Good lord, what a sweeping and useless generalization this is. At a stroke, supported by what appears to be excessive hero worship, goes the potential to dismiss what some make their hobby, and even a part of their livelihood. Eppler, Selig, Drela, gone with a with a puff of bias toward the pilot. Dismissed again are the people that build software that extends design and finite element analysis to the desktops of people whose passion tends to lean towards design and building, moreso than flying. And to top it off, again go the countless hours of excellent and challenging conversation and work that has led to experimentation and revision over a period of many years, witnessed personally, that has made models such as the MapleLeaf Encore the most copied I've seen, in no small way due to the attention paid to the sections and planforms used in both the wing and tail assembly.
Yes, I do see a lot of attention being directed to Marks offerings, in models of many types. Aside from performance, it is now much easier to build the wing as the designer intended, and a mold is not always required. Bottom line, the hobby consists of community members that have varied interests and areas of concentration. Steven CyberModell http://home.comcast.net/~sseim/cybermodell.html > > As you probably have found out, unless under the thumbs of someone who can find lift, work it, and come home to the spot, airfoils don't provide any value beyond conversation. > > Gordy > Blairsville, GA tonite 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.
