Lets just build a 300' tall platform that spans RR tracks that are 1000' apart. Then we can cruze aroung the country at 30mph and anyone could hop on. Mike ---- Suffering from DS withdrawls.
----- Original Message ----- From: Dieter @ ShredAir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 6:42 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Build a Slope silliness, was Wind in Central US. > > > > >>Someone suggested "build a slope", no joke. > > > >My ideal slope is a hexagon shaped mesa with each side 1000 feet long or > >longer. It should be at least 500 feet above the surrounding area and have > >walls which slope at approx. 60 degrees. Also the top should have one tree > >so if you're going to crash you'll know where. > > > >Naturally, the above hypothetical slope would take an impractical amount of > >dirt. A somewhat more practical approach would be a simple berm shaped like > >an "L". Make it as high as you can and then size your planes to match > >whatever you build. Then invite me over to try it! > > > >Bill Swingle > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Janesville, CA > > > Nonono, you got it all wrong... :o) All you need is a single long > berm kinda like a dam, with round sissy LZs on either end. Mount the > thing on a big turn table, and have a small wind vane feed a > computerized motor which automatically turns the berm perpendicular > to the wind. > > Now you can BS (ballistic slope'n) and DS to your heart's content. > > Improve upon that by placing a long row of major wind machines just > far enough away that they don't interfere with turn-table operation. > If it ain't blowing, just align the berm with the wind machines, > flick a switch, and hold on to your hat. > > But the best improvement is to build a circular rail road around the > turn table with all the wind machines mounted on a train. This way, > you can always position the wind machines in line with the prevailing > wind and augment the natural breeze when needed. > > Let me know when you're done... :o) > > Happy Holidays! > > Dieter > 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]
