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

Hi Paul, Both me and the wife loved your text! Haven't yet got any 2.4 GHz stuff (I'll just swap the transmitting part in my trannies and get suitable rx's), but is eagerly awaiting! Those small birds, that seem black late afternoon, and appear in huge clouds close to sunset, are starlings,

Re: [RCSE] Re: Alternative launch method

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!!!

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[RCSE] Viggen in retrospect

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

, 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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

- 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

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 ...

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

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]