The Garage is ready

I have cleared a 18' x 10' area on which to build the panels. Hopefully it will be enough room to move arounf once the panels are stitched together.

Plans

The plans have arrived!
Time to start working on getting the garage organized for the build.

NACA 00XX Foils

I have created an excel spreadsheet to calculate the profile of any NACA 00XX profile using the formula:

 

Pleasze go to :
http://www.i550.org/index.php?option=com_kunena&Itemid=2&func=view&catid=7&id=7602
to download the .xls file.

or contact me at my email.

Hull Number 328

I have just received confirmation that the hull number for this build is 328.  

Plans

The plans have been ordered.  I am now sitting on pins and needles.  waiting........

"Adventure is just bad planning."
Roald Amundsen

The i550 Adventure Begins

After many months of reading, thinking, reading some more I have decided to take the plunge and start my i550 adventure.  So with this blog I will chronicle the build of Adia.

Adia is a Swahili name for a girl that means 'Gift'.