Micro-Mir

[jcf]

One of the biggest issues with a BWB/flying wing design is pressurization, manufacturing and
derivative development, all of which are easily accomplished with a "tube" fuselage that is parallel
sided with a constant cross-section for most of its length which means repeatable components,
and easy pressurization. The BWB and flying wing concepts have none of those features which
greatly increases costs across the board.

The Flying V design, originally that of a young Dutch engineering student, that
Airbus is now investigating goes a long way towards addressing many of those
issues. The passenger compartments are constant section elliptical tubes that fit
within the constant section airfoil "wing".

Justus Benad's 2015 paper, as to be expected details have changed as it's been
further developed:
https://www.dglr.de/publikationen/2015/370094.pdf

The page for the TUDelft development team:
https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ae/flying-v/

The tech page:
https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ae/flying-v/technology/

[jcf]

Yeah, 49" sounds about right. 98" sounds even better....

I've built flying models a LOT smaller than that........

You'd be willing to spend the £1,000 or so for a 1/72 kit? 

[PR19_Kit]

You'd be willing to spend the £1,000 or so for a 1/72 kit? 

Well no, but I bet SOMEONE would. I can think of a few IPMS-UK members who'd fork out that sort of money just to say they had got one! 

[Martin H]

You'd be willing to spend the £1,000 or so for a 1/72 kit? 

Well no, but I bet SOMEONE would. I can think of a few IPMS-UK members who'd fork out that sort of money just to say they had got one! 

Now, why do I get the feeling you were looking in my direction when you said that Spackman. 

And no I wouldnt shell out that sort of cash for a model either.

[PR19_Kit]

Now, why do I get the feeling you were looking in my direction when you said that Spackman. 

And no I wouldnt shell out that sort of cash for a model either.

Actually I wasn't OGL, but now that you mention it........................ 

[jcf]

An airliner version would be good, the projected AW55, but where the devil would you put the windows? Maybe all along the leading edge?

AW55 was the Apollo.

[PR19_Kit]

But there was a previous 'AW55' design, which was an all wing aircraft. They re-used the AW55 number for the Apollo after the wing designs all got cancelled.

[jcf]

But there was a previous 'AW55' design, which was an all wing aircraft. They re-used the AW55 number for the Apollo after the wing designs all got cancelled.

Was that in place of an all-wing airliner develoopment of the AW50 which was the predecessor
of the AW52?

None of the post-war 'speculative' flying projects that appeared in small photos or magazine
adverts received type numbers. Personally I've not seen any documentation that A.W. 55 was
ever officially assigned to anything other than the Apollo.

[PR19_Kit]

It was mentioned in a Flying Review Magazine article a long time ago. They specially mentioned that it was odd that AW re-used the type number.

[chrisonord]

Micro mir have released  3 d pictures of an L 13 zeppelin in 1/144th scale.

[63cpe]

Ow, yeaah. I like the AW Apollo. Also like the Aviation Traders Accountant as other obscure (transport) planes.

David aka 63cpe

[Dizzyfugu]

For the fans of some really exotic concepts: Micro-Mir will release in Jan. '21 an 1:72 Piaggio Pegna P.C.7 - a (not successful) mix of an aircraft and a hydrofoil boat:

[PR19_Kit]

Oh YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! 

My kind of aeroplane! I tried to build one from a Macchi MC72 but failed. Now I can do it properly.

The only vehicle that might have been capable of breaking the World Air Speed Record and the World Water Speed Record AT THE SAME TIME! 

[Later] For the first time in my life I put a kit on backorder at the Big H... 

[zenrat]

So many possibilities.  Including a submersible version...

Micro mir have released  3 d pictures of an L 13 zeppelin in 1/144th scale.

I make that over a metre long.  Cool.

[ericr]

what a beauty !

long love seaplanes !