Re: [RCSE] Re: The perfect platform or Not....
<> I agree. I just purchased a Sharon for use at this upcoming TS. I have one of HKM's Space Pro F3B models also. Anyway, as the Sharon was leaning against the wall, as models will do, I noticed some distinct similarities... so I brought out the tip panel from my Space Pro (RG15 full span)... and plugged it right into the Sharon's center panel. Tooling is so time consuming and expensive on our molded toys, and they have come up with a way to mix and match parts that seems to work. As far as why the Sharon works? I agree, it's just too wierd, but it does work extremely well. Planform is good, section combination = weird. But then of course... there's all that span, span, and more span. hmm. ;-) D __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] Re: The perfect platform or Not....
John Erickson Wrote: > Thomas, > > I'm still trying to figure out how the Sharon 3.7 does it. The > Sharon's > flew beautifully this last weekend in Phoenix. Great plane for the > "mid" > winds and thermal cycles they had at the contest. > > The Sharon has a 7037 at the root, transitioning to a RG-15 at the > tips. > Seems totally backwards; more camber at the root than at the tips. > This is > aerodynamic washin unless there is some twist in the molding process. > > JE > -- > Erickson Architects > John R. Erickson, AIA > On the Sharon the transition to the RG is about 12" of span from the root. What they had was a fuse with a 7037 a wing saddle in hand and modified the lower section of an RG15 wing to fit it. I really don't think it was for aerodynamic reasons. Tom Tom. -- F3X F3X's Profile: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=4385 View this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=332710 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
