th 1999

Feb 18-20,'99

Feb 18 report and photos

November 12-15, 1998 This workshop offered a complete day to introduce flying wing concepts as well as intermediate airfoil and wing design. Check out the November 98 workshop report

September 3-5, 1998. This workshop was a great success! Check our pictures

Flying Wing Design

Saturday and Sunday
July 17-18, 2004

The workshop particpants just before the flight of the PIoneer IId.

The class in progress

This will be an indepth study of the essentials for designing a Flying Wing with emphasis on the Marske Planform.

Workshop-Flying Wing design Outline July 17-18, 2004

Misconceptions
Topics for discussion on Misconceptions for flying wings

Misconceptions of the flying wing full article

Discussions on the RAS about flying wings

Facts and Experience:

Workshop particpants looking at the Pioneer

A history of the development of the Marske Planform

Genesis Just how much drag is that tail?

Design changes ultilized in the PIII design from the Pioneer IId

Study of the PIII airfoil

Moveable CG's. The great advantages for Flying wings

Criteria for an ultralight flying wing

Flying the Pioneer IId in the 2003 season

Flying the Pioneer IId in the 2004 season

Performance Spreadsheets
General construction

Performance study of the Pioneer IId- spreadsheet

Performance study of the Pioneer III-spreadsheet

Comparison Performances study of Pioneer IId to Grob 102

Launch systems.

Design Process:
Requirements for a Flying wing design.

Planforms, Forward swept Plank designs and swept back designs

Discussion of the various parts of the flying wing and what they constitute towards performance and handling and the criteria for designing them

Airfoils for flying wings.
-history of airfoils used, fauvel, XM1 to the Pioneer IV airfoil

Wing Loading

Wash out in flying wing designs.

Taper ratio

Wing tip shapes

Fuselages.

Effects of aspect ratio.

Lift Distribution:

Pressure distribution

Rudder and Fin

Ailerons

Wing tips

Placement of the main wheel

Future for flying Wings

ALSO:

Films of actual test flights
-film of high speed runs, stalls and spin attempts
DVD of July 30,2003
DVD of August 13, 2003

The DVD of the Monarch Launch

And we might even fly the Pioneer IId.... after all isn't that the real test?

Pre-registration is required ($125).