Re: [RCSE] 6 volt battery for retreiver

2008-08-21 Thread Lincoln Ross
If you're getting a new retriever,or changing the motor, it seems like a 12V wind is in order. I wonder if there isn't a way to play with the existing windings to accomplish the same thing. On a slightly related topic, I've discovered that for winding line onto the winch at a reasonable

[RCSE] Chicago Style wing?

2008-07-26 Thread Lincoln Ross
Just blew up a wing on my Chicago Style. Wondering if anyone has a set of wings for this glider. Particularly if the spoiler bay stops somewhat short of the end of the spar tube instead of extending past it. The wing failed about 2/3 of the way out, at the end of the spoiler bay. Thanks,

[RCSE] Re: Gordy- Logic without limits.....or I couild hae read the article in context:-)

2008-06-28 Thread Lincoln Ross
Just read the article. To some extent, I find myself agreeing (did I write that? pass the Risperdal!). However, just because Gordy and I succumb to tempatation when we have an electric glider* that is getting low, doesn't mean other people do. If you have the strength of will to ignore that

[RCSE] Re: Gordy- Logic without limits....The beauty of Limits...in the year 2424

2008-06-28 Thread Lincoln Ross
Actually the Cool thing about the PROGRAMABLE motor cutoff is that it includes the things you are looking for. The CD decides the alt that morning of the contest and ALL shut down at the same time, regardless of motor, prop, battery config. ALL start at exactly the same height and all

[RCSE] Re: Actually, you missed it

2008-06-28 Thread Lincoln Ross
Gordy, It's still a contest EVEN IF YOU, THE INFAMOUS GORDY, ARE NOT FLYING IN IT! The guys I know are not into playing loopholes. They just like to fly electric sometimes. At least two of us are LSF Level 4, and we didn't use electric motors in our gliders for that. My electric model

Re: [RCSE] YOU can break Carbon rod for, stab

2008-04-27 Thread Lincoln Ross
It's been pointed out to me that my post in reply to a message from Bill Wingstedt could be read as actually meaning to call him an idiot. I believe a close reading will reveal that I was agreeing with his brass tube/carbon rod trick and complimented him by asking him to make a couple of them

[RCSE] Re: Tech question for the guys that know

2008-04-25 Thread Lincoln Ross
That may be overkill, if the 1/8 was almost strong enough. Assuming that the wall is pretty thick, 1/4 would be 8X as strong and 16X as stiff, if I'm not mistaken. I wonder if the problem is that the rod is not very strong crosswise, so if there's a hint of a sharp edge, maybe it will crunch.

Re: [RCSE] Fwd: Gap seal tape testimonial - I could not resist sharing

2008-03-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
Guess I'd better not use any. I don't have anything that could survive 450 mph. Well, maybe the ballast in the nose Larry: Is this your way of making it fair for the rest of us? How high can you launch your T-28? You guys in California must be using heavy line these days. I'd feel bad

Re: [RCSE] EZ glider setup?

2008-02-08 Thread Lincoln Ross
Per Fritz Bien's suggestion, I drilled a hole in mine behind the existing hook and glued in a dowel.with CA (mine is 5/16 dia, not sure what Fritz used). Then I drilled a hole in the dowel and screwed in one of those rebent cup hook with wood thread towhooks. Mine is about 1/4 aft of the

Re: [RCSE] switch failure

2008-02-02 Thread Lincoln Ross
If KISS is always better, why are we using ailerons and flaps and computer radios? For that matter, why aren't we all just doing free flight? Can't get too much simpler in a flying thing than a free flight hand launch glider. I think this discussion is talking me into jack type switches,

[RCSE] Re:Stretching things a bit?

2008-02-02 Thread Lincoln Ross
users in all situations. Its generally an adequate compromise. If you feel you need more, get more. But taking this idea in a nonsense direction is, well, nonsense. Jim Thomas Lincoln Ross wrote: If KISS is always better, why are we using ailerons and flaps snip RCSE-List facilities

[RCSE] Re: Airfoil flight comparison( HN-216)?

2008-02-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
Looked like Michael is right. According to Profili, it's VERY similar to the RG-15. I checked it out at re*sqrt(CL)=100k and 150k. (That is, equivalent to a sailplane which is at Reynold's number of 100k and 150k when flying at Cl of 1) The two lines are just about right on top of each other.

