Re: [RCSE] Brain Fart or Challenge?

Can you discuss launch a Supra? RVC - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 1:23 PM Subject: [RCSE] Brain Fart or Challenge? Wow Jack , You are really on to it with this shortening lines thing ! I sat around fo

Re: [RCSE] albatrosses

Indeed, and the opening fold-out photograph, in addition to being a marvelous photograph, is instructional for the fuselage/wing juncture. RVC - Original Message - From: tony estep To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:06 PM Subject: [RCSE] albatrosses

Re: [RCSE] Missing post

Well, that would explain it. Thanks. RVC At 08:54 PM 6/22/2006 -0400, you wrote: Yes, message size is limited on RCSE so attachments make things too large. Rick Van Clief wrote: This morning in response to the "Looking for a 2-M" thread I sent the same note with attachment

[RCSE] Missing post

This morning in response to the "Looking for a 2-M" thread I sent the same note with attachment to Lincoln privately and to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lincoln got his but the one to soaring@airage.com never showed up. Could my attachment be the problem? Thanks. RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by

RE: [RCSE] Push Rods

At 02:28 PM 4/15/2006 -0600, you wrote: Nothing that's not already on the MSDS for the Silver Solder / Acid flux (typically Zinc Chloride and Hydrochloric Acid) kit. I appreciate this. In the past I have used regular lead and tin solder after having used an acid flux. It works well enough I

Re: [RCSE] Sermon topic

WAY sorry about that last one from me, guys! Obviously I made a mistake typing in the intended addressee. Sorry. RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages m

[RCSE] Sermon topic

"Into A Living Hope" from 1 Peter 1:3-5 will discuss the blessings of our salvation "through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead," to include an incorruptible inheritance, a coming salvation, a heavenly home and a new life. The last point will come last as an evangelistic point. R

Re: [RCSE] Heat shrink

Mouser, where I get my heat shrink tubing, has about as many different types of it as you could imagine - or at least as I could imagine. The link below will get you to a beginning place. If you have their latest catalog (February-April 2006) start at page 770. http://www.mouser.com/?handler

Re: [RCSE] Cabosil question

Don't know about the West product. I get my Cabosil from Aircraft Spruce. Here's a link http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/cabosil.php $6.85 for a gallon bag will buy you a lot of Cabosil. RVC At 08:47 PM 12/27/2005 -0600, you wrote: I need to buy some cabosil but don't know wh

RE: Re: [RCSE] Pretty Mantis Fuse Kit

Oh come now... "Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas, with Willie and Waylon and the boys..." At 03:02 PM 4/15/2005 -0700, you wrote: Because we can't pronounce those words?? -Original Message- From: Phil Barnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 12:46 PM To: soaring@airage

[RCSE] Nitrile gloves

I just bought a box of these and when I got them home discovered they were purple and not blue. Do purple nitrile gloves offer the same protection from epoxy as blue nitrile gloves are supposed to? Thanks. RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscr

Re: [RCSE] Re: Optimum aspect ratio - induced drag and span

Dave, A while back I sent you some comments on my admittedly amateurish approach to 2M based on Martin Simons work back in the 80's. AR's are around 6 - max chord around 16", min = around 8" Would you care to discuss how this approach fits into your current discussion? RVC At 12:59 PM 2/18

Re: [RCSE] The perfect platform or Not....

If you can't find John's spreadsheet, I can forward either the simpler earlier version or a more involved later version. If I can figure out how, I could just put it on my website. Sorry to intrude upon someone else's conversation here, but I was not aware there was a "more involved later version

Re: [RCSE] Tritin Charger - how to slow charge?

Jim, Don't remember this. Which issue was this in? Thanks. RVC Another option is to build the slow charger published in the AMA's Model Aviation magazine. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subs

Re: [RCSE] Limits in R/C Soaring - a proposed discussion

What is the longest actually timed TD flight anyone has witnessed, again, no slope factor involved. Just over two hours, I saw at least three of those in 2004 working LSF tasks, I being one of those pilots. I recall an account Joe Wurts wrote of one of his cross country flights. I think he st

Re: [RCSE] Best place to order JR DS168 servos ?

Try this one. You have to call for prices now. Didn't see any 168's, but 368's they have. RVC At 06:35 PM 11/18/2004 -0600, you wrote: I need about 8 of them. At Horizon they are $75, ouch Thanks, MDM -- MDM MDM's Prof

Re: [RCSE] Recommended inexpensive 12v battery charger

While on the subject, what is a good trickle charger and where can one be purchased? Are there plans available from which I could build my own? Thanks. RVC At 07:49 PM 10/31/2004 -0800, you wrote: Be sure to bye the Wal-Mart deep cycle marine battery not the standard car or truck battery. I ha

Re: [RCSE] Adjustable tow hooks

Thanks for the info, guys! Kennedy Composites was the one. http://www.kennedycomposites.com/ I appreciate the help. RVC At 06:27 PM 10/22/2004 -0400, you wrote: Not too long ago someone had a note with an attached picture of an adjustable tow hook. It had two plates, one fixed and the other wit

