[RCSE] (from Tord) Re: Fun at the cane field

2008-02-11 Thread Tord S. Eriksson
; binoculars, monoculars, MSR stove, et cetera, and took the first morning ferry home, at around 6:00 am. Tord -- Want an e-mail address like mine? Get a free e-mail account today at www.mail.com!

Remember KISS! (was: Re: [RCSE] switch failure)

2008-02-01 Thread Tord Eriksson
Nowadays I have a big bright flashing LED in my planes, which helps when I forget to wiggle the sticks! And I don't use no switch no more, but electrically- powered-plane-style banana plugs. Very secure on and off! Big Deans would work, too, I guess :-)! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided

[RCSE] Paging Lyn Disbrow

2008-01-28 Thread Tord Eriksson
Hi all, Back for just a short while on the list - life has changed a lot since I left you! Anyway, does anyone know what has happened to Lyn - his website is gone, and he doesn't answer emails ... I fear the worst, hope for the best :-)! Tord PS Latest flying model is a four-motor Twinstar II

[RCSE] Paging Lyle Smuin!

2005-12-23 Thread Tord Eriksson
Anyone got an up-to-date email address to Lyle Smuin, Penticton, BC, Canada? His old address, [EMAIL PROTECTED] does not work - maybe it's a problem with telus.net? Tord, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 ??? (Digital SLR)

2005-12-21 Thread Tord Eriksson
though none of these backs ever were made here in Gothenburg, where all the true Hasselblad factories are! Tord 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 sent

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 Beginner's radio

2005-12-21 Thread Tord Eriksson
, single-stick Hitecs are hard to beat. Got one with rechargable batteries and small metal-gear servos - the big HS-300 (et cetera) are not stronger, just bulkier, and break easier! If you are going to do a teacher-pupil-hook-up you have to check that it agrees with your own equipment! Tord RCSE-List

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 (Digital SLR's)

2005-12-20 Thread Tord Eriksson
that for the other cameras, mentioned above. Otherwise, having such good manual control is a blessing! Yours, Tord, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6775 :  Trophies

2005-12-03 Thread Tord Eriksson
Isn't plaque also those hard, usually black, deposit you'll get on your teeth? Wouldn't like to give 'em that! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6775 : Trophies

2005-12-02 Thread Tord Eriksson
? Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6730: Great Airshow coverage

2005-11-21 Thread Tord Eriksson
On Monday 21 November 2005 01.52, Soaring wrote: what is the aircraft the Russian woman is flying? Su-31 - it says so on the engine cowling! The Hungarian's is an Extra something, I think (as is Patty Flagstaff's). Tord, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6723: Great Airshow Footage

2005-11-19 Thread Tord Eriksson
On Saturday 19 November 2005 20.49, Jim Deck wrote:  Need a rush?  Crank up the volume and look at   http://guyrevel.free.fr/WGP/Haute-Voltige_au_Japon.wmv Amazing, truely amazing! Thanks, Jim! Tord PS The sound of radials is hard to better!         RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

[RCSE] Re: foam electric poly glider

2005-11-18 Thread Tord Eriksson
! A Swyft would work well then, but is beyond the biginnner's building abilities, in my book at least! And though it isn't electric is very easy to launch to amazing heights, with a simple discus-style throw! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1: micro sloper

2005-11-17 Thread Tord Eriksson
On Thursday 17 November 2005 21.45, John E wrote: I've been having a fine time finding micro slopes with my Swyft from Scobie at Liftworx.  www.liftworx.com  The plane weighs 4.6 oz.  Flies very well! I've played a lot with Scobie's own Swyft - mine is not yet assembled :-(! Tord PS Amazing

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6707  LMR motor for Pike Superior (re using battery + BEC)

2005-11-16 Thread Tord Eriksson
with the output shorted or the output open?  (Open would be better, and it sounds more likely thinking about how it works.) Using a diode (not a germanium) lowers the voltage 0.7 V and protects the battery from overcharging! What happens when a BEC fails I've no idea! Tord RCSE-List facilities

[RCSE] Re: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread Tord Eriksson
motor! Tord PS Aveox with Hacker, rocks :-)! 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6696: LMR motor for Pike Superior

2005-11-14 Thread Tord Eriksson
impossible to use - but check around, there are many brands! Sensorless Hacker controllers are a blessing, after having used AVeox's sensored, 'nuff said :-)! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note

[RCSE] Re: John Derstine

2005-11-11 Thread Tord Eriksson
inbox from John - lest's pray everything is alright! Never met John, but he sure was/is a nice guy! Tord, Sweden 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 sent

[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #6653: Just a moment?

