Re: [RCSE] CG on Grand Espirt

According to the original plans of the Grand Esprit that I am holding, the CG is 15.3 inches or 389.62 mm, (being the bi dimensional person I am),back of the nose, parallel to the wing bottom surface at the bottom of the fuse. Project that point perpendicular to the bottom of the wing and the

Re: [RCSE] Xantipa

Lee Cox wrote: *anyone know a good starting point for a Xantipa ? A freind has one and has no papers for it.* ** *Mainly a suggested CG ??* You can estimate it: http://www.coloradogliders.com/centerofgravitycalculator.htm http://www.scalesoaring.net/EMM/cg%20calc.htm -- Andrew E. Mileski

Re: [RCSE] CG on Grand Espirt

Dave, many thanks. I'm an old duffer(68) and would gladly accept metric. Seems so easy to be able to divide by 100 Stan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: According to the original plans of the Grand Esprit that I am holding, the CG is 15.3 inches or 389.62 mm, (being the bi dimensional person I am),

[RCSE] Thanks for the replies! It's finally working!

Thanks to all who replied! I apologize for my waste of the band width, my previous mail account proved to be so terribly unreliable, not to mention slow, that I had to change accounts. Tim Tim Vandenheuvel Glider Graphics http://www.cafepress.com/glidergraphics

Re: [RCSE] Re: metric etc

Kids, this is why you should never mix beer and keyboards on a Saturday night. Ben Diss wrote: I think you meant 01 10b = 1d 01b = 2d -Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm for the binary system, TWO fingers :-))) Let's give this thread a rest. There's only 10 kinds of people: those that

[RCSE] Scale placards and instruments avail. at Glider Graphics!

Hi all, I wanted to let you all know that I now have high resolution instruments and cockpit placards for 1/4, 1/3.5, and 1/3 scale sailplanes available on the Glider Graphics website! These are available as placards only, instruments only, or save when you buy them together! They are very

[RCSE] EASY EAGLE, April RCSD, long story.

Having designed the Easy Eagle for ACE under Tom Runge management, I may know a bit more about this little bird than others. The idea for it came to mind on a Sunday. I called ACE, with whom I had a long standing relationship with Paul Runge, Tom's dad back in the early '70's. I first

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[RCSE] A big day of soaring in a big town

Today it was nice in Fort Worth! These guys really know the drill! When I come, they have a great field, super weather, and winch/retriever warmed up and waiting with good line! They really have style :-) While the wind was up so were the thermals. My Picolario chimed in at 1000' a few times

[RCSE] A big day of soaring at the coastal mesa

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Today it was nice in Fort Worth! These guys really know the drill! Thanks for the segue Gordy... Since you bring up the odd subject of flying and soaring here, and I am bursting to say so, and I still have the text in the paste buffer!! :D I have to tell you

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