[RCSE] First flight (New Zagi owner ...)
First, try to find a slope! Take off the propeller! Then throw the plane slightly downward and try to fly in an even manner down the hill (with nil spped visavi the air it will just fall out of the sky)! And use a forward CG (as per instructions)! Later you can experiment with relaxed stability! Typical beginners errors: Not understanding how controls change when you fly towards yourself (your RC car experience should make that easy). Doing too big and erratic control inputs (smooth and soft is the word - like you're are trying to arouse your bed partner - apply force only when your on top of things :-)! Trying to fly too slowly! Glide ratio is much worse at low speed than high speed, so try to keep the speed up! If you're getting close to a stall push the stick fully forward till the aircraft is more or less vertical, so it picks up speed fast and you regain (hopefully) full control! After three, four flights down the hill (unpowered) you're ready for power - if it wants to fly too far off just pull full elevator and full aileron - it sure will descend rapidly but with little speed! And without a propeller in place there very is little that can break! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] For Sale 100" Super-V..
Selling a Super-V 100" version this is the 1 piece version very "Rare" comes with all the servos installed and a battery pack.. Fuselage needs a few minor repairs this plane must be bought Local to so cal orange county are its not shippable its a 1 piece wing!! Price is.. $350.00 and you must pick up I live in Huntington Beach cal... near the HSS Field has Hitec Servos MG's I think all 6 ?? Mike 714 960-2835 home Mike's pager 714 266-9500 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] full-size wing vapor
Here is an explanation that is not technically correct, or accurate. I learned about this process in a class in junior college over 20 years ago. What I remember is sketchy; inaccurate. Water reaches it's 'dew point' i.e.. forms clouds, ( where the water in the atmosphere condenses and forms water drops; as on the side af your cold soda or beer glass ) when it reaches a certain drop in temperature and pressure combination. If I remember correctly, this is called the Adiabatic Process (spelling?) for those who want to look it up. This is why clouds form at a certain altitude ( the combo of the drop in air pressure and the temperature drop ) On TV, at air shows, and watching commercial planes landing, I have occasionally seen vapor trails coming off the wing tips of jets as the are pulling up into a steep climb or turn, causing a pressure change. This is the same process as in the photo. This plane is flying right off the the surface of the ocean, and there seems to be many low clouds ( lots of moisture ). The plane is compressing the air, changing the pressure/tempurature and causing the adiabatic process ( dew point ) to occur. I am sure my explanation is not very accurate, but it is close. George "Ciurpita, Greg" wrote: > > by now most of you have seen the still-frame of the > F-18 and cloud that appeared in sports illustrated: >i get to see airliners fly overhead every > 5 minutes. lately i've begun noticing vapor clouds > forming behind the wings in certain spots in the air. > yesterday, i saw this for sure, as a plane flew directly > overhead and relatively low.. > > what is this, and what is its cause? > > "" RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Seiko S321 stopwatches
Anyone here have these stopwatches at a decent price or know who does? TIA * Len Revelle[EMAIL PROTECTED] N9IJ [EMAIL PROTECTED] AMA 60055 http://user.mc.net/~lenrev * RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] full-size wing vapor
You can also see this happen with prop driven aircraft as well, both around the propellers and over the wing and is quite dependent on the amount of moisture in the air. You can see it in a corkscrew shape as it forms behind the tips of the propellors. When you compress a parcel of air it will heat up and when it expands it cools and if it cools sufficiently then the water vapour can condense out to form mist/fog/cloud cheers, Graham At 06:00 AM 6/4/00 -0700, you wrote: >> both produce a vapor cloud, and the sports illustrated >> blurb suggested that this occurs just as the plane >> goes super-sonic. i doubt that the fly-by in the mpeg >> was even near super-sonic that close to the ground and >> crew. >> > >I haven't seen the picture, but if the vapor cloud has a straight leading >edge >that trails off at 45 deg. angles, IT IS THE SOUND BARRIER > > >lately i've begun noticing vapor clouds >> forming behind the wings in certain spots in the air. >> yesterday, i saw this for sure, as a plane flew directly >> overhead and relatively low. i could see a vapor trail, >> maybe 10% of the wing chord behind the wing. obviously, >> i can't see if it forms above the wing. >> >> what is this, and what is its cause? > >The low pressure area precipitates the available moisture into a cloud. >You can also see this on the top surface of most fighter jet wings when they >perform high G maneuvers and from the wing tips of many jets. >The effects are dependent on the available moisture in the air. >We don't see it much in AZ. > > Mark Mech >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >www.aerofoam.com > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Launch Height
>How long are your arms? Let me get the laser range-finder to measure...ok, 60 feet. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Sacramento Sloping
I'll be visiting Sacramento on business this coming Wed-Fri, June 7-9. I'm looking for the lowdown on local sloping sites. I'm not sure which side of town I'm staying on but it doesn't matter!!! Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance, Garland Hanson CASL RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Flap ratchets for Stylus?
Does anybody know of a way to put a "toothier" ratchet on the Stylus flap stick? It never was very strong, and after about a million flights I find myself wishing it had a more positive feel... TIA - Rob Glover RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] full-size wing vapor
> both produce a vapor cloud, and the sports illustrated > blurb suggested that this occurs just as the plane > goes super-sonic. i doubt that the fly-by in the mpeg > was even near super-sonic that close to the ground and > crew. > I haven't seen the picture, but if the vapor cloud has a straight leading edge that trails off at 45 deg. angles, IT IS THE SOUND BARRIER lately i've begun noticing vapor clouds > forming behind the wings in certain spots in the air. > yesterday, i saw this for sure, as a plane flew directly > overhead and relatively low. i could see a vapor trail, > maybe 10% of the wing chord behind the wing. obviously, > i can't see if it forms above the wing. > > what is this, and what is its cause? The low pressure area precipitates the available moisture into a cloud. You can also see this on the top surface of most fighter jet wings when they perform high G maneuvers and from the wing tips of many jets. The effects are dependent on the available moisture in the air. We don't see it much in AZ. Mark Mech [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aerofoam.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] full-size wing vapor
by now most of you have seen the still-frame of the F-18 and cloud that appeared in sports illustrated: http://cjrcc.tripod.com/jpg/f18.jpg and you've also seen the mpeg of the fly-by: http://cjrcc.tripod.com/mpeg/fs14ss.mpeg both produce a vapor cloud, and the sports illustrated blurb suggested that this occurs just as the plane goes super-sonic. i doubt that the fly-by in the mpeg was even near super-sonic that close to the ground and crew. i live in new jersey, right along the northeast corridor. at times, i get to see airliners fly overhead every 5 minutes. lately i've begun noticing vapor clouds forming behind the wings in certain spots in the air. yesterday, i saw this for sure, as a plane flew directly overhead and relatively low. i could see a vapor trail, maybe 10% of the wing chord behind the wing. obviously, i can't see if it forms above the wing. what is this, and what is its cause? Gregory Ciurpita Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories Room 1N436, Crawford Corner Road, Homdel NJ 07733 (732) 949-5771 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Good programs work. Great programs are easy to debug!" RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [RCSE] More on throwing up
I remember back in my youth, getting drunk. It was the first and last time for me. I woke up in the yard, and I had thrown up as well. Don't remember if it went 100ft, but it must have been close. I think it was also in dead air - or at least it smelled that way. Klaus Weiss Australia RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
