RE: [RCSE] NSP not including plans for their kits.

2001-12-30 Thread Jack Suder
If the designer of the plane did a good job, He would have calculated the C.G. of his creation. Is it really asking too much of the designer, kit maker and retailer to share this information with the buyer. Maybe some of us are ordering and trying to fly planes that are over our heads, but its

[RCSE] Colditz Glider

2001-12-30 Thread jaffee
Has anyone else heard of this? I was watching a show on the History Channel about escapes from a castle used to house allied POW's in WW2 when the subject came up. Some of the prisoners secretly built a glider in the attic of the castle and planned to fly out and escape. They even built a small

[RCSE] Re: Beefing Up Grand Esprit Wing

2001-12-30 Thread DENDKN
In a message dated 12/30/01 10:03:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My friend, Dave Otte is also building a Grand Esprit and we have discussed this problem.  I flew Grands in many contests including the 1977 F3B World Championships in South Africa.  I highly recommend that yo

Re: [RCSE] NSP not including plans for their kits.

2001-12-30 Thread Albert Wedworth
No Sal The Plane is a Millennium form RnR Cheers. Happy New Year. AL - Original Message - From: "Sal DeFrancesco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Albert Wedworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 10:16 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] NSP not including plans for thei

Re: [RCSE] NSP not including plans for their kits.

2001-12-30 Thread Sal DeFrancesco
Let me get this straight. You bought the plane used from someone else and It's my fault that you crashed? Albert Wedworth wrote: > Hi Keith > Al > I done just that! Guessed at the Cof G and CRASH > Don't do it! Cost me the plane used $750.00 + $450.00 replacement parts. > At lest get the

[RCSE] Stratos

2001-12-30 Thread majestick
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Re: [RCSE] AMD ?

2001-12-30 Thread Albert Wedworth
Same Here! - Original Message - From: "Lee Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "soaring mail page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: [RCSE] AMD ? > Anyone know anything about AMD "Aero Model Design > Ltd." > They advertise in the S&E Magazine and have a Hong

[RCSE] titanium parts

2001-12-30 Thread mickey sullivan
I'm looking for anyone in the soaring community who fabricates titanium parts for sailplanes. Thanks, Mickey Sullivan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Easterly slopes in the SF Bay Area?

2001-12-30 Thread KENBARNES
Joe Parsons asks: >Since the usual wind machine for the SF Bay Area doesn't work during most of the winter, winds are consistently from the east. (deleted)< Joe, Try Windy Hill. It's located in San Mateo County, on the East side of Highway 35 (Skyline Boulevard) about 2 miles South of the int

[RCSE] AMD ?

2001-12-30 Thread Lee Cox
Anyone know anything about AMD "Aero Model Design Ltd." They advertise in the S&E Magazine and have a Hong Kong address. I haven't been able to get a response from them. Is there a distributer in the US.??? Lee __ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holi

Re: [RCSE] Beefing Up Wing

2001-12-30 Thread tony estep
--- Rick Van Clief <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shouldn't the thicker carbon go on top? Carbon being poorer in > compression > than in tension and all. Yes. Carbon uni has compression strength of, say, 100k psi but strength in tension is double that or more. Typical carbon spar arrangement for

Re: [RCSE] Re: Canards & others

2001-12-30 Thread Monkey King
Thanks for such a lucid and instructive post. When discussing cruciform, T, and Conventional tails, does the interference drag disappear when the control surfaces are separated; that is, the elevator ends before the horizontal stabilizer begins? There's one element you didn't discuss (and I don'

[RCSE] Re: Viggen in retrospect

2001-12-30 Thread Monkey King
On Sun, 30 Dec 2001, Tord S Eriksson wrote: > The nose wing on the Viggen works very well at high angles of attack, > making it a routine manouvre to land on runways as short as a flight > deck of a carrier, using vortex lift and the powerful engine to maximum > benefit. Engine issues aside, doe

[RCSE] Easterly slopes in the SF Bay Area?

2001-12-30 Thread Joe Parsons
Since the usual wind machine for the SF Bay Area [1] doesn't work during most of the winter, winds are consistently from the east. While the DS dervishes may get all trembly and excited, it does eliminate most of the usual sites. Anyone in this area know of the best sites this time of year?

Re: [RCSE] Jade Questions

2001-12-30 Thread Joe Parsons
At 01:45 PM 12/30/01 -0500, you wrote: >He is almost correct. I spend an average of 1-2 hours oer day with >e-mails. I try to answer what I can, but the amount of e-mails >can be aoverwhelming. Please call me if possible and I will be more than >happy to spend some time helping you. I can confi

Re: [RCSE] Jade Questions

2001-12-30 Thread Sal DeFrancesco
He is almost correct. I spend an average of 1-2 hours oer day with e-mails. I try to answer what I can, but the amount of e-mails can be aoverwhelming. Please call me if possible and I will be more than happy to spend some time helping you. Joe Parsons wrote: > At 05:16 AM 12/21/01 +, you