First, it will have high-lift devices built into the wing, including a fighter-type mixing of trailing edge flaps and a droopable leading edge. I like to experiment with technically challenging 'gadgets' from time to time, and there are several design goals associated with this project.

If you'd like to view a brief history of how the model came to be, click here.Īerobatic and 'sport' type planes generally work best when they're kept simple. A lot of research and development went into this model. Construction will be a molded composite fuselage, with molded composite wing and tail surfaces. With a target weight of 10 pounds or less, this gives a maximum wing loading of 25 oz./sq. The model will be 69 inches long, with a 57.5-inch wing span. It will feature flaps, and retracts, as well as optional leading edge flaps. I've learned a lot about design since then, and have updated the concept and named it the 'Eliminator 2'. (Click here for info on 'X-Plane'.) So, disregard the fact that some of these early images show the ventral fins.īack in 1994, I finished work on a sport jet kit called the 'Eliminator'. Research has showed us that I won't need them, and that was backed up with a flight model created and flown in the 'X-Plane' simulator. *Note: During the construction process that follows in this article, I've decided not to use the lower ventral fins. (I mention the prop size because the landing gear is optimized for a 11-degree angle of attack (AOA) on takeoff and landing, without danger of a prop strike.) 60-size 2-stroke engine, and a 12' propeller. Using information gained by another project, 'Using a plastic display model to produce RC plans', I've created a sport jet which can be flown with a standard.

(For info on the 'X-Plane' simulator, click here.) Construction 00 - Design Overview J-47 'Eliminator 2' Sport Jet Testing of the J-47 'Eliminator 2' Sport Jet in 'X-Plane'

Gridded vellum