[RCSE] Re: Tree'd Pike Superior and good guy award

2008-01-28 Thread Lincoln Ross
Gotta have that transmitter in your hands when he's tossing the plane out! (Or perhaps you were, if so, sorry.) A couple years back I did my own tree climbing and handed the tx to Fritz Bien. I tossed the glider out of the tree and that's the only time I've seen an Oly II do a tailslide. Come

[RCSE] Re: Bad Guy Alert

2008-01-16 Thread Lincoln Ross
Sorry this happened to you, but that name sounds like the oldest MO in the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphemus JAMES EALY wrote: Hello Guys: I just got scammed for $116 by Kevin Noone, Albany - that is the name given to me! I suspect that I was the third person he scammed from

[RCSE] Re: Launching Sanity

2007-12-24 Thread Lincoln Ross
I don't know about you guys raving about the Uber planes, but for me, the best glider is one that's just barely good enough* to have good flights on the particular day in question. While I think the spot landing is a very good thing, not least for safety reasons**, I would like the pilot's

Re: [RCSE] Line breakage and launching and contest management - was, Icon 2

2007-12-21 Thread Lincoln Ross
: At 10:09 PM 12/20/2007, Lincoln Ross wrote: It's not a big thrill to me, but I think most flyers really enjoy the big zooms. I got a 12V wind motor because I didn't know any better. It launches gliders fine, even big ones(134 and 85 oz.), but it doesn't power the big zoom. Academic for me now

Re: [RCSE] Passion about Icon 2, is it the wingspan?

2007-12-20 Thread Lincoln Ross
It's not ALL about the wingspan or the money. At least not always. At least in RES. (I know you're talking about Icons, but I'd be very surprised if the same potential wasn't there in unlimited, tho perhaps not with an Oly 2. Maybe a Mantis, tho.) This summer I saw two gliders, which are

Re: [RCSE] Line breakage and launching and costest management - was, Icon 2

2007-12-20 Thread Lincoln Ross
It's not a big thrill to me, but I think most flyers really enjoy the big zooms. I got a 12V wind motor because I didn't know any better. It launches gliders fine, even big ones(134 and 85 oz.), but it doesn't power the big zoom. Academic for me now because somehow I lost track of it in the

[RCSE] Re: Nats Scedule..... Who cares?

2007-12-11 Thread Lincoln Ross
Craig Allen wrote: Nats ??? Is that that little East Coast contest you guys have every year? But always complain about schedules and events? Out West we have Viselia, IHLGF, Southwest Classic, Fresno Classic and on and on And we fly 12 months out of the year :-) So if your bragging

Re: [RCSE] DLGs = Bang ,etc = cost per hour.

2007-12-03 Thread Lincoln Ross
10 or 15 years ago, had an Oly 2 foisted off on me (I didn't actually bid, it was a joke) for $25. I estimate 100 hours or more. Negelecting wear and tear on very cheap radio, new batteries, etc. that's 10 cents per hour. BTW, I think 100 is a neglected blend of practical, relatively

[RCSE] Re: Benchmarks. . .progress ??

2007-12-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
Harley, you've made many of the advances in the hobby yourself. (RDS comes to mind). However, it seems to me you're implying things are stagnant, and there I must disagree. While things are not pushing forward on all fronts, I've seen tremendous progress in the hobby since I've been in it, and

RE: [RCSE] Benchmark Sailplanes

2007-11-28 Thread Lincoln Ross
Not sure I like the sound of benchmark. Aren't those made out of bronze and cemented into granite? I feel old, because I haven't seen these names: Windsong Magic (Never flew either but saw SO MANY of them, and I did own an Anthem later.) turns like a: Metrick ;-) handles thermal turns like

[RCSE] Re: 2M Rambles

2006-08-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
Actually, I think, given the AG airfoils, optimum aspect ratio is probably a function of your vision. Given very good vision and very good skill with composites, optimum aspect ratio is probably upwards of 12, as in the original Agea 2M. More realistically, maybe a bit over 11. Wing loading

Re: [RCSE] MidSouth Air to be Sooo Good that Tasks Are Going LONNNGG!