2005-11-07 Thread Tord Eriksson
aircraft, but rigs and other stuff for my small boat ... Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent

[RCSE] A tall tale?

2005-11-07 Thread Tord Eriksson
:-)! Or make it like a spine, like some prehistoric flying creature's tail, that can be whipped from side to side! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must

Re: [soaring] [RCSE] Re: Optimum aspect ratio - SF Project

2005-02-22 Thread Tord Eriksson
power. At cruise speed and straight flight long wings are not that helpful, unless the engine can be throttled back efficiently! So a motorglider has very low useful load, but excellent fuel economics! Good luck, Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe

[RCSE] Error!

2005-02-22 Thread Tord Eriksson
Martin Simons book is called Model Aircraft Aerodynamics, nothing else! Sorry, Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME

Re: [RCSE] The muddy field of copying

2005-02-11 Thread Tord Eriksson
! Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally

[RCSE] The muddy field of copying

2005-02-09 Thread Tord Eriksson
Lockheed are nuts, period! Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email

[RCSE] Re: [soaring] Lawyers ...

2005-02-07 Thread Tord Eriksson
next flying contraption project :-)! Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email

[RCSE] Re: [soaring] harbor freight vaacum pump, any use?

2005-02-07 Thread Tord Eriksson
is ALWAYS a factor... It will also be perfect if your into building boats - there is no better way than bagging things to get a mirrow finish when you use epoxy. I've seen photos of bars, boats with perfect finish, all thanks to this technique! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

Re: [RCSE] Cutting Ribs CNC style....

2005-02-07 Thread Tord Eriksson
replaced the pen with a svivelling knife? Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based

[RCSE] Re: [soaring] Digest Number 3865

2005-02-03 Thread Tord Eriksson
the better. The Seeker from Liftworx seems a durable and well designed plane! And it evidently flies well (as can be seen by watching the videos at the site) :-)! http://www.liftworx.com/ Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

soaring@airage.com

2005-02-01 Thread Tord Eriksson
, as the wise guys in Hollywood decided to drop the enthic conflict in the original, as the model airplane designer in that version is ex-German, while everyone else is Anglo-Saxon, and it happens just a few years after the war ... Yours, Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News

soaring@airage.com

2005-01-31 Thread Tord Eriksson
know! But you can use a GPS system with downlink at the same time, of course! http://www.tun.ch/d/angebot/index.cfm?cat=Vario%20%26%20GPSID=81start=1 http://www.tun.ch/d/angebot/index.cfm?cat=Vario%20%26%20GPSID=257start=2 Sadly, both the GPS and the Piccolario Talk info is in German! Tord

[RCSE] Re: [soaring] Chrysalis 2 Meter

2005-01-28 Thread Tord Eriksson
with a direct linkage. I think the new model (Mark II) has two servos ... Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned off

Re: [RCSE] 555 antenna length

2005-01-27 Thread Tord Eriksson
sometimes use antennas 20 times longer than the usual 1/4 or 1/2 wave, with good effect! Very long antennas tend to be very directive, though! Transmitting is another matter, but widening the top of the antenna widens it's possible transmitting spectrum. Yours, Tord RCSE-List facilities provided

Re: [soaring] [RCSE] Batteries and Chargers

2005-01-25 Thread Tord Eriksson
On Tuesday 25 January 2005 14.57, Chuck Anderson wrote: Been using the Sirius Charge for 10 years now on both nicads and nimh batteries without a single  problem.  I endorse everything George Joy says about his equipment. I can only say: Ditto! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

Re: [RCSE] GliderKing down for good.

2005-01-25 Thread Tord Eriksson
it go. Andy MacDonald's Flying wing site seems to have gone, too! Sigh! Tord 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 sent in text only format with MIME

Re: [soaring] [RCSE] T-tails, light tails, ala Genie and LT/S.

