>Did you ever see the episode of Junkyard Wars where they built gliders?
do you mean the bomb drop episode? one team built a powered RC plane with a scrap foam wing, RC car radio gear and a gas engine out of a leaf blower or weedeater. the other team built a helium balloon powered with electric motors. It was frustrating to watch because they both flew like crap and the "expert" on the foam wing plane team was an imbecile.. a glider design could have won since they launched from up on a high bank and the bomb drop target was below them. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew E. Mileski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] airfoils for EPP wings widlerj wrote: > > So what are your suggestions for a different airfoil bearing in mind > that I can not get or maintain a truly accurate foil shape? I can > read polar graphs but have no idea how sensitive different airfoils > are to irregularities. *chuckle* Did you ever see the episode of Junkyard Wars where they built gliders? Their airfoils weren't computer plotted or accurately skinned, yet they flew. Go figure :^) <RANT> I think that some of the best airfoils may never be discovered by analyzing a computer model alone. You can have a whole lot of fun, and learn a whole lot too, by just free-hand drawing an airfoil and trying it out. One day we might all be using airfoils labeled with your initials :) </RANT> -- Andrew E. Mileski 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]
