Intro to Aerospace
July 8th, 2009
My second design decision was to use a foam wing from a Piper Cub trainer kit. The idea was that foam would absorb more impact force generated from the guaranteed-to-ensue carnage. This wing, however, was designed for powered flight, not gliding.
Aerospace Law 1:
Short Wings = High Speed
That’s why fighters have short wings and Cessna’s have long safe ones
Combine this with previously mentioned factors – more weight and more speed = bigger crashes! Let the fun begin.