I'm assembling a Multiplex Twist to take with me to Fiss, but I don't have
the plan or instructions.
Anybody who knows where appr. the CG should be ?
Thanks,
Stefan.
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Thanks ! Now I can finish it !
Stefan.
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From: Dan Neelands [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: soaring@airage.com
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 5:14 PM
Subject: [RCSE] Twist CG from instructions
The manual reads,
The standard CG position is 55 mm aft of the wing root leading
Title: And finally...form Bozo
Even more strange: my motherlanguage is not
English, but I canindeed read it without a problem; maybe _because_ my
motherlanguage is not English ...
Stefan.
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From:
Phil Townsend
To: Lee Cox ; soaring mail page
Sent:
Hmm, this tread got me thinking about the batteries I use ... How can one
know the impedance ? I'm using Duracell AA cells with these data on them
AA/HR6/DC1500NiMH/1,2V/2050mAh. I don't know if the name Duracell is known
in the USA, but it certainly is over here, with a very good reputation.
Hi all,
I would like some advice on how to properly and permanently connect a
quicklink to a carbon rod? I know it sounds basic, but I never had to do
it, so .. Is it enough to just roughen up the carbon rod and glue it with
epoxy ? It's meant for a F3J glider (Muller Esprit), if that's
Hi,
I would like some advice on how to properly and permanently connect a
quicklink to a carbon rod? I know it sounds basic, but I never had to do
it, so .. Is it enough to just roughen up the carbon rod and glue it with
epoxy ? It's meant for a F3J glider (Muller Esprit), if that's important.
All,
I don't find the plans anymore of my Algebra 4M, and I would like to start
setting it up for RES flights ..
Anybody who can give me a starting point for the CG and the incidence
between stab and wing ?
Thanks,
Stefan.
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All,
How can one detect a bad cell in a battery pack ?
Problem is when loading the pack, it doesn't fully load, and the first
cells in the pack (starting from the positive connection)get warmer then
the rest. Do I have to desolder the whole pack or can the bad cell be
picked out without
Title: Bericht
Here's
the site from Euromodell: http://www.euromodell.de/(also in
English).
On
first sight, I didn't find an indication there for the CG. I also checked the
manual of my Mini-Ellipse, and there's a long explanation about CG and angle of
incidence, but it's in German and
Thanks to all who responded to my question. Between these two planes,
the Spirit was clearly the favourite, but some suggested the Oly II or
the Res-Maxx, so I'll have some more thinking to do :-).
Thanks all ! Have a great party tonight and a happy 2003.
Stefan.
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I'm looking for a kit to build to get some practice in building before
starting to build my serious kits (you know: the kind you don't want
to ruin out of lack of experience).
I'm thinking about either the Spirit 100 or the Riser 100. It would be
nice to be able to use it in the RES class over
I'm sure the question has been asked before, but when looking in the
archives with the search-term RES, there are a few more hits then I'm
ablte to handle, to say the least ...
So, I'm looking for a RES-plane for next year, ARF (not much time to build),
max. 3 meter span but over 100. Since I
On second thoughts (while looking at the Majestic from Laserarts), I might
consider others then ARF also ... :-). I guess that broadens the choice a
bit too.
Thanks,
Stefan.
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From: Stefan Smets [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 9
I see quite some gliders from "Airjet" on German
eBay. Are these former "Carrera" ?
Here's one that seems toindicate this:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1763845836
Thanks,
Stefan
Here they are :
http://www.modelaircraft.org/templates/ama/PDF-files/Rulebook/rc-sail.pdf
From another guy in Belgium (and even member in the same club (MACH), but
not very active there :-)).
CU,
Stefan.
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Van: d. o. darnell [mailto:[EMAIL
I got a message from crg13 with this subject and some attachments, send to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Looks like typical behaviour for a message with viruses.
Anybody knows more ? Or am I the only one who received it ? (I didn't hit
the answer-key but composed a new message).
Thanks,
Stefan.
Hi,This is
There are some attachment to this message that I
didn't open; looks like a virus to me. Anybody knows more about it. It was send
to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ?
Stefan.
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From:
crg13
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 2:37
AM
Subject:
Can anybody tell me more about this glider (name, manufacturer, profile, ..)
?
According to the description, it's a F3B, all plastic, span 254cm, length of
fuselage 119cm, about two years old.
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItemitem=1717936334
Thanks,
Stefan.
Is there anybody on the list who has the instructions normally included with
this glider ?
I was able to buy one on German eBay (I'm in Belgium), but there were no
papers with it.
If somebody has these, would he/she mind sending me a scan by email or
otherwise ?
Thanks,
Stefan.
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Harley (and other RDS-guys, and in fact everybody who has a clue),
I have a Streber Fox 2m here that I would like to install the RDS system in,
but what keeps me from trying until now is the thickness of the assembled
pockets:
I looked at Walts' site: the size of the 3/32 pockets is 1/2 x 2 x
Hi,
I have bought a NIB Algebra glider today with a span of 158. Anybody who
knows about reviews, tests, docs about it ?
