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Location: Walkersville, Maryland, United States

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Saturday, January 28, 2006

Circulator 2-Concept-New Project

Remember the Circulator? (Picture to follow.) Well, believe it or not, I think maybe it can be improved. So that may well be my next project.
Here is the idea.
Replace the Built-up Fleetwon wing with a Gotcha 460 foam wing from the Corehouse. This replacement will enable me to recess a Chicken Hopper tank into a wing cutout just like on the Yankee Nipper. That will allow a shorter nose nose moment without sacrificing any fuel capacity.
Otherwise I will keep the tail moment the same. And keep the tail feathers the same. And keep the two wheel aluminum landing gear on the fuselage.
The original Circulator is a very good performer just as it is. So a lighter Circulator 2 with a little more wing area, a double tapered wing instead of a barn door wing, and a shorter nose moment seems like an idea worth trying to me.
So here goes... Still plenty of building time before Spring...

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