nerdnic | nnSpeedWing Stress Test

My SpeedWing design is featured in my nnMiG 3, nnA-10, and nnP-39, and is 2.5cm thick. A similar strength design is used in all my designs, though. The design centers around a piece of flat aluminum that's 1/2" tall x 1/16" thick, length varies on the wing size but generally 20". Benefits of my wing are speed, strength, and little to no flex.

Since my nnMiG 3 I've made claims about how strong my wing is. I made claims that my SpeedWing design could handle repeated 100mph tight banked turns. And with those claims came people who doubted how strong my wing design was. How could a DTFB wing be strong? How could it pull that many Gs?

Knowing I had a winning design on my hands, I produced videos showing it in action. But even though I knew it could handle anything you could throw at it in the air, I've never known just how strong it actually was. 120mph banked turn with a 1500g plane has to be pulling a lot of Gs, right? How many Gs could the wing actually take before it failed?

So I put it to the test to see how much sheer weight my wings can hold. The results are amazing..

[erich]

To move to peak bending and shear loads closer to the fuselage joint, use a rope around the center of the wing to support a bucket.

[Project-Air]

Nice video Nic, looking forward to more like this. Probably have to start using aluminium in my builds from now on :)

[Rynomum]

I love the tapered wing design.  Would you possibly be able to design a speed wing for the FT Spitfire?  Its one of my favorite Flite test designs.  

Thanks

[the_ep_nerd]

Hey where do you get your aluminum spar?

[Pigeoncraft]

Perhaps you can create a basket with a very wide strap and put weight in the basket below.

[donm]

Just wondering if your still around? you had a good thing going here miss learning about the hobby from your page. Hope all is ok!

[lmdetect]

keep in mind folks that this is Dollar Tree foam board. Either way, impressive.