2006-06-24 Thread Lincoln Ross
Suggest it would be easier for contest organizers instead of lng rounds that you make each plane carry a spherical ball, diameter equal to .15 X sqrt of wing area. Backup policy boules game if it's too windy to fly. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and

[RCSE] Re: Can one use a copper wire for an antenna

2006-06-22 Thread Lincoln Ross
If you can't, then I've been a very lucky free flighter all these years. I've used a number of different kinds of wire. Adminttedly the one with the thinnest, about 15 of lizst(sp?) wire and some gadgety base load, has only been flown to 1/4 mile downwind. It was an indoor model, the day was

Re: [RCSE] Looking for a 2-M

2006-06-21 Thread Lincoln Ross
You guys just need to explore low aspect ratio design so you can see the plane. I doubt if an 8:1 2M is much harder to see than a 16:1 unlimited. Hide radio in tapered wing. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] wiring Mantis

2006-06-03 Thread Lincoln Ross
resistance, and I've got double pins on most of the connections at the DB9 (except flap signal). Doubled up pins are connected with each other. Suggestions? Thanks, Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED

[RCSE] Re: Wanted Sagita 100 Kit

2006-05-22 Thread Lincoln Ross
Unless I missed out on some historic micro modelling, I think the kit you want is the Sagitta 900, named after the wing area. It was 100 inches.I had a couple of Sagitta 600's and liked them a lot. But the E205 airfoil is unlikely to work with a span of less than 32, chord of maybe 3 or 4,

[RCSE] Re: Design question - how large to make stabs?

2006-05-08 Thread Lincoln Ross
I've seen the following withstand some pretty scary launches: http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/bubbledancer/PDFs/htail_V2.pdf and especially this construction, tho you'd have to scale it up: http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/allegrolite2m/Allegro_Lite.pdf

[RCSE] re: soldering

2006-04-16 Thread Lincoln Ross
Either the rods are stainless and you have to really beat on them, or you're not using enough heat. (Well, ok, not beat on them, but use different flux or something. I have bad luck soldering to stainless, but no less a source than Mark Drela tells me it can be done. Kind of reminds me of the

[RCSE] Re: TX RF output? and urban legends

2006-03-09 Thread Lincoln Ross
I hope you're right. Wasn't always like that, and I suspect with park flyers, or any such single conversion (ugh! and yes, I've heard there are other solutions than dual conversion) receivers it still isn't. Back in 1990 or so, I conscientiously got a 1991 system on channel 20. I could shoot

[RCSE] Re: Power Supply repair

2006-03-09 Thread Lincoln Ross
Don't spend too much. You can get 15A surplus computer power supplies for $20 or so. (allelectronics.com is one place) Or half the price for 5 or 10 amps, I recall. At least some of the computer supplies are smart enough to shut off instantly as soon as you short them. Mine is like that,

[RCSE] Re: Replacement for Oracover lite

2006-03-09 Thread Lincoln Ross
You need to tell us what SORT of 100 RES airplane. Does it have a full d-tube or other structure that would provide torsional stiffness. If so, you could probably cover it safely with just about anything, though some coverings would be annoyingly vulnerable to punctures and such. RCSE-List

Re: [RCSE] Model Aviation Control Line???

2006-03-02 Thread Lincoln Ross
The (gas) heli and scale aerobatics guys don't have to scream. They only have to hint. Someone else will do the dirty work with their money. If that's what they want. If they don't, you have to admire them for their restraint. I don't know about the rest of control line, but I've watched some

[RCSE] soaring activity in Pioneer (yeah, right) Valley area in Massachusetts

2006-02-24 Thread Lincoln Ross
Anyone know of significant soaring actifity in Deerfield (Greenfield, Northampton, Amherst) area? I'm out there a lot these days. AMA site is a pain when searching for clubs. Thanks. Lincoln RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to

[RCSE] Re: soaring activity in Pioneer (yeah, right) Valley area in Massachusetts

2006-02-24 Thread Lincoln Ross
feeding the Quabin Resevior, but there is always a cleared field nobody will bother over you trespassing on. Rick Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:34:04 -0500 From: Lincoln Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: soaring activity in Pioneer (yeah, right) Valley area in Massachusetts

