Stuart: I personally think these advertisements are beneath the soaring group, but it is making a LOT of money for the wrong people. I've asked this group/list members not to support these cloners.... ah aha! At least two members (below) are probably still laughing at me....
I have just learn that anyone can clone a brand new plan/kit and there is little or nothing that can/will be done to recoup design time effort, testing, etc. Check the number of cloned plans for sale on ebay that are still available through MAN, MB, MAN, RCM, etc I have been told by a member of this list that I should be grateful they are making the stuff available???? I was also told by a second member that cloning is just a GREAT big COMPLIMENT!!! I must be living in a different world......many students think that it is OK to do exactly that - since it really isn't hurting anyone, much???? two bucks profit for a plan and 15 bucks for a kit, etc. Who cares or has the time for chump change.... This foolishness will only when when these generations get their peers (the 60 Minutes' special last week on cheating) for a lawyer or doctor and not before..... Jim On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 09:22:19 +0000, "Stuart A. Hall" wrote: > If you check out the various ads and articles in Model Aviation and on > the Web you will notice how many of them refer to "Drela airfols". It is > true that the Bubble Dancer, Allegro and other assorted planes fly quite > nicely, but I wonder how much of the airfoil choice is just a marketing > gimmick. One extra swipe of the sandpaper by our Czech worker-bee has > turned that Drela foiled AVA/Topaz/whatever into some other airfoil. > > Particularly on these amazing built up RES ships with mylar covering, I > wonder how much of the performance is due to the airfoil and how much is > due to very light balsa/composite building techniques. > > Does Dr. Drela get a royalty for the use of his name in advertising? > Did/does Dr. Selig? > > 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. > > Jim Ealy Education by Demonstration 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.
