RE: [RCSE] slope ship question

2005-09-26 Thread glide
I recently purchased a couple slope planes (composite wings/fiberglass fuselage). The Shrike from Sky King R/C Products is a cool slope plane with pivot wings (pitcheron). The second plane is the Snipe C that also has pivot wings (wingerons) and it is still listed on Northeast Sailplanes website.

RE: [RCSE] slope ship question

2005-09-26 Thread George Voss
y to remove the extra. It was stout and stiff. gv -Original Message- From: George Voss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 1:20 PM To: 'soaring' Subject: RE: [RCSE] slope ship question The FUN comes out at 23-25 ounces RTF unless you do something serious

RE: [RCSE] slope ship question

2005-09-26 Thread George Voss
Swingle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 1:13 PM To: 'soaring' Subject: Re: [RCSE] slope ship question >> One FUN design. Good suggestion. Just keep it light. I'd expect a loading of 8 would be a reasonable goal. Even less would be better if acheiv

Re: [RCSE] slope ship question

2005-09-26 Thread Bill Swingle
>> One FUN design. Good suggestion. Just keep it light. I'd expect a loading of 8 would be a reasonable goal. Even less would be better if acheivable. Most 60" slope racers fly very well at low wing loadings. Better than what most would expect. Along with ballasted for big wind, too. Their wide r

RE: [RCSE] slope ship question

2005-09-26 Thread George Voss
aring Subject: [RCSE] slope ship question With Fall around the corner, I've been looking for a slope ship. I have some nice slope wings, but I want something more conventional looking - foamie or other. I've been considering something like a Mini-Nyx or a Prodij, but I was also looking a

[RCSE] slope ship question

2005-09-26 Thread Douglas, Brent
With Fall around the corner, I've been looking for a slope ship. I have some nice slope wings, but I want something more conventional looking - foamie or other. I've been considering something like a Mini-Nyx or a Prodij, but I was also looking at the 60" slope racer from Steve Drake. I'm really