[RCSE] Light weight slopers ready and flying news

2004-02-22 Thread Steve B.
I've got some nice light slopers available with an EPP leading edge. Checkem out at http://www.slofly.com At the moment an all EPP 1.0 flying wing is in the works. So far so good but the elevons may require a carbon rod for stiffness. On the agenda is a lightweight HLG. Considering using EPP 1.0

Re: [RCSE] Cell phone controlled flight

2004-01-17 Thread Steve B.
We have cell phones, we have picture cell phones, we have Zagis with 10 million pound batteries. We can have a cell phone be the receiver in a plane. Is the following true? It is totally legal to fly a RC plane with two cell phones. The laws regarding 72mhz being only for flight is only to

Re: [RCSE] Smoke stack flight

2004-01-03 Thread Steve B.
Ok I'm starting to believe because you have more to say :) Can you give more detail on attaining that position from being over at the cliff. The stack is on the east side of the roof. To see a plane over the roof it would have to be very high above the roof. The slope doesn't get your plane as

[RCSE] Why does a tailed plane slope better than flying wing?

2004-01-03 Thread Steve B.
Why does tailed slope better than flying wing? Longer short chord wings are more efficient- is it the aspect ratio? I have a zagi (heavy) and my flying wings (light). A local at the spot flew his glider over the beach sand and back up to the cliff. I have never seen this done with a flying wing