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gnu-V
1. Intro
2. CAD design
3. Airfoil
4. Renders


1. Intro
The Icarus V was a rigid wing hang glider designed by Taras Kiceniuk in the year 1973.

gnu "V" was the project for making a replica of a rigid wing based on the V ...
Icarus V studi
Fig 1. Icarus V analysis

Parameter          
          Value          
           Comment         
wing span
 9.75 m (32 ft)
chord
 1.52 m (5 ft)
constant
sweep
 20 deg
fledge=18 swift=20
dyhedral
 7 deg

washout
 7.5 deg
Difficult to spin
wing area
 14.86 m2 (160 sq ft)
weight
 29.5 kg (65 lb)
glide ratio
 10:1
tip rudder
 0.9 m ?
cage
 0.75x1.0 ?
Table 1

  Control system by cage and rudders down (Icarus V) or "A" frame and rudders up (Fledge) will be possible.

2. CAD design
November 2009: CAD plans (3D unifilar scheme)

Airfoil
1. Airfoil
 Plan
2. Plan view
Lasteral view
3. Lateral view
 Front view
4. Front view
3d
5. 3D
 3d
6. 3D
3d
7. 3D
 3d
8. 3D
Fig 2. CAD design

    CAD plans (.dwg): gnu-V_3D_20091121.dwg

3. Airfoil
  Airfoil coordinates: gnu-V.txt gnu-V.dat

Airfoil comparative
Fig. 3. Airfoil comparative: Liebeck, MH-78, Swift, gnu-V


4. Renders










Fig 4. Renders of gnu-V design version of Simon Frydman (France)
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