1. Assymetric Flying Wing
A few thoughts by
Koen Van de Kerckhove
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2. Moment Tail Turn Engine Principe of assymmetric balance Airflow
Rotation
Tail CG
Conventional airplane

3. Moment Tail No turn Engine Drag Weight Principe of assymmetric balance
Rotation
Airflow
Drag
E and T and D
compensate turning
Tail CG
Weight
Compensate moment M
Blohm & Voss 141

4. Principe of assymmetric balance Which solution for tailless designs?
No tail !
No force T ?
No force T
(Vision 1)May not create force D
No forces T and D
Prop needs to lay in center
Problem: where to place engine and cockpit?
Tailless airplane

5. M Weight Principe of assymmetric balance My way of thought (Vision 1)CG M
Rotation
Weight
Compensate moment M
No choice, prop in center.
Moment M
CG of center to left side
Problem: How is it possible to place a CG of center
AND the cockpit in center
Tailless airplane

6. Principe of assymmetric balance Other idea
No tail !
No force T ?
No force T
(Vision 2) E and D have to compensate
CG and Prop of center
Tailless airplane

7. M No turn Engine Drag Weight Principe of assymmetric balance
My way of thought (Vision 2)
Engine
Drag CG M
Rotation
Weight
Compensate moment M
Due the rotation prop CG and cockpit on left side of center
Moment and Weight compensate
Engine and Drag compensate
Tailless airplane

8. M No turn Engine Drag Weight Problem with this vision CG Rotation
Compensate moment M
If E and D compensate there is no more propthrust left to move the plane forwards
Tailless airplane

9. No turn Drag Engine Principe of assymmetric balance
My way of thought (Vision 3)
Drag
Engine CG
No force T
E and D have to compensate
E to the right
(Vision 3) E and D create moments around CG
E and D compensate the moments around CG
Still enginepower left to move the plane

10. Is my way of thought correct?
Did anybody make RC models in this way?
Any others comments are also welcome.
Keep that brain spawning wings.
Koen Van de Kerckhove
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