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Details

Control

General considerations

Initial design

Off design

Improvements

More improvements

Final thoughts

Bugs

Version

Difference

Propeller basics

Parts of a propeller

How it works

How it works 2

Efficiency

Propeller or propellor

Propeller angles

Airfoil sections used

Prop Designer FAQ

Adapting an existing propeller

Conversion ratios

Transmission

Glossary

Propeller FAQ

How good?

Comparison

Light Eagle

Monarch

Steam Boat Willy

Pendragon

Conclusion

Appendix 1

What’s new

Disclaimer

Resize text

Links

Steam Boat Willy

What is a HPA

Stored energy

HPA names

Jupiter

Mercury

Where are they now?

HPA apparent mass effects

Turning flight

General turning flight

Long wings

Ground effect

Some solutions

Air effects

About the author

Author

Book Reviews

Pedal powered planes 1

Pedal powered planes 2

Pedal powered planes 3

Pedal powered planes 4

Pedal powered planes 5

Pedal powered planes 6

Pedal powered planes 7

Pedal powered planes 8

Pedal powered planes 9

Pedal powered planes 10

Basic concepts

The SI system

Derived units

Prefixes

Mass and weight

Energy and power

Scalar and vector

Non-dimensional numbers

Radians

Parts of a HPA

Maths

Modelling

Stress and strain

Freedom

Centre of gravity

Greek alphabet

Pilot

Pilot as an engine

Piloting skills

Available power

Available power 2

Available power 3

Aerodynamics

Basic aerodynamics

How a wing works

Reynolds number

Parts of an aerofoil

The stall

Aerofoil sections

Dat files

Basic formulas

More about power

Forces on an aerofoil

Aspect ratio

Aspect ratio effects

Lifting line

Induced drag

Ground effect

Axes of rotation

Intermediate aerodynamics

Washout

maneuvering envelope

Flutter

Thin aerofoil theory

Computer programs

Basic theory

Time averaged result

Smoothing

Laminar separation bubble

Modeling the stall

Aspect ratio

Java Foil

XFLR5

Stability

Longitudinal stability

Basic forces

Achieving stability

Detailed design

Canard

Phugoid

Lateral stability

Dihedral

Pendulum stability

Directional stability

Weathercock stability

Spiral stability

Climbing flight

Sizing tail surfaces

Sizing the elevator

Sizing the rudder

Takeoff run 1

Takeoff run 2

Takeoff run 3

Takeoff run 4

Kremer (Cont)

Structural

Over engineering

Materials

Wing spars

Load on wings

Second moment of area

More second moment of area

Neutral axis

Shear force

Beams in bending

Euler buckling

Columns in compression

Hybrid spars

Local buckling failure

Stressing

Spar location

In-plane loads

Lift wires

Variations

Secondary structure

Making ribs

Wing covering

Covering with Melinex

Laced joints

Czerwinski laced joints

Alternative method

Fuselage

Undercarriage

Rear fuselage

Controls

Control considerations

Elevator control

Rudder control

Wing control

Other controls

Instrumentation

Pilot’s position

Propeller position

Fairing

Communications

Wing angle

Tail boom

Tail surfaces

Spar location

Spar strength

Tools

Hot wire cutter

Other considerations

Where to fly?

Ground handling

Weather

How long to build?

Insurance

Health & safety

Risk assessment

Document

Glossary

Kremer links

Suppliers

Kremer updates

Wyvern

Long wing

Flying speed

Drag

Power

Propeller sizing

Long wing spar

Load distribution

Loads on sections 1

Loads on sections 2

Loads on sections 3

Tensile loads

Compressive loads

Spar buckling

Cantilever

Safety factor

Spar weight

Elevator

Rudder

Wyvern’s takeoff run

Short wing

Speed, drag and power

Short wing spar 1

Short wing spar 2

Tail size

Alternate terms

Why build a HPA?

References

List of symbols


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