On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Aerofoam wrote:
You can also use masonite and a bandsaw...
Formica, an X-acto, and a sanding block do dandily.
-J
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On Tue, 11 Feb 2003, Bill Swingle wrote:
I must point out a common experience between us modelers.
The modeling experiences of pilots usually share two commonalities.
1a. When starting out they did so alone and did much rebuilding.
Check.
2a. They urge new comers to not make their mistake.
On Sat, 25 Jan 2003, Don Stackhouse @ DJ Aerotech wrote:
Let's assume we have a small airplane such as a Mosquito class sailplane or
an indoor model. We know that ideally we should have a 39 antenna, all
straight-out, but there physically isn't room for it on a model this size.
For a variety
RCSE reader 1: Why don't girls get interested in model planes?
RCSE reader 2: I dunno. Maybe we need to make more pink planes.
-J
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Mike Bailey wrote:
I will apologise up front to any women reading this but it is funny.
Mike
Airplanes usually kill you quickly; a woman
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Ryan Flowers wrote:
I have two HS-50 servos I can't use for anything right now, and want to
build something SMALL to use them. I fly slope mostly so a HLG isn't
really my cup of tea right now. I was thinking something of a micro
sloper with a 30 or less wingspan, standard
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, Bill Swingle wrote:
Small models can be quite challenging. Little things become big things so
unexpectedly. Be very careful with whatever you choose. I've been
disappointed several times.
I love them right into the ground.
Mark Meck makes a conventional plane that uses
Ah, didn't realize it was the same guy. Thanks!
-J
On Tue, 14 Jan 2003, James V wrote:
Mark Mech at http://www.aerofoam.com/ The pitcheron plane is the Mosquito
Hawk.
James
From: Monkey King [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Bill Swingle [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: Ryan Flowers [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL
I think you guys can take this mutual eye-spitting off list, eh?
-J
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003, Aerofoam wrote:
Let me get this right, you state and I quote: If the market stops
supporting a business, there will be
change.Lets see, Multiplex got bought out, that's change. I guess
someone
All good perspective, Martin. The Israeli plane was (is? Are they still
used?) excellent. It cost thousands, not millions, it was tiny, and it was
reliable. That's engineering at work. The porkbarrel that the
military/industrial complex lives it at the expense of, say, NASA and
anything else
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why would you even want to use a PC for programming? Just imagine
firing up your laptop while waiting in the winch line to fix some
centering...
We could add the blue screen of death as the latest sandbagging excuse...
I don't think we're talking
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Jason Werner wrote:
Now that would be funny!
Personally though...I don't quite see the need for an external programming
type interface unless it added to the functionality of the programming. For
example...
- A graphical and simple mixing setup. You drag and drop
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Tripp Meister wrote:
This wasn't about programing from your computer at the field. This is
about having the flexability to do your core programing and initial
testing on the PC then pushing the program to the TX. It would make the
programing of the MPX3030 faster and easier
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Steve Giron wrote:
There is a little-known program out there that does some of the this already
for the Multiplex radios.
It's at http://www.sea-gull.demon.co.uk/program.htm
Hey, cool!
Multiplex also has a software-based programming tool, though there's no
indication of
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Bill Conkling wrote:
why?
To reduce the tip stall tendency.
-J
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http://www.widomaker.com/~conk
Williamsburg, VA 23185
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Monkey King wrote:
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Bill Swingle wrote:
The standard value is between
On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Bill Swingle wrote:
does the 'good' outweigh the difficulty?
I was hoping you wouldn't ask. I'm not qualified to give a rigorous answer.
But, here's my layman opinion: For most guys no. I don't think it's usually
worth doing it. Which is why much of the time a builder will
On Wed, 1 Jan 2003, Jim Monaco wrote:
Other than the ability to store models at the PC or handheld and share them
electronically, what good would a PC GUI be? Do we actually think that you
could set the parameters without actually seeing the effect on the control
surfaces (and the flying)? It
On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Adam Till wrote:
Hi all,
I asked about this a while ago on the scale exchange, and didn't get a
response. I'm wondering if someone wouldn't mind explaining how a water
ballast system (mainly for scale models) works.
