Radio Controlled Soaring Digest June 1998 Issue
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This is an airborne video camera with telemetry to display or record the image on the ground. Price is $1795. 714-650-5004
CMs 3 in 1 simulator uses your transmitter and software to emulate flight of a glider with 4 servos with mixing.
Dragonette is a foamie micro-hand-launch glider with 2 channel control. Price is only $40. 949-248-2773
L-spatz 55 was used by soaring clubs during 1955-62. 300 were built. This is a 1/4 scale version built from full size plans and parts lists. Thefuselage is made of plywood formers and longerons. Wing construction is typical spruce caps and D section. It is a floater at 8 lb
A different way to enjoy combat flying is to get into the middle of a combat situation but avoid the contact. Compared to dancing in the sky.
The first aerobatic scale glider competition will be in Fayetteville NC Oct 2-4. Maneuvers for Sportsman and Advanced appear in articles.
An example is given of actually designing a model which will have stability in pitch roll and yaw. Criteria given for designing the model.V-tail theory is applied to the theories for cruciform tails. Differences between V and + are explained and how they apply in practice.
98 Los Banos Scale Sailplane Soar-in is described in considerable detail. Event was restricted to scale sailplanes and attendance was down somewhat.Lots of photos and description of participants their modelsthe sponsors.
98 Midwest Slope Challenge at Wilson Reservoir in KS. Jerry takes infoamy combat. Dave Register flew out from CA and ran contest.The race day had no wind in AM. HLG and electric models brought out. 60″ class Unlimited Samuri class (single design).
CO8 Pt 2 deal with a comparison between the CO7 and CO8. higher sweep on CO8 was needed because of the negative pitching moment. CO7 uses lackCO8 is constant taper CO7 not. CO7 has anhedral to compensate for sweep and effective dihedral it creates. CO8 L/d ratio is 22.5
A pull-pull elevator system was installed on a ship using brass pulleysfrom a model ship supply. Kevlar string weighs much less than pushrods.
Canopy lost on slope above Pudget Sound was returned from Japan when itwas found in the stomach of a tuna.
Cover photo of two WWW II foamy fighters doing combat on the slope.
Radio Controlled Soaring Digest June 1998 Issue
