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Hangar Flying / Canard with dihedral a la Stagger-EZ

« on: May 06, 2008, 09:58:51 PM »

Hello all,
I've been wondering about Steve Wright's interesting canard configuration. I understand that roll rate is increased due to less turbulent air over the ailerons, but I was wondering if this also increases roll stability due to dihedral effect. A Long-EZ builder/pilot friend of mine was commenting on his aircraft's lack of dihedral on any surface, and I immediately thought of the Stagger-EZ. Anyone have any first-hand info/insight on this setup? Has anyone tried this on a Long-EZ? If you're browsing this forum Steve, your comments would be very welcome. Cheers!

Hangar Flying / Long-EZ Maingear

« on: February 20, 2008, 01:52:36 PM »

Hello all,
I'm busy gathering materials for my build, and I've noticed a lot of variation in the appearance of the maingear hoop on various aircraft. It looks like a lot of builders add a fairing to streamline this piece, sometimes with quite a bit of chord, but I'm wondering if everyone generally uses the same hoop underneath. Or is there variation here as well? Any advice is appreciated. I've got a couple of possible leads on maingear, and I just want to make sure there isn't more to this than I think.

Cheers,
Localizer

Hangar Flying / Pre-cut foam cores for Long-EZ

« on: September 26, 2007, 02:34:37 PM »

Hello all,

I just purchased an original Long-EZ plans set, and I intend to start building next spring. I'm planning to spend the winter gathering materials etc. that I'll need for this project, and I'm wondering about pre-cut foam cores for the Long-EZ wing, strake, and Roncz canard. Someone told me that these are still available. Does anyone know if in fact they are, and who is supplying them? I don't mind the idea of hotwiring, but this looks like a good way to save some time and maybe get a better result. I'll welcome any suggestions or comments. Thanks.