I did the review for one of the magazines. It might have been RCSD. Bob was a very cool little plane. It was perfect for light slope work and entry level HLG. Thinking about it, if it would have had a hardwood LE on the wing, it would have been even better. The foam LE took a beating from things as little as small weeds. Hand catching made the plane fly well, longer.
I had one of their shirts, which explained the "torque and recoil" club motto. Basically anything that has to do with a ball is un-cool. Things that cause forces on the body, i.e. shooting, race cars, motorcycles, etc were cool. I wish I still had the shirt! George -----Original Message----- From: David Register [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 1:46 PM To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] Re: Bob HLG Soaring@airage.com wrote: >From: "Bill Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > <soaring@airage.com> >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Foameron "memory lane" > >Joe's not too widely known but he's famous to me and many others. I loved >the Foameron and his HLG called the "Bob". Genius designs that were made >with the simplest of materials. Cheap materials, easily constructed yet his >kits performed well. Genius! > AMEN! Bob was a great little ship for it's time. Really worked, rugged enough, easy to build, easy to fix. Great entry for javelin flying. There's an old review in RCSD, somewhere around 1998 I think. Got some pictures in my 'Bob' file. Clear tape over extruded foam for the wing - who'da thunk it! Where did the 'Torque and Recoil Club' moniker come from? - Dave R RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
