Re: [RCSE] Re: 2M Rambles

2006-08-02 Thread Jeff Steifel
Actually Dave, this is a perfect place to go into detail. There has been so much dribble and little info that it is refreshing. David Register wrote: It's a little tough to go into too much more detail on RCSE. Also probably not of general interest to everyone on the list. Is this topic of

Re: [RCSE] Re: 2M Rambles

2006-08-02 Thread tony estep
From: David Register [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good luck with the girlfriends. In 1963, Jimmy Soul had a #1 hit with some interesting advice along those lines. = Which said: If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty women your wife Go for my

Re: [RCSE] Re: 2M Rambles

2006-08-02 Thread George Gillburg
From: David Register <[EMAIL PROTECTED] /> Good luck with the girlfriends. In 1963, Jimmy Soul had a #1 hit with some interesting advice along those lines. = Which said: If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life Never make a pretty women your wife Go for my

[RCSE] RE: 2M Rambles

2006-08-02 Thread Aradhana Singh Khalsa
Allegro broken with negative G's Brent, What was the mode of failure? How would you build the wing differently if you wanted to survive a quick and too deep dip into the bucket? Aradhana Singh Khalsa Espanola, NM RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and

RE: [RCSE] RE: 2M Rambles

2006-08-02 Thread Douglas, Brent
I really wouldn't change much beyond my launch technique. If I do build another, I would be a little more careful with my spar wrapping and glueing of the center section, the centermost 6 inches in particular. I might consider adding a little more carbon in that same area if I had some thin

[RCSE] Re: 2M Rambles

2006-08-01 Thread Lincoln Ross
Actually, I think, given the AG airfoils, optimum aspect ratio is probably a function of your vision. Given very good vision and very good skill with composites, optimum aspect ratio is probably upwards of 12, as in the original Agea 2M. More realistically, maybe a bit over 11. Wing loading

[RCSE] Re: 2M Rambles

2006-08-01 Thread David Register
Daryl (and list), Thank you for the comments on 2M design. Your input is extremely valuable as both a designer and competitor. The stability issue is well put. Just to clarify aspect ratio a bit, some design work was done 2 years ago that suggests optimal AR for 2M is somewhere between 8 and