Re: [RCSE] Wind Question - Not for Sport Fliers

2006-02-20 Thread Lincoln Ross
I dunno about that not carrying ballast bit. Maybe things are different now, but my experience is that the E205 NEEDS the weight, even if it isn't all that windy. Maybe not 11 oz./ft^2 in a 2 meter, except if it's really windy, but 9 oz is fine. I also recall having a lot of fun on a really

Re: [RCSE] Re: Supra flies and antenna

2006-02-19 Thread Lincoln Ross
see belowL Simon Van Leeuwen wrote: Comments inserted; Lincoln Ross wrote: snip I wonder if anyone has tried using the tailboom for an antenna? How about the wing spar for the ground, i.e. negative, power wire? For reference, for another project I measured a carbon tow at 25ohms/ft

Re: [RCSE] Re: Supra flies and antenna

2006-02-19 Thread Lincoln Ross
Again, how many tows in a spar? 25 ohms/ft for JUST ONE TOW. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.

Re: [RCSE] Re: Supra flies and antenna

2006-02-19 Thread Lincoln Ross
to be given this? And how do you propose to make the physical electrical connections between the PWR supply (battery) and each of the loads (servos) and every one of those rovings? Sorry Lincoln, not trying to show you up, but trying to point out the magnitude of your assertions... Lincoln Ross

RE: [RCSE] pink sailplanes, tailbooms

2006-02-18 Thread Lincoln Ross
It appears to be a mold release issue, as on the latest one I wrapped the mandrel in very thin polyethylene sheet and the boom came off very easily. I'll bet that if I used Frekote or something, I'd be ok. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe

[RCSE] Re: Supra flies and antenna

2006-02-18 Thread Lincoln Ross
I wish I had a graphics program I actually knew, installed in this computer. Oh well. The possibilities Ahem, to be more relevant but perhaps still silly, I wonder if anyone has tried using the tailboom for an antenna? How about the wing spar for the ground, i.e. negative, power wire? For

[RCSE] pink sailplanes, tailbooms

2006-02-17 Thread Lincoln Ross
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[RCSE] supra booms

2006-02-15 Thread Lincoln Ross
oz bias glass. Can consider other layups, or even smaller booms as I have a collection of golf club shafts, fish poles, etc. At this point I'm just testing to see how much interest there is. Lincoln Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] (I might have put my phone number here but I was doing the first layup

[RCSE] long wings, flying in wind, finding that Xacto knife

2006-02-10 Thread Lincoln Ross
I have seen a 7m RC glider. Not legal for competition, of course. The guy was able to launch to 200 or 300 feet with one of those creaky old Davey Systems belt drive winches, which I was able to bog down with the 2M plane I was flying at the time. A low pass, right over your head, really

[RCSE] should have mentioned re which sailplane

2004-10-13 Thread Lincoln Ross
Polyhedral and other workload reducers allow more proficiency on less practice! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME

RE: [RCSE] Sailaire Spoiler Servo Mount

2004-10-13 Thread Lincoln Ross
If you practice a little, compensating for the spoiler is pretty easy to do manually. Probably takes about as much trouble as getting the mix right. And I've always used pull strings for spoilers with good results. Less trouble on assembly than plugging electrical connectors, and I'd guess

Re: [RCSE] monokote.... AHHHHHH!!!!!!

2004-10-10 Thread Lincoln Ross
. I suppose using an iron can cause little tiny scratches, but they are very hard to see. Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only

[RCSE] Re: launch height

2004-10-05 Thread Lincoln Ross
Here's an altitude track which I think was done with a 3M plane (with the extra drag of the gadget), Ford winch, and retriever. (Probably with Real Balls, probably with a Mantis.) I think I was even there on the occasion but did not know which flight was the one. Launch part of altitude track

[RCSE] Re:

2004-10-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
Jack Womack wrote about using weak line. Suggest using weak link and fairly strong line. Easier to deal with a line break that way, and less breaks due to wear. You might go throu a few extra rings, but if you do it right you could still use the retriever and have little down time. RCSE-List

