[RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread Lincoln Ross
I used to attend, I think it was in Pennsylvania, a contest that was held in a field that had very tall high tension lines RIGHT ON THE FIELD. I once bounced a 134 plane with a carbon spar off the top wire, which I think is uncharged for lightning protection purposes. If I had hit it squarely and

[RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread Martin Usher
course, in those days, the r/c sailplaners were far away at their usual remote flying site. Open class R/C sailplanes that have carbon wings are perfect for causing power outages. Their wingspan comfortably bridges 12Kv lines and the carbon is resistive so you get a really neat arc instead of

Re: [RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread Andrew E. Mileski
Martin Usher wrote: Open class R/C sailplanes that have carbon wings are perfect for causing power outages. Their wingspan comfortably bridges 12Kv lines and the carbon is resistive so you get a really neat arc instead of just tripping the line breakers. What eventually falls to the ground

Re: [RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread Steve Meyer
At 11:17 PM 6/14/2002 -0400, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: ... Then there's the pic of one (DLG?) sitting on the lines. Who's gonna get it down. Think it is in the LSF picture gallery. Last year at the NATS a Stork hung in the high tension power lines for 2 days before finally falling to the

Re: [RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread James V. Bacus
At 10:35 PM 6/14/2002, Steve Meyer wrote: At 11:17 PM 6/14/2002 -0400, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: ... Then there's the pic of one (DLG?) sitting on the lines. Who's gonna get it down. Think it is in the LSF picture gallery. Last year at the NATS a Stork hung in the high tension power lines for

Re: [RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread Steve Meyer
Try this http://soarchicago.com/HangingStork.jpg At 10:45 PM 6/14/2002 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote: At 10:35 PM 6/14/2002, Steve Meyer wrote: At 11:17 PM 6/14/2002 -0400, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: ... Then there's the pic of one (DLG?) sitting on the lines. Who's gonna get it down. Think it

Re: [RCSE] Re: Speaking of power lines

2002-06-14 Thread James V. Bacus
At 11:19 PM 6/14/2002, Steve Meyer wrote: Try this http://soarchicago.com/HangingStork.jpg A classic picture... 8-) Remember, that was Karl high tension Miller at the sticks, not Steve or I. 8-)) Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level III ICQ