Is the system pressurized? Do they typically incorporate a
On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, kevflys wrote:
Sorry, I have nothing to pander but I do have a question about
ailerons, at the tips of the wings,is there any advantage one way or
the other when hinging if the hinge stops short or goes all the way
out? Is it mostly for strength at the tip that hinges do
Curse you, MX-50 purchaser!!!
CURSE YOU!
-J
On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Tom Broeski wrote:
Many of the servos are gone.
MX 50 are gone
check the link again if I did not email you that you got em.
http://adesigner.com/brass/servosale.htm
T
TG
32 Mount View Dr
Afton, VA 22920
540 943-3356
fax/
I'm working on a 1m scratchbuild for bombing around on our surly New
England slopes, and I have a couple of questions.
1: I'd like a semisymmetrical airfoil so I can get some of the speed I've
been missing with my 7037 wings. However, our lift here is erratic and
often lighter than I might
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Bill Conkling wrote:
Answer: Yes and no
In our world of R/C modeling, the diameter of the antenna wire matters
little. But, in theory, a larger diameter wire will have a more constant
SWR over a given frequency spread.
If someone doesn't know about the effect of the
Thanks. Very interesting.
If the antenna is longer or shorter, the SWR will rise
and the radiated power will be less. If it gets too far from resonance,
it can cause damage to the transmitter output stage.
Why doesn't leaving the antenna down on your Tx damage the Tx then? Is it
just not
On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Lincoln Ross wrote:
Two, and probably three, of the planes I've used this year are over 10
years old.
When that little voice in your head says Yyehhh, I guess you've
got enough altitude for that... you decide No, I don't, whereas I say
Well, I'll try it. What's the
On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Bill Johns wrote:
I'll butt in here again. First off, aluminum oxide is good hard stuff, but
sensitive to certain environments. For optimal performance, like the
really high-end aerospace stuff, the clean, freshly prepared aluminum oxide
layer is primed or painted with a
On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Bill Johns wrote:
Do you have a brand name for a phenolic paint?
Nope. I suppose some specialty shop that caters to high end aerospace
might offer something. Don't be surprised if you need to buy it by the
drum, require very special application and curing conditions.
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 a difference in European notation. Commas and points are
reversed between European and U.S. notation. So his
On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Brice Stultz wrote:
I am trying to get my Flash 5X programmed to mix
elevator with the flaps. The hangup is the the glider
is an RES with the rudder plugged into the Aileron
channel. I want to have the throttle stick
proportional for the flaps with elevator compensation.
I've recently begun to grasp how little I understand about aerodynamics,
e.g. Normally, an airfoil bends from about 25% from the LE; why are
control surfaces so small, then? Or: The Bernoulli explanation of lift
doesn't do it for me; isn't the job of an airfoil to create downward
thrust
A dude named Harris Nelson can be contacted through
http://www.northcountyflyingmachines.com
He made a ship called the Elf that was a pitcheron polyhedral. Take a
look at
http://www.northcountyflyingmachines.com/history.htm
down at the bottom for his composite ships. I'm developing an
Hey, if you get any plans, post 'em! I want to see what people come up
with!
-J
On Wed, 15 May 2002, Ryan Flowers wrote:
OK I'm here at work for a 14 hour day, mind wandering back to slope soaring
every so often, wondering when I'll get out next, as I have to work 60 hours
this week.
So, I
I was just wandering around the archives and came across this. How's it
working? Are there pics? It looks like the homepage is a casualty of the
@home debacle, but I really want to see this.
-J
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I'm an uh... let's say advanced beginner pilot who loves to build. I'm
looking to rustle up a nice plane that I can learn more from than I now
know. I'm comfortable with poly ships, but I recently got a taste of
ailerons and boy, howdy, they taste good.
Ideally, what I'd like is a kit with
Boy, this rings a bell. Not that shellac is actually used much for these
purposes, but it's downright *attractive* to fruit flies. They just cover
the stuff. It adds texture, you know.