Thanks,
Stefan.
- Original Message -
From: Scobie Puchtler or Sarah Felstiner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 3:30 AM
Trouble maker.
Is that a new slope racer?
If it isn't, it *should* be!
In more then one sense: I think it would make a great name for a slope racer
:-).
Stefan.
Joe Back On Topic Parsons
- Original Message -
From: Rick and Jill [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Chuck Anderson [EMAIL
Al, this is a very known hoax, meaning it's meant to MAKE YOU BELIEVE it's a
bug, but it IS NOT ! Sulfnbk.exe has something to do with the long file
names in Windows (SUpport Long FileName (don't know what the b and k stand
for).
Stefan.
- Original Message -
From: Albert Wedworth
You could try crrcsim; it's free and it can work with your transmitter if
you build the interface-cable or buy it from Jan Kansky; I do believe
there's a problem with JR-transmitters, but apart from that, I like it a lot
(I use Futaba and Multiplex). You can so thermal, slope and DS.
to unlearn some habits ..
:-).
Stefan.
At 07:34 AM 10/28/01 +0100, Stefan Smets wrote:
Ok, I'll ask the stupid question then :-) :
or to fly flatter turns (although I'll never understand why
anyone would
do that)
I would guess to lose less lift in the turn ?
Sometimes I try
Don's explanation of using crossed controls and what happens then seems
satifactory to me; as I understand it, he used crossed controls in some
aircraft to make a coordinated turn.
How about the original point Daryl made: the use of anybody wanting to fly a
flatter turn (cross-controlling would
Just got John Derstine's answer; it seems to answer the rest of my
questions.
Thanks all,
Stefan.
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Van: John Derstine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: zondag 28 oktober 2001 13:46
Aan: Stefan Smets; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Soaring@airage. com
Onderwerp: RE
Thanks to all who answered: the reason was my search was not limited to
Radio Control ..
Stefan.
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Have a look at this: http://www.winggrid.ch/ What do you think ? Will that
work ?
Stefan.
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NOTE:During daytime, I can be reached on my mobile phone, not on any business address, since I work at two different places.
FWIW, I'm doing this since years (not with Hotmail but with Advalvas in
Belgium) and:
And when not at home the hotmail is always available thru the www.
at work, I receive my mail with Outlook 2000 also, but I selected the option
to leave a copy on the server, so that I'll receive the same
Title: A Beautiful Site
I know
it's not soaring related, but I nevertheless found it appropriate to forward
it.
Stefan.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Verzonden: maandag 17 september 2001
8:58Aan: BLewing SL Model; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL
I don't know about Dublin or Amsterdam (I'm in Belgium), but what or where
is OSS ?
Stefan.
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Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: vrijdag 31 augustus 2001 13:46
Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Onderwerp: [RCSE] Hobby shops in Europe ??
I'll be in
Hi Al,
That's a nice gift; I have one flying and one still in the box, WITH some
paperwork.
If you want me, I can scan it and mail it to you, but for starters, I seem
to remember my CG is at 80mm from the leading edge (you'll need quite some
extra lead in the nose aside from what's provided,
This is what Gordy had to
say about it, and it's all true; I bought it and I flew it a few times and I
like it, but I just have too many planes, and I finally realize I should be
concentrating on flying one or two a lot, not a lot a one or twotimes, so
since it hardly gets any time in the
It's
gone. Thanks for the BW.
Stefan.
-Oorspronkelijk bericht-Van: Stefan Smets
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Verzonden: donderdag 23 augustus
2001 22:41Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Onderwerp: [RCSE] 100"
Carrera Trico 2001 for sale CHEAP
This is what Gordy had to
say
A Windfree kit from the '70's, untouched, is it worth buying for about $80 ?
Any comments on this kit ? I don't intend to use it for competition, but it
seems to have been quite a good plane.
Stefan.
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You might mean Guide to Computer Radio Control systems by Don Edberg. I
think it's a very good book that's worth to be read more than once. Amazon
has is.
Stefan.
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Van: j. sean fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Verzonden: dinsdag 14 augustus 2001 21:24
Aan:
Is there anything wrong with the email addresses of the people at Mad
Aircraft that are displayed on their site ? I've tried to email them a few
times (I want to buy a wingset for my Highlander, to get my kids a good
place to start), but they don't answer.
Stefan.
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I have a problem with a Schulze slim-18be electronic speed controller, in
fact with two of these: when I let the motor turn without prop, it turns
fine, but with the prop, it stops after about a second, and I can hear the
controller beep once, as if it is resetting.
I'm using a Permax 6v 400,
to hit my
wings each time I want to detach them.
Thanks,
Stfan.
I see no reason why not, although the detent force is appreciable. It
might be difficult to separate wings panels from their counterparts
after they have been snapped together.