[RCSE] Adjustable tow hooks

Not too long ago someone had a note with an attached picture of an adjustable tow hook. It had two plates, one fixed and the other with tow hook attached to it slid back and forth on the first. Both plates had what looked like matching serrations on them which apparently allow slight incremen

Re: [RCSE] Security issues and R/C models

Really neat stuff here! Pardon the dumb question, but what kind of camera is used here? Thanks, and thanks for the clip. RVC At 10:31 PM 10/16/2004 -0700, you wrote: If you guys want to see a hard launch w/ camera on board go the this web site, and hold on http://193.215.54.10/jogrini/video/pik

[RCSE] Back on line

Can someone please tell me how to get individual e-mails of each message instead of the daily digest? Thanks. RVC 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 se

Re: [RCSE] Two meter gliders

Is it the overall weight that matters or the wing loading? Reason for asking - my LAR 2M will come in at 5 oz/ft^2 at 36 oz. 21 oz. will be unobtainable. Airfoil is the AG36 thinned to 90%. Thanks. RVC My 2-meter Aegea weighs 21 oz, with a 6.2 oz/ft^2 loading, and I wish it was a bit light

[RCSE] Mantis tail boom

Anyone out there know which one was used? I think they were supplied by MacClean Quality Composites. Thanks. RVC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.592 / Virus Database: 375 - Release Date: 2/18/04

Re: [RCSE] Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow

You guys are serious. I thought I was beginning to detect shades of Monty Python and coconuts. RVC The solution to an age old aviation question, what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen sparrow? http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/ (Don Stackhouse, eat your heart out.) --- Outgoing mai

Re: [RCSE] Re: RES -Ava

Yes, this is what I meant by "sheared" and "like it's prepared and used for the hinge in the BD." RVC If you are particularly clever, you'll even put it on the bias, i.e., with the thread running at 45 degrees to the hinge line. Twice as many fibers holding both edges together. --- Outgoing

Re: [RCSE] Re: RES -Ava

Mark, If I am correctly deciphering this comment (you're trying to get a more permanent hinge than tape or monokote provides) something I'm about to try on my latest center panel spoiler may help. I'm going to lay the spoiler in its bay and sand a 1/32" deep by 5/16" wide low area in both the

Re: SPAM OSRELAY [RCSE] Subject:

Hello Anker, As far as I know, Mark Drela came up with the concept and introduced it for modelers on his Allegro Lite and then later used it on the Bubble Dancer as well. As I understand it the idea was to eliminate drag from intersections between vertical and horizontal surfaces (there are no

Re: [RCSE] New plane

A lot of really good planes like this over on Ray Hayes' site. Check out http://www.skybench.com/ RVC At 06:29 PM 9/25/03 -0500, you wrote: I'm up for a new plane and would like your advice. Plane will be used for LONG duration flights. I like to fly slow, Falcon 880 too fast,

Re: [RCSE] "tif" to "dwg" file

Many thanks to all who responded to this question. I guess it revealed my ignorance. I've never done this before, went to a company that does scanning hoping to get something I could import into AutoCAD and they gave me tif files. Follow-up question then. How does one scan a drawing into Aut

[RCSE] Soldering SS pushrod to carbon steel clevis rod

How does one do this? So far I have tried with no success... acid core solder alone acid core solder with liquid acid flux silver solder (4% silver, 96% tin) with the flux paste that came with it silver solder (5% silver and bronze, or so the guy said) with the above paste flux both the abov

[RCSE] Washout per unit length

Is there a "do not exceed" amount like maybe a so many fractions of a degree washout per foot span or something like that? Thanks. RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscr

Re: [RCSE] help with a hi start link

At 08:23 AM 1/19/03 -0700, you wrote: A while back there was a post about hi starts. Someone put out a link that had some info on figuring the pounds of pull needed for a given size a/c. If anyone remembers this, I'd appreciate the link. I've searched the archives and google just can't seem to f

[RCSE] Deep cycle memory

I came across a site recently that said deep cycle marine batteries can develop memories, quickly according to the article. If this is the case what does one do to alleviate the situation? Do they make cyclers for these batteries? Thanks. RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane

Re: [RCSE] Old CD's as control horns

At 07:58 AM 11/24/02 -0800, you wrote: Ben and others, I live a couple of hours from Silicon Valley, and there are a lot of electronics surplus stores there. I find mine there. You also might look in an old TV set or radio for PC board, or check your yellow pages for electronics sources. We ha

Re: [RCSE] Paint information. Safety cautions!

