CutieDarkFae

I got my tech drawing package today, wai! *bounces happily* Next up is to get the LongEZ plans printed out, and then find the space to build this (don't expect anything to happen soon on that front though

Are the Berkut Construction Videos available anywhere?

We would hope to recognize you some day as a canard friend. The net is full of no-name posters. I just like to know who i'm talking to.

I'm happy to be a canard friend, and is CutieDarkFae not enough of a name for you? I prefer to keep my actual self off the internet as much as possible, I just don't trust it.

Why is my last question moot?  Is there nothing that can be done to improve this?

If you want to use shorter runways, you can add a lot of power (O-540) for getting out and a C-S prop, VG's on the wing and canard (not a lot of data on actual stall speed reduction, although a lot of claims), trailing edge fences (same comment) and very heavy duty brakes for getting in.

VG? (Sorry, sometimes I'm not up on the terminology, yet) But what you're saying does imply that it is acceleration and deceleration that are the key improvements that could be made.

And flying them better also.

How does my real name help you know who I am unless you already know me somehow?

I keep reading that people need what some people consider insanely long runways for their canard planes.

Ignoring the question of what constitutes 'insanely' here, why do they need such long runways?  Lack of acceleration?  Lack of deceleration?  What can we do to make this better?

Congrats on getting her all up and ready  I wish you a lovely first flight

And an even better second flight

I wonder what the flight time on that is, what batteries it uses, etc

I cannot offer sensible, helpful suggestions I fear.  I can however offer comments.  Such as: Ouch!  I'm glad no metal parts got hurt.  May this be simpler and cheaper to repair than you expected, but not so simple/cheap to make you worry.

Oh, I can also offer chocolate

*sigh* So many lovely concepts, so few aircraft to actually fly  I wonder why people even bother entering this field now, so few of them get anywhere near success  'Tis truly a field of broken dreams.

*wonders if a field of broken dreams is any good to fly over*

Shiny, I wonder what epoxy they're using to paint it black.  That'd get VERY hot in the Australian Summer