AIRES SHARP V1 ORIGINAL CAD MODEL

Aires Sharp is a micro DLG that uses 4 servo's for full camber changing and different flight modes. It is extremely small, yet despite it's small size the performance is rather interesting to say the least. The wing was designed with the aid of XFLR5 and many different airfoils were used to find what seemed to give the highest L/D and slowest flight speed to create a good sink rate. After the wing was modeled in CAD based on the wing that had the best numbers in XFLR5 some of the geometry was bent and twisted using nothing else other then a good sense of intuition or intelligent guesses. The DLG is still in testing as of 20160422. Prototype 2 is almost complete and due to added reinforcements it will have a higher wing loading. In the first flight test, the 12pm afternoon breeze had begun and the DLG seemed to live up to it's name. It's sharp clean design and good alignment of all parts allowed it to slip and cut through the air, so it's penetration was impressive. New wings are being looked at. Slight span size might increase to allow for the extra reinforcements to be added to increase the durability, yet keeping the wing loading around the right spot.

Basic CAD model used for the Aires Sharp micro DLG. 679mm wing span. Fully CNC molded wings, pod and tails.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2650281-Aires-Sharp-V1-V4

Airfoil: 20141119 tip +2
Wing Span: (26.71") (678.44mm)
Wing Area: 98.73 square inches
AUW 48-51grams