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 and DLG for Hand- and Discus- Launched Gliders, CF for Carbon Fiber, and so forth. But what's "DS"? -J > > The CF joiners for these sailplanes are pretty strong, plenty strong > for most average flying conditions. They will also break in a really > hard landing to save other parts of the sailplane. When CF fails, it > breaks all the way with little perceived warning. You DS junkies know > what I mean. > > I have built a limited number of CNC precision machined tool steel wing > joiners that have been hardened to 50-52 Rc. I don't plan on making any > more for quite a while. When these are gone, that's it. I have winches to > build. > > Daryl Perkins and Barry Baskin have custom joiners in some of their > planes. Ask them if these are any good. > These steel joiners also add the extra mass you might want when > DS'ing in extreme conditions. > I guarantee that something else will break before these joiners fail. > You may blow a spar, a stab, or just plain explode, but you'll pull the > intact > joiner from a smoking crater on the backside of Parker Mountain. > > Cobra Calypso $85 > Wizard Compact $85 > Scar $85 > Hades 2 (2 small tip joiners) $85 > Brisk 2 $100 > ICON $85 > Viper $85 > Ellipse3CAM, Escape, Ellipse4 $65 ADDS 22oz over CF joiner > > I can send pix if you are interested > > WinchDoc > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