2005-01-24 Thread Tord Eriksson
projects quite a bit downward. lifting the stabilisator from harms way, and the nose digs in better, too! Probably the lightest way, too, as the twisting loads on the tail boom is decreased! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

Addendum to Re: [soaring] [RCSE] Sailplanes and Stuff FS Status (slightly off subject)

2005-01-24 Thread Tord Eriksson
This is where my kayaking pictures are: www.foldingkayaks.org/gallery/tord/ 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 sent in text only format with MIME turned

Re: [soaring] [RCSE] Sailplanes and Stuff FS Status (slightly off subject)

2005-01-24 Thread Tord Eriksson
photographer wrote to me and asked what camera I used for my nice photos at http://foldingkayaks.org/gallery/tord He was exceptionally impressed by the water reflections, et cetera. He thought I had used a studio camera, or at least a Hasselblad ... I live just a few miles from Hasselblad HQ, so

addendum to Addendum to Re: [soaring] [RCSE] Sailplanes and Stuff FS Status (slightly off subject)

2005-01-24 Thread Tord Eriksson
The outrigger, visble in many of my photos is actually a flying boat hull. Made entirely out of EPP (thanks, DAW) and is really sturdy! :-)! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe

[RCSE] Re: flip my flapjack?

2005-01-19 Thread Tord Eriksson
and a 48-52 span! And build it light and use a symmetrical airfoil, so that trim issues are kept to the minimum! When you get it right I am sure it will fly splendidly! Folding props are almost necessary, as landning it the conventional way will be very tricky! Yours, Tord RCSE-List facilities

[RCSE] Experiments with FMS

2005-01-13 Thread Tord Eriksson
combined with rearward CG) you have to give pro-rudder to get out of it, not counter rudder - which is a wee bit weird. Can anyone explain why? Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe

Re: [RCSE] Majestic 110 RES from Laser Arts

2005-01-12 Thread Tord Eriksson
consistent pressure along the entire surface of the spar carbon. I have no arguments against this - sound advice as usual! Yours, Tord PS Glad to be back after a while doing other things :-)! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

[RCSE] Best vehicle for RC transport

2003-06-23 Thread Tord Eriksson
that the front passenger seat folds down to make a perfectly flat floor) is the discontinued PT Cruiser! A bit thirsty for European gas prices, but neat! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note

[RCSE] Fwd: Aerodynamic problem with a Hades

2003-03-31 Thread Tord Eriksson
static stability margin for that, thus even further forward with the CG. Tord -- Forwarded Message -- Subject: Aerodynamic problem with a Hades Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:37:01 +0200 From: Tord Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Randy Bullard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[RCSE] Joining surgical tubing

2002-11-24 Thread Tord Eriksson
, using a slightly thinner line. This method does not work for massive bungees, of course - then I just fold the bungee over and wrap copper wire, or strong line, around. Hope this helps, Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

[RCSE] Computer crash

2002-09-12 Thread Tord Eriksson
I can rebuild my past mail address index! Yours, on a sunny September afternoon (20.5 degrees C), Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] DH Swallow

2002-08-28 Thread Tord
it deserves! BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Eriksson;Tord S FN:Tord S Eriksson EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] REV:20020828T024319Z END:VCARD

[RCSE] Spoileroms or flaperons

2002-08-27 Thread Tord
One problem with flaperons is that with them in flap position you get aileron reversal - on my DAW S1-26 HLG I solved that with flying only RE(S) during landings! Tord RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: How to slow down a flying wing - any suggestions?

2002-08-15 Thread Tord
- the former by using two elevons per side in crow position. Tord BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Eriksson;Tord S FN:Tord S Eriksson EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] REV:20020815T222712Z END:VCARD

[RCSE] Help!

2002-06-09 Thread Tord
soft aluminium, and the lower five CF rods, approx. 1 mm diameter, and eight thick strands of CF fibres. This is for my Ka6E project, of course! Tord BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Eriksson;Tord S FN:Tord S Eriksson EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET

[RCSE] Re: Most fun plane

2002-06-09 Thread Tord
, and not! BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:Eriksson;Tord S FN:Tord S Eriksson EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] REV:20020609T143557Z END:VCARD

[RCSE] What glue to use to join balsa sheets

2002-02-24 Thread Tord
Hi, I use 'Aliphatic Resin' from the UK company Deluxe Materials - similar to white glue in most respects, except it sands just fine! Tord www.tord.nu

Re: [RCSE] Re: Alternative launch method

2002-01-17 Thread Tord S Eriksson
Several years ago there was an article in RCM about such a trick. As I remember when the glider released the tow line shot upward into the rotating blades. At that point the helicopter became a glider with a very, very poor L/D. Considering they were several hundred feet up I bet it made a

[RCSE] Canards-- what a canard!!!

