The Flying Wing: A Scratch Design / Build
A 29mm Powered Flying Wing utilizing a Rear Eject Spool
2026-10-11 Nose Cone
Turned the Nose Cone on my wood lathe from Pine, I glued a couple pieces of 2 X 4 together to make this.
Also cut the templates for the Wings
2026-10-12 Wings and Tubes
Cut, Sanded and routed the wings... Cut the BT/C-70 Tubes
2026-10-13 C-70 and Wings
Laid out and prepped the C-70 for the fins.
Poked (70) 0.044 diameter holes through the C-70 for each fin.
Then injected glue through those holes, wiped the excess glue from the coupler,
and then glued the wings in place.
Poked (70) 0.044 diameter holes through the C-70 for each fin.
Then injected glue through those holes, wiped the excess glue from the coupler,
and then glued the wings in place.
Wing Fillet Dowels
2026-10-14 Through Wall Gluing
Poked (120) 0.044 diameter holes through the C-70 tubes, adjacent to the 3/16" dia dowels. Then injected Gorilla Wood Glue through the holes, incorporated into the fillets.
Titebond Quick and Thick Glue Fillets
I noticed the C-70 tube was oval, due to the shrinking of the tube due to the glue drying.
I installed the fixture I built that's used to make a C-60 tube oval, basically two wooden ramps. I used these to force the tube back into a round condition while the glue dries. The Nose Cone was insert also to use as a rounding fixture.
I installed the fixture I built that's used to make a C-60 tube oval, basically two wooden ramps. I used these to force the tube back into a round condition while the glue dries. The Nose Cone was insert also to use as a rounding fixture.
2026-10-15 Sanding C-70 i.d. and installing the BT-70H
Used my home made Bore Sander to smooth out the through the wall glue "rivets".
Cut the BT-70H, applied Gorilla Wood Glue onto the outside of the C-70 and Elmer's Glue -All White Glue to the snout of the C-70, and then slid it into place.
After letting the glue set-up for a couple hours I started gluing the BT-70H to the Wing Dowels. The BT-70H was sanded at the glue joints.
2026-10-16 Nose Cone Ballast and Dowel
Cut the Steel Ballast, 1" Dia. x 1/2" Long, and the 1" Dia Pine Dowel. Then used Gorilla Wood Glue to secure everything.
Tube Fins
Cut the BT/C60 Tube Fins using my Chop Saw. Scuffed the Tube Fins at the attachment locations using Sandpaper, then applied Gorilla Wood Glue to the Wings and placed the Tube Fins.
