Hi Rense Al I always thought... That if something is on the field it "WILL" be hit! It's called. THE LAW OF ATTRACTION ! Last year at the Mid Winter Electrics I found a three inch piece of pipe sticking out of the sand. Well, Jason hit it with his rudder when he was putting on a demo for Sean @ Aeromodel. It was so cool. Cheers Al The Bag Lady www.thebagladyal.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] 888-457-1550 Albert E. Wedworth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rense Lange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:27 PM Subject: [RCSE] A violation of the laws of nature?
> > Today, my XP3 hit a pole, a 3 ft high metal pole. It did not hit hard, and > little harm was done, but hard enough to say that it "hit" rather than just > "touched." I had noted the pole earlier, but it seemed far away: you know, > nothing to worry about far away. At first I considered the possibility that > the accident could be due to the flaws in my flying skills or my > eyesight,(I am due for new glasses) but then I remembered some old physics > lessons. > > And, it dawned on me: This should not have happened as the attracting force > between two objects (a) increases with the mass of the objects, and (b) > decreases with their distance, quadratic no less, if I remember well. Well, > the XP3 certainly has not a great mass - it came out weighing 11oz. Also, > the last time I saw the pole it was far from the plane, hence there should > have been very little force in this respect as well. But, it now seems > obvious that the pole must have attracted (almost "lured") the plane, > exactly what physics says should NOT have happened! > > I'm sure some of you guys have had similar experiences. Perhaps we should > inform the National Bureau of Standards (or some such institution) > concerning this violation of the laws of nature. Or, on a more ominous > note, we might look into what plane manufacturers do in their workshops to > bring about such effects! > > --- Rense Lange > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
