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Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:48 pm
by thys bas
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:28 pm
by kloot piloot
Very interesting Thys, thanks for sharing.
Weren't all planes from that era actually microlights ? "Lap en pyp" ? The 1970's and 80's Quicksilvers, Springbok, Mac CDL, Shadow designs were actually all based on the aerodynamics and consepts of their brethren from the early 1900's.
Wonder what motor they used back then ...
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:50 pm
by John.com
1910 . . . microlight?
No, no, this was THE aircraft of the day!
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:30 pm
by Bundy
What always amazes me about these old aircraft is that the "Basics" have not changed much in over 100 years. The massive changes were really to come from the developments in materials and powerplants over the decades.
The undercarriages of these graceful old birds always seem to scare the crap outta me!....
Toothpicks and marie biscuits!!
Thanks for sharing.
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:25 pm
by Neophron
Found this at the Winterton Museum. The quality is not very good...
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:50 pm
by lamercyfly
Actually Bundy, weight shift flexwings are the most modern design concept in aviation.
You are correct in that power and technology has improved the basic design of the fixed wing aircraft, BUT, flexwings are the most modern invention.
I read a few years back in the New Scientist, that flexwing was being incorporated (and at that time had already been testflown), into fighter jets of the USA Navy fleet.
I don't recall exactly what they were incorporating, but I do recall that the camber section of the wing could be changed in flight, continually as requried..
..ja boet, and now Air Creation have taken it one step further with their 'Corset' wing.. check out their website. Now that is the LATEST in flex wing!!
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:20 pm
by kloot piloot
lamercyfly wrote:Actually Bundy, weight shift flexwings are the most modern design concept in aviation.
Not quite Paul,
DaVinci in the 1480's (although only concepts), George Cayley 1790 - 1840's, Lilienthal and Lavezzari ?
NASA only patented the concepts and improved it with better materials.
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:26 pm
by kloot piloot
Lilienthal in 1895
Re: Discovered in an old file: 1910 microlight?
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 6:29 pm
by kloot piloot
Cayley 1840's with halve weightshift (pilot shifts forward and backwards in the gondola for pitch) and direction was a "small" control surface
Quantum Peggasus probably got their vertical stab idea from this dude ...
