Re: [RCSE] Thoughts on the Wright Bros. Centennial

2003-12-19 Thread Dennis and Marion Hipperson
Well maybe, as the Smithsonian Conspiracy shows they woked hard at becomng know as the fathers of aviation. But were they, try this http://www.nzedge.com/heroes/pearse.html Dennis - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday,

RE: [RCSE] Servo Wires

2003-12-19 Thread Fred A. Sheplavy
You can get twisted wires from http://www.rc-dymond.com/$3.00 for 10 feet 22 Ga. Fred At 07:25 AM 12/17/2003, Dick Williamson wrote: I hear it is a good idea to separate servo wires and twist them prior to running them through wings and into servo beds. I hear it prevents radio

[RCSE] fiberglass thicknes

2003-12-19 Thread Oscar Taboada
Hi, I can see on many articles references to fiber glass of different weight or thicknes 3/4 OZ, 1.5 OZ, 3 OZ, OR 5 OZ, my question is how to convert to other units because I don't know what should be understood as OZ are we talking of Onzes per square yard before aplying some epoxy resin? or

[RCSE] WTB: 3m Electric Sailplane

2003-12-19 Thread Dave Martin
I know this is a soaring forum, but I am looking for a 3m electric sailplane with servos. Stratos, Stork, Graphite, Ellipse, etc... would work. Must be in great condition. No motor set needed. Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now

[RCSE] Tempest for sale

2003-12-19 Thread cdallen
The highest bid I received for the Tempest was $1,100.00... I know one of you guys out their can do better than that.. The first $1,200.00 gets it. This is a brand new hard to get Tempest, dark blue and white with 6 JR digital servos and 5 cell 2,000 ma pack. Only flown three times. What a great

Re: [RCSE] Thoughts on the Wright Bros. Centennial

2003-12-19 Thread Don Pratt
I hope you're comparing the BSC (Believers in Santa Claus) to the BGH (Believers in Gustave Whitehead), and not the BDE (Believers in Documented Evidence). For my part, I'd much rather put my belief in the well documented than the poorly documented or undocumented. That doesn't mean that if it

[RCSE] Wright's efforts - part one

2003-12-19 Thread John Derstine
Anyone who stops to think, will realize that no invention spontaneously appears fully developed with a practical use ready to assure its success as something demanded by society. Inventors do not sit back as a rule and decide to invent a heretofore unrealized conceptualization; they most

[RCSE] Paging George Joy

2003-12-19 Thread Edwin Lightcap
George Do you carry Ace RC? If so do you have a Super Digipulse Multi charger in stock. Thanks EDG Pittsburgh

[RCSE] south Kansas City area

2003-12-19 Thread Bill Johns
Greetings! I'm visiting rellies in the Shawnee area of metropolitan Kansas City next week. Any shops or other things a glider guider might want to make an effort to see? Thanks, Bill -- Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone. Bill Johns Pullman, WA USA RCSE-List facilities

Re: [RCSE] Thoughts on the Wright Bros. Centennial

2003-12-19 Thread Rick Eckel
I agree with you. I also think that there is more to the Wright Brothers being the fathers of aviation than the simple? matter of having achieved flight. Their methods, discoveries, documentation and continued efforts in aviation are far more impressive than just getting off the ground. I

Re: [RCSE] Thoughts on the Wright Bros. Centennial

2003-12-19 Thread Martin Usher
I thought that there were lots of people having a go at flying around this time. There were mostly failures because the whole exercise was like those Junkyard War contests with the added edge that none of the contestants had actually seen a plane, much less had experience with building or flying

[RCSE] I have to tell you,,, This month's RCSD hits a soaring home run!

2003-12-19 Thread GordySoar
There is a section of cool things to get for Christmas and the items chosen have me ordering! Dave Garwood, one of our hobby's best columnists (maybe the best in our history) reviewed the Bat and while its only a few paragraphs, I'm hooked (ugh! and its a foamie). The Mantis history goes into

Re: [RCSE] I have to tell you,,, This month's RCSD hits a soaring home run!

2003-12-19 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
If the proprietors of R/C Soaring Digest realized just how many potential readers in a very narrow niche market are refraining from purchasing this periodical as a direct result of the advertising author and manner it is incessantly presented here on RCSE, they would investigate and employ a more

Re: [RCSE] I have to tell you,,, This month's RCSD hits a soaring home run!

2003-12-19 Thread Bob Pope
Simon Van Leeuwen wrote: If the proprietors of R/C Soaring Digest realized just how many potential readers in a very narrow niche market are refraining from purchasing this periodical as a direct result of the advertising author and manner it is incessantly presented here on RCSE, they would

Re: [RCSE] Thoughts on the Wright Bros. Centennial

2003-12-19 Thread Raschow
In a message dated 12/19/2003 4:43:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think it was left to a French person to come up with the first plane that'd we'd recognize as such. Glenn Curtiss was NOT French! Good Lift!

[RCSE] I finally made it! Checi it out guys!

2003-12-19 Thread Albert Wedworth
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