[RCSE] suitable timer

2004-09-29 Thread Lincoln Ross
Well, it isn't sexy, but a Casio W-71 watch makes an excellent timer, with buttons that seem like they never bounce. I don't forget it, because it's my everyday watch. (I guess that makes me a geek.) The numbers are a bit small, and there's no voice calling off times, and if you want the count

[RCSE] real soaring

2004-09-28 Thread Lincoln Ross
For a real soaring contest, how about requiring exposed flat plate area perpendicular to travel direction equal to 1% (or maybe 1/2%) of wing area? That ought to make it hard to get the times. Lincoln RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests

Re: [RCSE] Wanted Airtronics Sagitta 600 (2M)

2004-09-23 Thread Lincoln Ross
I can give location within 1/4 mile of a rekitted one you can have with radio gear. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME

RE: [RCSE] Epoxy Questions

2004-09-13 Thread Lincoln Ross
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Re: [RCSE] Re: Happiness Is

2004-09-04 Thread Lincoln Ross
Smart manufacturers package their wares in boxes with preprinted boot prints and preexisting holes. The customers are so happy at the undamaged merchandise inside that they are willing to overlook any minor deficiencies, like missing servo screws or something. RCSE-List facilities provided by

[RCSE] anecdotal evidence short antenna in small plane

2004-08-24 Thread Lincoln Ross
My current hlg has antenna in fuse but not at full length. Coiled part near rx around a small piece of foam a few times. Range test and use are just fine. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that

[RCSE] Re: What is the real range of our TXs?

2004-08-24 Thread Lincoln Ross
I dunno about that. Check out this flight: http://www.jeklink.net/graphics/davis_boomer_alt.jpg http://www.jeklink.net/graphics/davis_boomer_color.jpg Majortomski wrote: And the three miles comes from a belief, to answer your question that our effective range is around a mile and a half. So

[RCSE] Re: TCAD and PDF file

2004-08-23 Thread Lincoln Ross
There is, or was maybe 4 years ago, a piece of software which would take anything you could print and turn it into an acrobat file. It was set up as if it was a printer you could pick, as I recall, but created a file instead. I'll bet it's still out there, but I don't recall what it was, and I

RE: [RCSE] Multiplex Transmitter Crystal

2004-08-10 Thread Lincoln Ross
Actually, it's a little known fact that they DO have jurisdiction over the entire world and only allow flying between 6AM and 10PM, CST. (-6hrs Greenwich, I think) John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And Thank goodness from me too Regards, John Ensoll Builder, flier, fly fisherman,in retirement.

[RCSE] Re: stab size

2004-08-10 Thread Lincoln Ross
That's like me asking you what shoe size I should wear! How about info like wing area, exact tail moment (like from 1/4MAC to 1/4 MAC), airfoil, and presence of flaps? Jerry wrote: I need a little advice from all you design esxpets out there. I have been playing around with a 2M and I think the

RE: [RCSE] teflon tube installation

2004-05-10 Thread Lincoln Ross
or something? Lincoln Ross back to not even lurking mode theory only glad I don't have to do this RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format

Re: [RCSE] Number 11 blades

2003-12-11 Thread Lincoln Ross
Sharpening is faster. And you don't make unpleasant reacquaintance with old blades scattered in the hurry to change them quickly. someone wrote: Geeez guys, these blades are a few bucks for 100. Not worth the BS factor of sharpening them!! Remove and replace BTW, Monokote dulls

Re: [RCSE] Number 11 blades

2003-12-11 Thread Lincoln Ross
My closest slope site WAS a dump. Would be great if it weren't for those pesky trees upwind. But it would take a lot of #11 blades to make a pile that high. Steve Meyer wrote: (html or MIME or whatever garbage deleted) Sure, fill them garbage dumps quicker so we have more slope sites. Steve

[RCSE] RE: landing contests

2003-11-05 Thread Lincoln Ross
I think even if they are somewhat devalued that precision in landing should still count for something. It's a real safety factor. Very apparent when flying with groups that include both contest flyers and non-contest flyers, and keeping track of who you have to keep an eye on when their plane

[RCSE] Re: TD

2003-11-05 Thread Lincoln Ross
TD is not about soaring, so why not just use big motors? Cheaper than winches, and none of that pesky thermalling. And no need for those expensive, non-rectangular molded carbon planes. You can get your materials from the lumber aisle in Home Despot. P.S. suggest change to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Hortens

