Simplicity and versatility in foam
Article, photos, and design by Charles Mackey
Read the full article in the June 2014 issue of Model Aviation.
The X-Stream is the fourth in the series of “X” designs. All were successful and unusual, but the X-Stream was different because it was a complete break from the first three in order to test the
The wing area of a typical small foam design was doubled and used as the amount of side area for the X-Stream. The Mean Aerodynamic Chord (MAC) or 25% of the side area was put on the wing’s CG. The control surfaces were doubled in…