Nowadays I have a big bright flashing LED in my planes,
which helps when I forget to wiggle the sticks!
And I don't use no switch no more, but electrically-
powered-plane-style banana plugs. Very secure
on and off!
Big Deans would work, too, I guess :-)!
Tord
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Hi all,
Back for just a short while on the list -
life has changed a lot since I left you!
Anyway, does anyone know what has happened
to Lyn - his website is gone, and he doesn't
answer emails ...
I fear the worst, hope for the best :-)!
Tord
PS Latest flying model is a four-motor Twinstar
Anyone got an up-to-date email address to
Lyle Smuin, Penticton, BC, Canada?
His old address, [EMAIL PROTECTED] does
not work - maybe it's a problem with telus.net?
Tord,
Sweden
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On Wednesday 21 December 2005 01.51, Tom Copp wrote:
Canon's S2 IS. There are so many out there. Look at
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp and read the timing specs for =
the camera you're interested in and pay attention to the shot to shot
specs.
Anything over 2 seconds feels
On Wednesday 21 December 2005 06.51, Norm wrote:
I'd like to hear your opinions on what you think is a good radio system to
get for someone just learning to fly. Something to use with basic electric
trainers, foamie combat wings, and warbirds.
Thanks guys-
Norm,
I think the thre-channel,
On Tuesday 20 December 2005 16.24, Nathan Woods wrote:
Whew! That should do it.
Just a few comments:
In my younger years I carried about a big camera bag
with a lot of SLRs and lenses, but I've become wiser!
For close photography a high-resolution,
quickstarting digital compact might well
Isn't plaque also those hard, usually black, deposit you'll get
on your teeth?
Wouldn't like to give 'em that!
Tord
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On Saturday 03 December 2005 06.17, Someone wrote:
U, are you REALLY sure you want to give the winners the plague?
keep the main trophy the way it is but just give a small non returning
plague to the 2-5 or 2-3 spots up in front of everone @ Visalia.
Well, maybe if you came in 6th?
On Monday 21 November 2005 01.52, Soaring wrote:
what is the aircraft the Russian woman is flying?
Su-31 - it says so on the engine cowling!
The Hungarian's is an Extra something, I think (as is Patty Flagstaff's).
Tord,
Sweden
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On Saturday 19 November 2005 20.49, Jim Deck wrote:
Need a rush? Crank up the volume and look at
http://guyrevel.free.fr/WGP/Haute-Voltige_au_Japon.wmv
Amazing, truely amazing!
Thanks, Jim!
Tord
PS The sound of radials is hard to better!
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Kent is looking for a first glider/airplane for a friend.
I don't know if your friend is able to fly anything yet,
but as the very first try, if you live in a flat area, tell
him to buy an electric Zagi!
When he can handle that other planes, like those
recommended by Bill Swingle, comes to
On Thursday 17 November 2005 21.45, John E wrote:
I've been having a fine time finding micro slopes with my Swyft from Scobie
at Liftworx. www.liftworx.com The plane weighs 4.6 oz. Flies very well!
I've played a lot with Scobie's own Swyft - mine is not yet assembled :-(!
Tord
PS Amazing
On Wednesday 16 November 2005 21.42, Doug wrote:
only see two possible problems here -- 1) how will a voltage
regulator respond if the voltage at the output is slightly higher than
it's normal output voltage? (Hopefully nothing happens.) and 2) is
the normal failure mode of a BEC to fail
On Monday 14 November 2005 12.37, Jim wrote:
1) I want to run this plane on 10 cells so as to keep the weight
down. Am I better off running the F12LMR or the F7LMR with 10
cells? What are the pros and cons?
The biggest boost is using Li-Ion power instead, as
they weigh much less - get a
On Monday 14 November 2005 16.37, lee wrote:
I personally think that the BEC idea for a ship this size is a bad, bad,
idea.
Rethinking, yes, of course! But one of those gizmos
that replaces a rx battery saves a lot of weight.
And yes, form factors when it comes to Li-Ion packs can make
them
On Friday 11 November 2005 16.31, Soaring wrote:
From what I have been reading in RC Groups John is
still missing. He left for work on Sunday and has not
been seen or heard from since. This message from his
daughter went to the Scale Soaring list yesterday...
I still have a few mails in my
On Monday 07 November 2005 01.22, David Nasatir wrote:
What will be the flight behavior consequence of a very long tail moment?
Hi, David
Two things happen, which has - more or less - the same effect:
As the power of the tail is tail arm length times the tail area, you'll get
a powerful tail,
Hi,
How are your eyes doing?
You have to take care when out in the sun,
allways :-)!
Not much sun here just now - very, very, grey
and raining most of the time, in short
typical West Coast November weather!
There is another factor, that I forgot to factor in,
about tall fuselages (usually
On Friday 18 February 2005 17.12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Generally speaking higher aspect ratio with either a fixed span or area
will equal a reduced wing chord. This will result in reduced reynolds
numbers which equals reduced performance for most all airfoils
***
Yes, but also
Martin Simons book is called
Model Aircraft Aerodynamics,
nothing else!
Sorry,
Tord
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On Thursday 10 February 2005 17.10, you wrote:
When the Russians stole the general arrangement plans
of the Concorde
A more charitable interpretation of this is that both the Russian and the
English/French teams had similar problems to solve with similar tools so
they came up with
In my younger years I worked at a famous
design department and I assure you that
copying goes on all the time.
