Hey Jeff, Glad to hear there may be another slope addict in the world. Have to say, though, that your idea about having a bigger ship because your slope lift is strong is not quite accurate. I fly a 70 oz, 44" wingspan jet-looking sailplane at my home slope because the slope lift is so dang strong that I can get away with it. It isn't only about the wingspan when it comes to strong slope lift, it's as much about airfoils, planforms, wingloading, drag, and a strong airframe. Here are a couple of sites to check out in this regard:
http://www.thehelix.com/soaring/ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ISR/homepage.htm http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/slope_scale/ There are plenty of others, these are biased towards the type of sloping I like to do. If you want a balsa build-up fuse and you've built others before, just design your own outline and build it. Ask someone on the exchange to cut some foam cores and then ask a bunch of questions about sheeting and building the wings. Don't be afraid to try a glass fuse, though, they're usually simpler, easier, stronger, and have less drag than a balsa build up. For what it's worth (about 2 cents). Reed RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
