There are 2 versions of the WVB space ferry. One has the glider forward canard as modeled on this thread. On page 42 of Hagerty's "SpaceShip Handbook" (2001) the author shows an LPR version of this model built by Ryburn Ross, which he claims flew straight and stable. There are few other details. There is a static picture of the model on the pad and the author says that all 4 rear fins are the same size providing lots of fin area.
The other version is the glider with a delta wing (which I modeled). Interesting enough, on the front cover of the Sport Rocketry magazine dated September/October 1995 (Vol. 39, No. 4) is an HPR version of this model taking off. The take-off looks good, but there is no description of the flight. There is a small inset on about the fourth page describing the model as Larry Street's 6 foot tall model, which flew at LDRS 14 on an I211 motor. There are no other details.
I might build a smaller model, no RC just a test bed and see what happens and adjust accordingly as I go along before I build a larger version.
My big problem is the MPF or even just depron. The Model Plane Foam site claims that their hands are tied on shipping. I question that seriously. I was going to order 23 bucks worth of foam. 8 2x4 ft. sheets of 6mm. 23 bucks right. With shipping it was 75 dollars. To me that's extortion.
So I spent a great deal of time on the net and so far have turned up little except smaller sheets that won't help me that cost nearly 5 bucks a sheet. I may end up using the dollar foam 2x4 sheets I can get. The paper comes off easy and sometimes the sheets are pretty smooth but not always.
Does anyone have a source for this stuff that won't cost me a arm and a leg?
The vendor is completely transparent about where the shipping costs come from -- see https://www.modelplanefoam.com/index.php/shipping-information/ If you seriously doubt that it's true, check USPS and Fedex shipping costs yourself. You might be able to save a little if the sheets are cut to stay below the Fedex limits, ask the vendor (but they may already be doing this for shipments to the west.)The Model Plane Foam site claims that their hands are tied on shipping. I question that seriously.
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