Just as us amateurs borrow details we liked from
models we've built before, professional designers
do the same.
If you're an optics designer you look through lapsed
patents to see if
All of us who are interested in military fighters
know that both Israeli and South African
aeronautical industries cloned the classic
Mirage III, into Kfirs and Cheetas, sharing a
lot of knowhow in the process.
Marcel Dassault was asked by a friend (himself
an ex-aircraft designer) what he
On Sunday 06 February 2005 15.54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Harbor Freight store in town has a red, AC powered vacuum pump by
Central Pneumatic on sale for ten bucks, marked down from 15. It's used to
pull vacuum on air conditioning lines prior to adding refrigerant, ad copy
only sez it
On Monday 07 February 2005 05.09, Paul Breed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've been cutting some balsa with a small Taig CNC mill
I did a brief writeup.
http://www.rasdoc.com/splinter/RibsCut.htm
Wow! That is a lot of work for just one rib!
Couldn't a normal plotter be used, if one
On Wednesday 02 February 2005 16.56, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: John Fruge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [RCSE] DLG (HGL)info?
I'm looking for the best bang for the buck DLG (HLG)info. I would like to
get 2. Ine for myself and one for my 11 year old nephew.The less we have to
build the
On Monday 31 January 2005 15.29, Jim Deck wrote:
OK, if we're going to talk movies, what about the remake of every airplane
modeler's classic, The Flight of the Phoenix? Outside of some beautiful
flight shots of the flying boxcar in the opening scenes and the long, drawn
out, CGI enhanced
On Sunday 30 January 2005 16.32, Mark wrote:
There was a guy here local that had onboard GPS that would transmit voice
down to a handheld receiver giving him altitude and airspeed updates
throughout the flight.
Sounds like Piccolario Talk, the German variometer system - no GPS, as far as
I
On Friday 28 January 2005 05.41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Chrysalis 2 Meter
I built one a few years ago and was very satisfied.
Things I liked: It's a nice plane - builds easily, all the parts fit and
the wood selection is good. It has more wing
One way to make the antenna a little longer is to
add a wider bit at the top, say a copper coin,
or something like that. It will also receive a
wider spectrum ...
Having a very overlong antenna will improve
reception, as ham radio guys know, as
long as it isn't totally out of phase.
Ham guys
On Tuesday 25 January 2005 14.57, Chuck Anderson wrote:
Been using the Sirius Charge for 10 years now on both nicads and nimh
batteries without a single problem. I endorse everything George Joy says
about his equipment.
I can only say: Ditto!
Tord
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On Tuesday 25 January 2005 14.57, The Sirius Guy wrote:
Subject: Re: [RCSE] GliderKing down for good.
Bob,
Sorry to hear this, it will be missed. Drop a line now and then to
let us know you are still around and flying.
I too have spent a lot of time at the Gliderking site -
sad to see
On Friday 21 January 2005 22.47, Harley wrote:
I abandoned T-tail designs (except for the Orca twist wing sloper that had
a fixed horizontal stab with no moving elevator) over 25 years ago.
I agree they certainly do look pretty, but as Tom K just observed, they can
get heavy and can do
This is where my kayaking
pictures are:
www.foldingkayaks.org/gallery/tord/
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On Monday 24 January 2005 16.13, Mark wrote:
Thanks Guys. I'm in the market for a new digital
camers so I'm clearing out the stull I have
accumulated and don't need. Any suggestions on a
camers? I'm leaning towards a Nikon 8700 or 8800.
I scouted the market before buying my second camera,
an
The outrigger, visble in many of my photos is actually a flying boat hull.
Made entirely out of EPP (thanks, DAW) and is really sturdy! :-)!
Tord
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Hi,
Lovely idea!
Just remember that the props have to be handed,
with the tips outside the wing going downward, to
get neutral handling left and right!
That the props counteracts the wingtip vortices is true,
their efficiency is low. The Flapjack prototype had three-blade
props, the never flown
Hi,
The weather being what it is, and suffering
from pneumonia, I've no choice but to stay
at home and at the most play with FMS, this
excellent free and powerful flight simulator.
By altering the PAR files one can change the
behavior of your model - to get a flimsy
slowflyer to roar across the
On Friday 07 January 2005 01.03, Kurt wrote:
Dan,
Here's a pointer to what I did to my Laser Arts wings for strengthening.
http://www.ppssrc.com/carbonwing/carbonwing.html
(snip)
If I were building a woody that required some additional strength
to a wing I would put carbon on
Well, a black Corvette with a articulated trailer sound
just swell :-)!
I used to use a Saab 900 (the old version)
hatch-back, but now a Ford Scorpio
(interior dimensions similar, rear wheel drive).
72 wouldn't be a problem with either!
A car that really swallows stuff (partly due
to the fact
static stability margin for that, thus even further
forward with the CG.
Tord
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Subject: Aerodynamic problem with a Hades
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:37:01 +0200
From: Tord Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Randy Bullard [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED
The method I have used successfully for a number of years now
is simple and as yet without failure (it has seen over ten years of use):
Take a piece of rope (I used flag line) about the same diameter as the
inner diameter of the surgical rubber tube and wrap tighly the end with
coppar wire till
Hi friends,
This is your friend The Zagiist speaking!
Recent developement is powering a Zagi THL
with a geared 300 motor - not a success as yet,
but I haven't given up on it, yet!
But now to the subject:
I have had a flakey PC for a long while -
but after coming home from a short vacation
to
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