2002-01-08 Thread Tord S Eriksson
, Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Viggen in retrospect

2002-01-08 Thread Tord S Eriksson
speed) it is more of a hindrance than a boost. At supersonic speed, when the centre of lift is at roughly 50 mean chord, it would be better to have a swing-wing nose wing, that tucks away, like the Milan, an experimental Mirage III variant. Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities

[RCSE] Twin boom

2001-11-26 Thread Tord S Eriksson
, but they are not the most efficient around! The Aerosonde needed a pullutant-free nose for their sensors, thus the engine had to go in the rear - had it been possible to use electric I am pretty sure the prop had ended up in the nose! Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided

[RCSE] Adding elevator control

2001-08-22 Thread Tord S Eriksson
Does the design adapt to a full-flying stabilisator? Just mount it slightly above the tailboom on a pivot. If that looks odd mount the wing on a pivot instead! Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

[RCSE] LEDS in the night

2001-08-22 Thread Tord S Eriksson
Green and yellow are the most visible at night - flashing reds are OK! Much better are electrostatic lights - available from Tim Cone (NightOps) and RC-Neon! Not sure about the addresses ... Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe

[RCSE] servos...digital vs analog

2001-07-12 Thread Tord S Eriksson
the error between rotor direction and wind becomes too great (there is a time factor, so corrections are not carried out instantly, thus again saving the servo motor. Maybe this could be applied to model airplane servos - mechanical brake locking the surface till the pilot wiggles his sticks? Tord S

Re: [RCSE] Plane Recommendations

2001-07-12 Thread Tord S Eriksson
great, but simpler than a glider in this context, unless you have a very good slope at hand! Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] JU-52

2001-06-29 Thread Tord S Eriksson
the Ju-52/3m) and gliders, but as there is no wind and no thermal activity it isn't like the real thing! Does the CockpitMaster simulator include thermals and winds, by the way? Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe

[RCSE] Zagi wins!

2001-05-29 Thread Tord S Eriksson
Interesting mail from theZagi list - anyone heard of something similar? Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu === Message: 2 Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 21:50:37 -0700 From: Glen B Elliott [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Zagi versus Light Pole, Zagi Wins!!! I saw one of the most

[RCSE] Re: Tandem-winged Planes

2001-05-19 Thread Tord S Eriksson
with low sink rate as the average wing-loading is lower than a similar conventional plane. Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: Tandem-winged Planes

2001-05-19 Thread Tord S Eriksson
- Original Message - From: Tord S Eriksson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 7:30 PM Subject: Re: Tandem-winged Planes There are a few issues involved here. The front wing must stall before the main wing, which, in a lowdrag

[RCSE] Re: re: re: Right VS Left

2001-05-19 Thread Tord S Eriksson
The tornado I had the fortune to see very close up (we have them here, too, occasionally) showed very graphically that the flow in the funnel rotated downward in one direction and upward the other! Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send

[RCSE] RE: How to improve ...

2001-05-08 Thread Tord S Eriksson
, or the plane look decidedly haggard after a short while! Or you end up with a molded Zagi, with CF elevons, that will stand a lot before it breaks to pieces. But it is then another kind of aircraft! And not according to the Slope Combat rules! Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu RCSE-List facilities

[RCSE] Range with video onboard

2001-04-24 Thread Tord
or similar institutions! EPP models are good as they provide some shock protection for your equipment an ability to take off almost anywhere! Size is a matter of legalities, taste and funds. Tord, Sweden PS A lot forget that the a badly taken photo doesn't get better if taken from a model airplane

[RCSE] RE: Night flying

2001-04-16 Thread Tord
There are many Zagis flying around with NiteOps or RC Neon electrostatic lighting. In Sweden some fly big power models with Cycalume tubes - I just use a DAW S1-26 :-)! Tord, Sweden URL:http://www.ozemail.com.au/~majali/Zagi-THL.jpg URL:http://www.ozemail.com.au/~majali/Zagi-N-big.jpg

[RCSE] Could we have a time out and end of this tirade?

2001-04-16 Thread Tord
devoted nuns, doing God's Gospel, as they thought. THAT is something to think about. A few lousy servos is not, unless they result in a crash costing thousands, or the health of others. Enjoy your loved ones and take care, Tord, Sweden PS Those nuns will soon face trials, together with some

[RCSE] Re: Alfa4 and If I owned a small business....