2003-11-04 Thread Lincoln Ross
That may be, but neither the moderate taper or the winglets are anything like what you'd see in a Horten design. John Derstine wrote: Actually Jochen Hass designer, describes this plane as a direct development of his model Horten projects. JD Endless Mountain Models

Re: [RCSE] Night flying lights cancel message

2002-11-30 Thread Lincoln Ross
You can do great things at nil weight and low current consumption with ultra bright LED's. Chris Veitch wrote: Sorry guys forget that I just found them. Rgds Chris -- Lincoln Ross NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe

Re: [RCSE] airfoil/planform thoughts

2002-11-20 Thread Lincoln Ross
to be used in water vs air? I know it is probably signifigant, but I never see a coeff inputed for density... Reynolds number is proportional to density and, for a 6 chord in water I calculate your Re at 10 mph to be 67,880. This is definately our kind of Re. -- Lincoln Ross NOTE

RE: [RCSE] airfoils for low Reynolds numbers

2002-09-04 Thread Lincoln Ross
, but anyone have any input? An aero friend on mine thinks that it might be touchy re stalling, but I'm not sure that I get that from the graphs... Anyone? And if you're curious, the airfoils are the same as on the U2 / TR1: I've always loved that plane Brent -- Lincoln Ross NOTE ADDRESS

Re: [RCSE] help with my next plane.

2002-09-04 Thread Lincoln Ross
not for long. I think people used to like them. snip -- Lincoln Ross NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: verticaly unstable

2002-09-04 Thread Lincoln Ross
real stable thermally. Is this really true? -- Lincoln Ross NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

life expectancy (was RE: [RCSE] aluminium bonding)

2002-08-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
Two, and probably three, of the planes I've used this year are over 10 years old. J wrote: On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Bill Johns wrote: Our planes don't have life expectancies of 20+ years and these reactions do take a while to happen. 20 years? I'm lucky if I get 20 days! -J -- Lincoln Ross

Re: life expectancy (was RE: [RCSE] aluminium bonding)

2002-08-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
perception on another with a nice soft bush just a couple of weeks ago. Then there's the hand launch I put in a tree last year because when I tried to fly behind it I didn't go back far enough. Many other such stories. Monkey King wrote: On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Lincoln Ross wrote: Two, and probably

Re: [RCSE] adhesion and adhesives: long and boring

2002-08-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
the materials and adhesives being used. Simple, suitable protection for both sides, and a bit of a nuisance to do. J.P. -- Lincoln Ross NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Lift calculation

2002-07-30 Thread Lincoln Ross
(919 lbs with a ca of 0,9 ; speed 56 mph and a wing area of 129 sqfeet) That would be almost enough for a full scale glider!! The equation I used is this: Lift = (ca * air density (1,225 kg/m^3) * wing area)/2 -- Lincoln Ross NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List

Re: [RCSE] Lift calculation

2002-07-30 Thread Lincoln Ross
OOPS! I knew there was something different about that notation, but I didn't know what. Monkey King wrote: On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Lincoln Ross wrote: You must live at a very LOW altitude, as the air density you give is greater than that of water. Try 1.225kg/m^3, not 1,225! That's just

[RCSE] Re: hi start crashes

2002-07-30 Thread Lincoln Ross
the crap out of it. i've got the hook in the safe position (furthest forward) and the plane glides straight and long from a hand launch. cg is, according to the instructions, correct. any ideas why this might be happening? thanks. brian -- Lincoln Ross NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE: [EMAIL

[RCSE] 8uafs and hitec rx?

2002-07-08 Thread Lincoln Ross
the bat that i've decided to find a used 8uafs (or version thereof) and just wait a bit longer while i get together the added dough. snip -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: What if....