-J
On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Jack Womack wrote:
Did you ever get almost through with a labor of love
and have
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robert Marlan wrote:
I need towhooks...
simple wire ones (hardened wire), and
also need metal track adjustable.
They shouldn't be too hard to make. You could use a piece of stainless
welding rod, for instance, and I know people just make them out of brass
hooks, too.
On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Jack Womack wrote:
I painted my fuse with lacquer, and it turned out
nice. I read that it could be coated with a clear coat
intended for aluminum wheels and it would be better
protected. I sprayed 1 light coat of this on after
wetsanding the fuselage and boy did it look
to loops, and
diving rolls. He couldn't hit me while I was doing those, but the second I
miscalculated and stalled it, he would hit me.
I think he owns the are where I work, as I haven't seen any other hawks but
him, ever. As long as it doesn't happen every time I try to fly.
Jeff
From: Monkey
A buddy of mine - the dude who got me into sailplanes when I was a kid,
actually - was big into solid balsa wings. I really dig the idea,
aesthetically speaking, and I'd like to make some. He recommended
airfoils by Jack Chambers and Scott Metze, but I can't seem to find any on
the web.
Hey, good idea. I've been using cardboard boxes, end-on, but coroplast
would eat its transportational lunch.
-J
On Thu, 11 Apr 2002, Aerofoam wrote:
I am thinking out loud here, but it is a fesable idea.
One of the CASL guys told me to make a shipping container that has a
triangular cross
On Sun, 31 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ideas for protecting balsa sheeted foam? Besides monokote?
Acetate, sanded and then epoxied down.
Fiberglass.
Rip-stop nylon.
Polyester tissue.
Paper (grain-long spanwise).
Why?
-J
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My impression has been that MonoKote weighs more and is stronger. I've
used MonoKote, Ultracote, Oracover Light, and Nelson Cover, and they are
in that order of strength, from strongest to weakest.
I did a lot of patching of Nelson.
-J
On Fri, 29 Mar 2002, Bill Conkling wrote:
Well, if you
I can't get into the site. Did he get stage fright?
-J
On Fri, 29 Mar 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi there,
Well I e-mailed the guy. And asked him if they were computer designed. He sent
me some photos of those same planes in flight, so they are not fake photos. Still one
hell of a
http://jpcolliat.free.fr/north/xp79.php3 (Sorry, it's in French. I wasn't
able to find a decent page in English)
This is a warplane developled in the 40s. It's an interceptor without
weapons. It was designed to *fly through* the tail sections of bombers.
Holy flying crap.
Some interesting
On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Bill Johns wrote:
I didn't think that had that much EPP back then. Amazing. Even more
amazing when you realize that the powers by the time it was trying to fly
had nothing that constituted a bomber as we think of them.
Late 40s, dude. That's the era of the B-17, B-29,
On Thu, 7 Mar 2002, Bill Conkling wrote:
The point of all this, . Today, the hobby is, for a lot of people,
flying R/C model aircraft. People today, want instant gratification. Let
some other poor schmuck build the thing, all I want to do is FLY.
Not all of us, even newcomers. :
I
Holy shit, dude, thanks!
-J
On Wed, 6 Mar 2002, Tony Rogers wrote:
But you bring up a question I've been meaning to ask: how does Greyboard
measure up again Blue and Pink? It's a much more neutral color and feels
different, so maybe it's stiffer? Lighter?.
-J
Here's some info I've
On Mon, 4 Mar 2002, Tim Vandenheuvel wrote:
I am looking for 5ft long carbon tubes, approx. 3/8 in dia.. A larger
diameter would be fine. Does anyone have any leads?
http://www.cstsales.com
Nice people, too.
-J
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Andy Roberts wrote:
Isn't Torrey Pines in the midst of a huge forrest fire right now!
Well, that means thermals, doesn't it?
-J
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Jeff,
Thanks for a great and informative post.
