[RCSE] "Nyx" first impressions??

2001-10-03 Thread David John Vels
For those attending the Visalia event this weekend, I would appreciate a "first impression" on the new NYX glider that will be there (F3X.com). Not so much the flying side of things, but the construction.Give the air frame a stiffness test (twist/bend)... particularly the fuselage. It would

[RCSE] "nyx" first impressions?

2001-10-03 Thread davidnsam
For those attending the Visalia event this weekend, I would appreciate a "first impression" on the new NYX glider that will be there (F3X.com). Not so much the flying side of things, but the construction. Give the air frame a stiffness test (twist/bend)... particularly the fuselage. It would b

[RCSE] Got the flyin bug again-a little off topic

2001-10-03 Thread gldr guy
Hello all on the exchange. After spending the past 3mos on an extended fishing tour of the western states, the old casting arm is finally wearing down. No, havent been fishing this long because I love it- actually Ive been tryng to build up the old arm for better hlg launch height- just chose

Re: [RCSE] airfoils

2001-10-03 Thread RCsoarnut
Dudes You guys are taxing my brain and that seems to make it hurt. However, I seem to remember several pages of airfoil profiles and a breif description of each along with practical applications in the old blue NSP Catalog. Denny Maize Polecat Aeroworks (717) 789-0146 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http

[RCSE] On-line resources for airfoil information

2001-10-03 Thread Dick Williamson
Joel, This is a copy of a message that I sent to someone via RCSE. Having gone through the trouble of assembling this list of sites, it might be useful to put these sites in the Model Design Section of the CRRC web site. For on-line resources, one place is to start is the NASA site that cov

[RCSE] On-line resources for airfoil information

2001-10-03 Thread Dick Williamson
I recommend Martin Simon's book, "Model Aircraft Aerodynamics", Some of the following sites and comments are copied from an old message from R. J. Steinhaus. For on-line resources, one place is to start is the NASA site that covers aerodynamics at the high-school level: http://www.lerc.nasa.

Re: [RCSE] Challenger kit

2001-10-03 Thread tony estep
The Challenger is a great-flying plane if you're a good flyer. I haven't seen the Skybench kit of the Challenger, but Skybench stuff is top-notch; all of it bears the stamp of Ray Hayes, master craftsman and expert flyer. Ray flew his Challenger for the first time at the Nats in Nostalgia, and aft

Re: [RCSE] RCSE Archive

2001-10-03 Thread Kjelli
try http://groups.yahoo.com/group/soaring/messages Cheers Kjelli - Original Message - From: "Sinjen smythe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 6:41 PM Subject: [RCSE] RCSE Archive > Is there an archive to RCSE discussions anywhere. I want

[RCSE] Frank Zaic

2001-10-03 Thread Al Scidmore
The Frank Zaic books are gone. Thanks    Al  

Re: [RCSE] Challenger kit

2001-10-03 Thread Andy Page
www.skybench.com click on the Nostalgia/RES link... Challenger is at the top of the page. >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Challenger kit >Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 01:41:03 EDT >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [152.163.225.99] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP i

[RCSE] RCSE Archive

2001-10-03 Thread Sinjen smythe
Is there an archive to RCSE discussions anywhere. I want to look up a topic from earlier in the year? Regards Steve _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp RCSE-List facilities provided by Mod

Re: [RCSE] Reynolds Number

2001-10-03 Thread James Osborn
I'll elaborate on this slightly: Bill Swingle wrote: > Reynold's number is a very important parameter in fluid dynamics. Flows at > the same Reynolds number are similar, which make it possible to use smaller > models (length l) for tests at higher velocities (velocity v) to achieve the > same R

RE: [RCSE] airfoils

2001-10-03 Thread Bill Swingle
While a list of airfoils with layman descriptions wouldn't be too difficult to make; your second request is much tougher. Understanding "why certain airfoils are used together blended in a wing and why" is a very large question. There are guys who spend careers doing exactly that. It takes BIG UGL

[RCSE] Reynolds Number

2001-10-03 Thread Bill Swingle
Checkout Martin Hepperle's page: http://beadec1.ea.bs.dlr.de/Airfoils/glossary.htm#TermReynolds Osborne Reynolds (1842-1912) Worked for 37 years as a professor of engineering at the university of Manchester, Great Britain. In 1883 his experiments lead him to the definition of a dimensionless par

Re: [RCSE] airfoils

2001-10-03 Thread Mark Miller
I think this information would be handy for most everyone here. It would be nice to have a good description in laymans terms of characteristics. Possibly also a description of why certain airfoils are used together blended in a wing and why. Cheers, Mark http://www.isthmusmodels.com > SD7037 -

[RCSE] Polars

2001-10-03 Thread Bill Swingle
Understanding polars has been covered very nicely in the book: "Understanding Polars without Math" I enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone interested in flying. It's reasonably priced and available through B^2 Streamlines at: http://www.halcyon.com/bsquared/UPwoM.html Bill Swingle [EM