Campers,
Not sure if my new (old) proposal would be 5' long when packed,but it may be less than 6'. There is an old design called the Crossbow that could easily be converted to a breakdown model, even more so than the original. Going from the root to the tips, the tubing would sleeve into the next smaller size tubing in several places, all the way out to the tips. The entire wing is made from a single spar, curved rearward. Some or most of the leading edge might be Carbon Fiber. This image is the only thing Google found that was even close. The Crossbow leading edge spar curved rearward only, though, with no interior crossbars. A triangle control bar, regular keel, and struts instead of sidewires would be all the airframe needed.
A horizontal tailplane could be made with the same design as the wing, with fiberglass poles for the leading edges this time, curving rearward, and no other rigid parts.
I know the original Crossbow had control and handling issues, but I think we know enough
now to overcome those problems. Anybody out there have any images of the original Crossbow design, that they can share?
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