DIY foam wings - how to

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ive started a guide to shaping foam wings on foilfeed, if anyones keen on having a crack at diy foils go check it out!

https://www.foilfeed.net/forums/topic/diy-front-wings/

[surfcowboy]

Your method is pretty ingenious. Cool of you to share how you make those things.

[PonoBill]

Cool article. I might try a few hand-shaped wings just for the hell of it. I have an outfit locally that will take my fusion 3D designs and mow them for me. Cheaply. Now if I could just find the time to do them in Fusion. Every time I open the software I realize I've forgotten everything I learned last time.

[surfcowboy]

Pono, please post up some starter wing models.

I’ve got folks who can cut them too down here. Actually using his method you could use a pretty small 3 axis cnc and just flip them.

How about a Fusion360 webinar or zoom series for the CAD-curious zoners? I can hack around but I’ve never put in the time (and had some help) to get proficient at editing wings.

[jamallstar]

And the (roughly) finished product

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[jamallstar]

Spot prize for anyone who can guess the theory behind this wing. Im not giving any details but i cant find any info relating to it previously being tried on a hydrofoil.


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[DavidJohn]

So you can turn with one side of the wing out of the water?

[surfcowboy]

The extremely low chord feels like it might glide for days.

[Piros]

They look great , Cloud 9 has just released a version along those lines but not quite as radical as yours. I've been test riding them super-efficient wings.

https://cloud9surffoils.com/collections/all-products/products/copy-of-full-carbon-foil-package-carbon-mast-carbon-fuselage-carbon-wings

[SUPdad]

Looks like a Horton wing. So flying wing, no tail. Cool!

[jamallstar]

Close! This one isnt a flying wing but youre on the right track. The horten brothers were also on the right track, they just didnt realize it at the time.

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[jamallstar]

They look great , Cloud 9 has just released a version along those lines but not quite as radical as yours. I've been test riding them super-efficient wings.

https://cloud9surffoils.com/collections/all-products/products/copy-of-full-carbon-foil-package-carbon-mast-carbon-fuselage-carbon-wings

Those new wings look wicked, but the design and theory behind it are worlds apart i promise! Not saying mine will work better, just that at this point its very different and no one can know for sure until we have tried it

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[surfcowboy]

Can’t wait to hear how it goes. Saw the Cloud9 in person yesterday and it is dang fast.