Stefan Smets wrote:
Can these also be used between
As a project at the monthly clubmeetings, we are going to cut foam wings for
the Terminator HLG. I have found the cordinates for the Selig 4083 on the
Internet and I've entered them in Autocad after converting them from inches
to millimeters.
We are going for the version covered with balsa
I just come back from the Dortmund show (my first time there; it's HUGE) and
I bought the FVK Skylark (I could get it at a price I couldn't resist).
Any tips on assembling or any other useful info about this plane ? I was
thinking about using Dymond 200 servo's. Are these ok ?
BTW, there
I bought it from them: very fast and personal service, and both the book and
the video are worth buying and looking/reading (don't stop looking at the video
when the ending titles show up; keep looking).
Stefan.
I recall that Soaring Stuff-- http://www.soaringstuff.com/ -- carries
The Book
I like the idea, but doesn't this give you problems when flying other (non-HLG)
planes ?
Plug the three way switch into the flaps channel on the TX
You don't replug each time you change planes, I suppose ?
Stefan.
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Why not use the "Power compensation" (p. 33 of the English manual) ? You can
then control the elevator up with your left thumb on the throttle stick. No
use if you want rudder deflection also, of course.
Stefan.
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Van: Weston, Adam R [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Thanks to all who answered; after rereading the instructions that came with
my chutes with these explanations in mind, I think I understand now, but
just to be sure: the chute is in fact actually _part_ of the tow line then
(by the shroud lines) ? Until now, I was under the impression that it was
Dick,
Two #6 nylon screws will hold the wing on if there is no gap between the
bottom of the wing and the wing mount. Boil the nylon screws for
20 minutes
in water to properly hydrate them. Replace them every 1000 launches and
always slack them off after every flying session.
I never heard
All,
Ok, I'm putting the servo's into the wing of my Highlander; I'm building it
with flaps and ailerons, so 4 servo's, and I have a few questions:
- does it matter that the servo's are not all equal ? Of course, they are in
pairs, but those for the flaps are Hitec HS-81, those for the ailerons
As things are, there is no elegant way to read and post from
work and home,
as I cannot log into my msn account from work.
FWIW, my ISP provides access at my email through a browser AND through a
normal email program; at home, I download all messages in my email program
(Outlook 2000), and
Same here ...
I reinstalled FS98, Flight Unlimited II, European Air War, Combat Flight
Simulator, just downloaded the X-plane demo and installed it ...
Stefan.
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From: Bill Rose Haymaker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 12:01 AM
To: [EMAIL
I still have a Zage EPP lying around, that I'll start building after my
Highlander, but since it are both foamies:
I always cover my foamies with Oracover/Ultracover...
Sand the strapping tape good and put on a good coat of 3M 77 I use about
3/4 heat setting on the iron. Tack down the top and
Then they should talk to their foreign distributors: I already bought TWO
Zagi's and I got NO candy ... :-{ (distributor is eppmodels in the UK; apart
from that: nice people).
Talking about foamies: my Highlander is all white foam (bought from the US),
my Zagi EPP all black (bought in Europe).
Bill,
One of the best flight sims for gliders and aerobatic planes, although not
perfect, is the old Flight Unlimited I. Out of print now, a year or so ago
you could pick up a copy at K-mart bsargain bins for ten bucks. Originally
If I understand you right, you're talking about flight sims that
I was thinking about the same thing for my Highlander, if only to learn how
to work with those things, so please respond in public.
Thanks,
Stefan.
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Sent: Friday, December 22, 2000 6:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Gerard,
Opinions are divided on this one, but most advice against using the arrow
shaft because they consider it not necessary and adding too much weight.
I would think that using something solid like an arrowshaft would ruin this
springy-ness,
I don't think so; the arrowshaft (or carbon rod)
But how is that possible without you (or somebody else) answering your email
from the robot ?
Yesterday, I followed this sequence:
- I unsubscribed myself (because I didn't want the digest version anymore)
- I subscribed myself (to the "normal" version)
- I got a message from the robot for
Well, I've read about it last month(a few weeks before Karlton put the starting
message on the list) in at least two (maybe three) British R/C Magazines. I'm
at my work now, but I'll look it up this evening and give more specifics.
Stefan.
Ok, this may be out of line, but this 'report' has
I just notices some receivers in a German magazine, brand Jeti, FM
7-channel, weight 14 grams, not too expensive (79DM) and the ad says it has
full reach (I don't know the English expression, in German it's "volle
Reichweite").
They are also marked "single conversion", while my Hitec 555 reveiver
Any comments anybody on the Elipsoid that can be found on the NSP site, in
the electro-gliders section ? I like the looks and specifications, and in
Germany, I can buy it for 298 DM, which is less then half the price (USD
309.95) ...
Thanks,
Stefan.
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One more question about finishing those wings (since it's the first time I
have a glider with this kind of wings):
I intend to use varnish to protect them, since I like the looks of wood, but
I've two kinds of varnish in the house:
1) Polyurethan varnish
2) Acryl varnish
Both are meant for
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