Radio Controlled Soaring Digest December 1989
Issue Contents:
Pete Bechtel imports kits and produces Cobra-17 and Kestrel-19 models Now a dealer for Fiber Glass Fluge Unlimited. Ads to follow.
Ed reports that Ultima cable pushrods have too much flex and caused flutter and loss of model. He suggests fiberglass puchrods.
Phoenix kit is released. Laser cut parts. S4061 wing w/ ailerons & flaps. Competition Products
Weight conversions from grams for a sheet of balsa to lbs/cu ft density. Also volume chart for various sizes of balsa sheets.
$19.95 videos on construction of specific models
Scale Glider Component products are listed. DG-202 kit
Robbie ASW-24 reviewed. 11.5′ balsa sheeted foam wing & fuse are durable. Model crashed but went together well. UFO was useful in not attacking foam
The test dive approach to setting CG is described once again.30 deg dive after best glide is establised. Gentle recovery is desired.
20 degree sweep with winglets is recommended for performance and stability. Avoid high sweep because of stability and launching problems.
Uses and types of Carbon Fiber are listed (tow
Use foil tape to CF fuse boom for an antenna. Ant. inside doesn’t work.
1989 milestones reviewed. X-c becomes the fun fly
Radio Controlled Soaring Digest December 1989