2001-04-13 Thread Tord S Eriksson
kits! Yours, Tord S Eriksson www.tord.nu PS Just inspected my latest DAW kit - awsome! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: [soaring] Digest Number 802

2001-02-27 Thread Tord
Today I recieved the first mail for a few weeks - weird! Tord, Sweden URL:http://www.ozemail.com.au/~majali/Zagi-THL.jpg URL:http://www.ozemail.com.au/~majali/Zagi-N-big.jpg URL:http://www.tord.nu URL:http://home.beseen.com/hobbies/jebbushell/tord/tord.htm Local weather: http://www.reab.se

[RCSE] Filament tape

2000-12-01 Thread Tord
For most purposes the unidirectional is as good as the bidirectional tape (which by design is heavier), but to make hinges, or to prevent torsional distorsion the bidirectional is without peers! Tord, Sweden URL:http://www.aricraft.com/tord/tord.html URL:http://home.beseen.com/hobbies

[RCSE] Tx incubator? (Re: Thermals/Winter)

2000-12-01 Thread Tord
, lacking the oxygen bottles. The car lamps were in series so they only glowed, but gave enough warmth anyway for -20, and you could reach any control easily. I will try one of those one day! Much better than those RC-manufacturer-made I've seen! Pity about the cord to the car battery ... Tord

[RCSE] Re: Tx incubator? (Re: Thermals/Winter)

2000-12-01 Thread Tord
On Thu 30 Nov, Albert Nephew wrote: Thanks for the neat idea, Tord, but a guy trying to run and throw a handlaunch glider while dragging a cord seems a problem. Also, I can't get a car near where I usually fly, though I could carry a battery along. However, the chemical hand warmer packets

[RCSE] Bliss!

2000-11-26 Thread Tord
with that, too! Thanks for the tip, guys! Tord, Sweden URL:http://www.aricraft.com/tord/tord.html URL:http://home.beseen.com/hobbies/jebbushell/tord/tord.htm -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden Tel. (mobile): +46 (0

[RCSE] Re: flying after midnight eh?

2000-11-23 Thread Tord
have not used them on my Zagis but on a DAW S1-26 HLG, as yet. The flat panels are visible from afar, the string type lights only from 20-30 yards! Have dropped the email address somewhere ... Tord, Sweden URL:http://www.aricraft.com/tord/tord.html URL:http://home.beseen.com/hobbies

[RCSE] RE: Oly with spoilerons and the Black Widow

2000-10-23 Thread Tord
full-size gliders (if not designed the same way and ganged differently). The P-61 Black Widow had them on both surfaces, so moving the right aileron downwards on one side deployed the spoiler on the right wing's bottom, and the spoilers of the left wing's top, and vice versa! Tord, Sweden

[RCSE] Re: Pitch stability and gyros

2000-10-23 Thread Tord
of the ground). These systems are said to have a Soviet Missile technology background, as they are simple and effective, as most Soviet technolgy was/is. Don't know if it is true, though! Heading holding gyros might work too, but cost a lot! Neither system would help in a spin! Tord, Sweden URL:http

[RCSE] Tom Rust's Mongo Jr

2000-10-03 Thread Tord
your 05 :-)! Checking facts before is better than getting a red face :-)! See Tom's own accounts of his trials and tribulations: http://www.nanochip.com/aricraft/manta.html For my own powered Mongo Jr see below, or via Tom Rust's site! Tord, Sweden URL:http://www.aricraft.com/tord/tord.html

[RCSE] Rudders

2000-08-07 Thread Tord
generation naval fighter from Boeing - a STOL/VTOL delta of quite different proportions). These maintain lift by reversing the flow over the wing, but only works on swept wings (hint to all Zagi-ists!), to attain very high lifts and incredibly tight loops! Tord, Sweden URL:http

[RCSE] Dave Jones

2000-07-17 Thread Tord
coverage (not just the basic ones you have to by law) - I had not, and still have debts since the accident ... We all learn as long as we live ... Yours, Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List

[RCSE] A day out with the Electric Mongo Jr

2000-07-08 Thread Tord
cross the Atlantic), Tom Rust (who took care of it all) and you guys at Graupner and Aveox that made this flying delight possible! With a 600 the endurance would be slightly shorter, but that would be the only difference! No photos as yet! Yours, Tord, Sweden -- If

[RCSE] Mongo Jr finished

2000-07-01 Thread Tord
My fanned Mongo Jr ended up a little under 4 lbs - not the best weightwise, but it is has a ducted fan on its back and has ten RC2000 to its Aveox 1114/4Y! And is bungee-proof through Cf rods embedded in the wings! First flight tomorrow! Yihaa! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use

[RCSE] RE: Trileron

2000-06-24 Thread Tord
I agree - there seems to be a confusion about twin aileron ships and trileron ships! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subs

[RCSE] Twinstar with gearboxes.

