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  1. SubmarinerTom

    Designing wings for a high performance micro-sub

    Okay, you gotta see my drawings. When I said ailerons, I meant forward dive planes. They'd work great in unison with elevators for crisp pitch control. Perhaps I should make a web-site for this project because there seems to be genuine, knowledgable interest in it but I just seem to spin my...
  2. SubmarinerTom

    Designing wings for a high performance micro-sub

    Mike, Thanks. Drag is a max velocity, motor heat and battery loading issue for me so I would like to minimize it. Wings / controll surfaces... "Eyeball 'em"? I was really hoping for a more calculated approach. rb, Thanks for clarifying. Copying convensional subs is easy, again I was...
  3. SubmarinerTom

    Designing wings for a high performance micro-sub

    Mike, You make me laugh, thank you. Weight on or off the trailer is not an issue. I actually need the weight to make buoyancy so I'll use steel framed control surfaces with molded contouring and Fiberglas finish. I'd like to combine elevators and forward dive planes but control is a real...
  4. SubmarinerTom

    Designing wings for a high performance micro-sub

    I have researched for close to a year a very special project and for the life of me can't get my head around what wing shape to use for my micro- submarine. Also known as control surfaces, they need to be low drag. Throw everything you think of conventional submarines out the window. Most...
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