StephenCarlson / MiniHawk-VTOL

Artwork for the MiniHawk VTOL, a 3D-Printed Tricopter/Fixed-wing hybrid aircraft.
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Removable and Interchangable Wings #25

Open StephenCarlson opened 3 years ago

StephenCarlson commented 3 years ago

The support structure for the forward nacelles can be isolated from the rest of the wing, such that the wing can be removed without disrupting the tilt servo and nacelle. The elevon servo and remainder of the wing would be included in the removable element. How the Solar Cells and top wing surface would be unaffected is unknown. This feature would also allow for using different wing variants in an effort to reduce weight and try different implementations; Upper-and-Lower surface 3D printed, Upper-only 3D printed, foam and other variations. The wings contributed the most weight to the vehicle and this would allow for compartmentalizing the issue.