2000-06-21 Thread Tord
Dear Bill, Sounds ideal, but we all know that four engines is better :_)! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and &q

[RCSE] 'for us on 72 MHz there is nothing to fear'?

2000-06-20 Thread Tord
of the radiation on 72 MHz ... Otherwise RC equipment would never be affected by cellular phones (high above our frequencies, garage door openers, pagers, et cetera)! So keeping a safety distance to equipment emitting many kilowatts is prudent if you are an RC modeler! I would, anyway! Tord

[RCSE] What is the experience of four or five cells?

2000-06-20 Thread Tord
I would like to hear from those here that flown with both four and five cells of the same size. How does adding a cell affect endurance? Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities

[RCSE] 'Getting started' - comments

2000-06-16 Thread Tord
(about ten years after the second try) coincided with the foamies revolution! I bought a wooden glider kit first, but then a Zagi LE landed in my lap - haven't looked back since then! And I have just returned to wooden glider kits, as they agree with good flying and landing ability :-)! Tord, Sweden

[RCSE] Graupner fan update.

2000-06-12 Thread Tord
l, and I needed the longer leads! An BEC would have saved a lot of weight, too! So I think ten RC2000 (or BIG Nimhs) in a slightly bigger airframe would be nearly perfect! That is a Mongo Jr, and as I have two fans it will be a stunner!:-)! So Aveox + Graupner = true bliss :-)! Tord, Swede

[RCSE] At last - if works!

2000-06-10 Thread Tord
?) or Be-200, semilscale flying boat :-)! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Sirius

2000-06-10 Thread Tord
:-)! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Wing loading formula

2000-06-09 Thread Tord
Boomerangs and Zagis! Yours, Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re. decalage and washout?

2000-06-06 Thread Tord
on a slope so you can stand behind the aircraft and at the same level. IF the wingtips do bend downward you do have a problem, if not, let it be for the time being! Could always be adjusted by reheating the covering! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson

[RCSE] Re. Rules and common sense

2000-06-06 Thread Tord
not covered by by your home insurance)! So the two ex-friends had to work it out on their own, and their respective spouses had a thing or two to say about model airplanes - bye, bye, new fur coats! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47

[RCSE] Power to weight for a motor glider

2000-06-06 Thread Tord
yards!! To me that sounds massive, but is it? I've seen jey models take off in far less! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subs

[RCSE] First flight (New Zagi owner ...)

2000-06-04 Thread Tord
for power - if it wants to fly too far off just pull full elevator and full aileron - it sure will descend rapidly but with little speed! And without a propeller in place there very is little that can break! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED

[RCSE] Pics (re: Unbelievable photo) - off subject

2000-06-02 Thread Tord
hoped this mpeg was another, as it had another name (original name is F-14_1/mpeg)! Alas, wasted some money downloading it again ... Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

[RCSE] Together they die - The Loss of the French Connection

2000-05-30 Thread Tord
pilot. Maybe the French Connection had a similar mental lapse? We'll never know ... Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subs

[RCSE] Spoileron/aileron reaction

2000-05-17 Thread Tord
adds up to more than normal elevator power. Most spoilers and spoileron, and crowed ailerons, result in a nose up momentum, but there might be exceptions :-)? Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25:5, S-422 47 Hisings Backa, Sweden RCSE

[RCSE] Stalling and speed of sound

2000-04-28 Thread Tord
cruise speed, and higher tops speed, if the model is a normal one. A very fast one might run into compressibilty problems at the top of Mount Everest, had you planned to take your Vindicator there :-)! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tord S. Eriksson, Ovralidsg.25

[RCSE] T-33

2000-04-27 Thread Tord
I have a friend who swears by it (and any other Kyosho he's tried: their choppers, gliders, et cetera), and he certainly flies his stock! But if you mount one of AstroBob's brushless 05s in it (there is a special version), you'll have a rocket! Tord, Sweden -- If reply difficulties - use

[RCSE] Single stick

2000-04-27 Thread Tord
and a half stick, having flaps/throttle on the left and the rest on the right. As I am quite ambidexturous (sp?) I can now use either hand and still have access to either hand for holding models, shaking hands, et cetera! I woukld think the same is available to JR radios? Tord, Sweden -- If reply

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