Interesting stuff here Jason - thanks. Many years ago I was an automotive painter, sometimes using Imron and occasionally a respirator. If they had suits to wear I never heard of them. Maybe that explains why I only made it to structural engineer and not to aeronautical. Have you any idea w

[RCSE] Wire source

Wanted to thank all who responded to my wire source question. The responses where most helpful and appreciated, and I picked up a few good new web sites. Thanks again. RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] UIUC database

Anybody know when it's going to be back up? And where I might obtain coordinates for the NACA 63-618 & 614 in the meantime? Thanks. RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and uns

[RCSE] Full scale home built

Came across an interesting glider designed by Gus Briegleb back in the late 60's - the BG-12/16. Apparently it was wood (over steel tubing in the fuselage I think) and build from plans. A pretty decent plane from the little I could find about it. Does anyone know anything about this plane? Are

Re: [RCSE] This is sorta cool...

I know nothing about full scale, but the plane in picture 141 sure is nice. Anyone know what it is? RVC At 02:17 PM 9/2/02 -0500, you wrote: >I have my chute packed, now where is that glider? Usually just get to hang >onto the wings of Cessnas :( > >James > > >>From: Quiet Man <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [RCSE] FAI timing

OK we're talking about hundredths here. I may be revealing gross ignorance here, but how can some guy holding a stopwatch hope to be accurate enough for hundredths of a second to be considered? RVC At 08:07 PM 8/9/02 -0700, you wrote: >OK, it appears as if we're carrying timing to the >tenth

Re: [RCSE] Fun with epoxy

> Yes, you are missing something. Frequently, the two parts of an epoxy > resin system are not the same density, and the ratio that is correct by > volume is totally incorrect when used by weight. I have also used systems > that required ratios so lopsidded that weight was the only choice, su

Re: [RCSE] Fun with epoxy

> > > >I have a can of 206 Hardener in my hand and it says, "5 parts 105 Resin to 1 > >part 206 Hardener by volume or weight measure." Hope this helps. > > That's weird. That means that the resin and hardener have exactly the > same density. > So it would seem. RVC --- Outgoing mail is cer

[RCSE] boron

Hello group, Can anyone give health related advice regarding Boron. Just bought a golf shaft for tailboom purposes. It's labeled boron/graphite and I wanted a little more info before I started sawing on the thing. Many thanks. RVC --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG an

Re: [RCSE] Ford Long Shaft Starter

> (We need to start thinking about alternative motors). I've wondered about this. I'm currently rebuilding my longshaft winch after about a 17 year absence from the sport and got to wondering why we couldn't just use a normal (shortshaft?) motor with with a pulley to a belt to a shaft forward of

Re: [RCSE] decribe a discus launch??!!

first DLG built and in the air. Many thanks to whomever compiled all those clips. Rick Van Clief > > Brian, > > For movie clips, go to this page (recently posted in another message): > > http://www.silentflyer.org/ihlgf01.html > > Go to the bottom of the page and take a

Re: [RCSE] OFF TOPIC - VIRUS SOFTWARE

've heard there are those that > allow one to renew definition files every hour! Is there a consensus??? > > Thanks. > > Rick Van Clief --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.330 / Virus Database: 184

[RCSE] RE: Optimum spoiler size

What a great group. Ask a question about spoiler size and you get comment, discussion, and conversation about it from the likes of Mark, Blaine and Harley. Thanks guys. What a great group! RVC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests

Re: [RCSE] Flap wiper material

Years (many) ago I used to use 35mm black and white film developed without having been exposed. Kind of a hassle but it worked well and usually had a curve to it from hanging up to dry while weighted at one end. Had an opaque gray tint to it which looked kind of neat contrasted with some colors

Re: [RCSE] Merry Christmas

Good grief, where are you? I'm in central Florida and the high today will only be in the 70's. Rick VC > To all you guys in the other world (northern hemisphere) having hot > meals, celebrating Xmas with family indoors because it is cold outside I > would gladly sit outside your window right n

[RCSE] LIFTROLL curves (cont.)

Thanks to all who responded to my "LIFTROLL curves" question earlier this week. I tried to thank each off-line. If I missed one, sorry and thanks. Several commented that the thing to do was go for max av/max Cl, and also that the Cl curve was helpful to determine if tip stall was going to be a

Re: [RCSE] Dodgson Designs Gliders

Sorry about my last. Hit enter too fast. For me, has to be the Maestro, mainly because it's the only one I flew. Pretty plane - sure looked good in a Florida thermal. Had trouble keeping the wings in one piece, though (my fault of course). Rick Van Clief > I am checking to see if an

Re: [RCSE] Aerodynamic washout

Excellent stuff here guys! Thanks to Oleg for the original question and thanks to the rest for the really informative discussion. Rick Van Clief - Original Message - From: Mark Drela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 12:42 PM

Re: [RCSE] Martin Simmons new book

If your talking about the 4th ed. of Model Aircraft Aerodynamics, amazon.com either has it or will have it soon. I was checking on that myself a week or so ago. Rick Van Clief - Original Message - From: Alan Bangham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesd

Re: [RCSE] K-Man, thank you

'scuse my ignorance, but who's Karlton and what's his address, etc. Rick VC > Karlton, I'm glad things are looking up at your shop. I'm gonna need servos soon again. For those who have not dealt with Karlton > you will not experience finer service from a more dedicated guy. RCSE-List faciliti