-J
On Fri, 15 Feb 2002, Jeff Reid wrote:
I'm flying a 2 channel poly and when I'm thermalling
it does not want to hold it's bank angle. I end up
feeding constant rudder input
This is the nature of most polyhedral models. If you
want to
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, David A. Enete wrote:
Packet radio perhaps?
Or, true digital radios with a signature at some point (just hope you
don't need fast input after an unqualified signal).
802.11 (usually known as AirPort) give 11 megabit/sec (about 100k). I
have one in the laptop I'm
On Sat, 26 Jan 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hmm, (I'm guessing here), but I would think it would not matter where the
cg was located vertically. The CG is generally checked horizontally on the
underside of the wing surface only. If it's balanced correctly what
difference could it
On Wed, 23 Jan 2002, Howard Mark wrote:
Mike Selig was visiting Denver a few years ago and was a guest speaker at
our monthly RMSA club meeting.
I was building a Saturn 2.9T at the time, and was wondering if there was
anything special I could do with the wing tips to help performance. So I
Weasel (now Wind Weasel II)--a built up--I kit bashed one with strip
ailerons and it made for a good sloper
I've gotta ask a newbie question here: what are strip ailerons? I'm
imagining that they're just strips behind the trailing edge? Is that
right?
That sounds interesting to me: it
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Ron Scharck wrote:
Great article, Tom. The fact of the matter is that whenever that plane
leaves our hands, regardless of method, it is always a contest...if nothing
else, between the pilot and Mother Nature.
It's not a contest between the pilot and mother nature any more
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Michael Imsic wrote:
3M has a low tack blue masking tape which is designed for masking prior to
painting. Sounds like it would be perfect.
Ah, good advice. I'll see if it's in the local art supply place.
-J
Michael
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From: Monkey King
On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Brian Joder - OUTBOUND Ind. wrote:
Here is a site that has a ready made piggyback setup
to launch gliders... same site as the blimp!
http://www.nyblimp.com/
Hey! Coool!
That's sone really neat stuff!
-J
BKJ
__
will get ironed out eventually, but
the Uhhh...is right right, or is right left? pause is a real record
attempt wrecker.
-J
Dennis
--- Monkey King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How much dead air time can be gotten out of most planes? That is, no
thermal, just a big circle around your body
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,
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
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, John Derstine wrote:
There are not more canards for the same reason we keep QWERTY next to each
other on a computer keyboard.
Typwriter keyboards were designed so that a fast typist could not jamb the
arms when typing quickly. It was discovered early that putting the
On Sat, 29 Dec 2001, Marc Gellart wrote:
converge. Airliners all look alike now, 2 engines etc;
Except for those with 4 engines. And winglets. And engines on the
tail/inboard/combo.
sailplanes all have swept leading edges, t-tails, etc.
Except for those with V tails or cross tails.
don't have to fix
it, just flip it back over and get back to driving.
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As someone decades below the mean age mentioned below, I'd like to sound
off.
I'm 28, a college graduate (in art and computer science, if you must
know), and my prime love is to design and scratchbuild.
I'm not a very competitive person, but I was recently lent a video by a
flying buddy that
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, David J. Schat wrote:
I had a Cuda rocket glider with an inverted V tail (inverted so it wouldn't
fry in the rocket exhaust)... I was impressed with how axial the rolls were
with no ailerons... must have been that perverse roll coupling ;- )
Was there any dihedral?
On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Monkey King wrote:
On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, David J. Schat wrote:
I had a Cuda rocket glider with an inverted V tail (inverted so it wouldn't
fry in the rocket exhaust)... I was impressed with how axial the rolls were
with no ailerons... must have been that perverse
On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Winchdoc wrote:
This message is intended ONLY for those poor souls that are
hopelessly addicted to that evil back side sort of flying known
as DS
OK, I'm pretty new to all this, and I've figured out most of the
acronyms: LE and TE for leading and trailing edges, HLG
Is there a rule of thumb for the length of an antenna? I know that people
run antennae through carbon booms, but that makes the entire internal
antenna worthless, as the carbon absorbs the great majority of EMR.
So there winds up being a little squiggle of antenna out of the back,
which I
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