2002-06-25 Thread Lincoln Ross
into the wind on a straight line back or you can tack back and forth like a sailboat against the wind. Time is not an issue. Which technique will get you closer to home with minimal loss of altitude? -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe

[RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread Lincoln Ross
in later years. -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Safety Code

2002-06-11 Thread Lincoln Ross
, is it?) Isn't it typical. Everyone knows that all the really fun stuff in life is either illegal, immoral, fattening or just plain dangerous. Its amazing that the human race has survived as long as it has. -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe

[RCSE] re: pushrod size

2002-06-11 Thread Lincoln Ross
a Zagi. arne wrote: hi! is a 1mm piano wire suitable for 4.5cm long elevon pushrod? it will go on the top of the wing, so when coming out of dive (the speed and forces are then greatest) it will work for tension. arne -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send

[RCSE] Re: FVK's new Saga DLG

2002-06-06 Thread Lincoln Ross
for understanding. Has anyone heard what the rationale for not using a throwing peg on this plane? Do the european fellas have rules against throwing pegs? Joedy Drulia Shenandoah Valley, VA -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe

[RCSE] Re: Plug wood

2002-06-04 Thread Lincoln Ross
as they probably wouldn't survive for more than one part. -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Flexable covering for twisting wings?

2002-06-03 Thread Lincoln Ross
a lot of rudder helps fight this. snip At 03:46 PM 5/31/02 -0500, Jack Stensgaard wrote: Hi all, I really like the idea of twisting a wing to provide roll control from an aerodynamic perspective. Does anybody out there have any opinions on this? Has it been done recently? snip -- Lincoln

Re: [RCSE] Servo Chatter

2002-05-29 Thread Lincoln Ross
did was put the wing servo wires in a big long brass tube (all I could find at the time) but im not sure if that would cause any issues. Any help would be appreciated. -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

[RCSE] Re: Using music wire for spoiler return

2002-05-27 Thread Lincoln Ross
. Anybody use it and how did it work? Stan -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: ??? Radio Failure

2002-04-30 Thread Lincoln Ross
seriously would even dream of using an AM system!= I wouldn't! Get an FM system fast! -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: Beginner Sailplane...which one???

2002-04-30 Thread Lincoln Ross
don't need to pull up elevator when launching, but move toward this a little bit at a time (3/16?). -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Beginner Sailplane...which one???

2002-04-30 Thread Lincoln Ross
learn. Tough choice. Randy -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: Launches are terrible

2002-04-29 Thread Lincoln Ross
Seay wrote: snip I've had about 75% of my launches end in pop-offs. snip HELP! Dave -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: I'm afraid of my sailplane

2002-04-23 Thread Lincoln Ross
questions are many, but my most nagging query is: What? I'm scared to launch this thing again. Does any of this sound familiar? Could use a little help. Thanks a bunch, Pete -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests

[RCSE] Re: Portland??

2002-04-17 Thread Lincoln Ross
to get there. Please let me know, Thanks in advance! Cheers Charlie -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: Ace Silver Series Tx - Gold sticker?

2002-04-13 Thread Lincoln Ross
specifications? If it will, we'll buy new batteries for it and get it checked out. Otherwise it goes into our antique radios archives. -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] elmers probond - wish I were teasing, but...

2002-04-04 Thread Lincoln Ross
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[RCSE] Re: Insidious costs of this R/C sailplane sport, rules mods.

2002-03-08 Thread Lincoln Ross
or stay fashionable or competitive. If fortunes fail, you are done. If you have skills, you can still play. Harley Michaelis, 26 S. Roosevelt, Walla Walla, WA 99362, ph. (509) 529-2562 -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests

Re: [RCSE] DLG finger pegs

2002-02-13 Thread Lincoln Ross
, and still keep light. Low yaw inertia is very important in a DLG, and the streamlined peg adds weight. Joe - Original Message - From: Lincoln Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] DLG finger pegs I don't

RE: [RCSE] DLG finger pegs

2002-02-13 Thread Lincoln Ross
, and they use indentations, or even holes has anyone here experimented with that? the nicer ones are about dime sized, maybe a quarter to a half inch deep i think that would be a nice alternative. just wanted to stir things up, brent -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided

Re: [RCSE] Yet another alternative launch method

2002-01-17 Thread Lincoln Ross
the top! hehe. Jeff -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: S3014 Airfoil question

2002-01-17 Thread Lincoln Ross
of the ships around here. So if anyone could tell me the differences in behavior that these three airfoils provide, I would greatly appreciate it!! Thanks in advance. Jeff -- Lincoln Ross RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests

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