Radio Controlled Soaring Digest September 2000 Issue
Issue Contents:
Soar Utah 2000 was an excellent event well managed. IT took place at3 locations: Point of the Mountain; Francis Peak Antelope Island.Dave Sanders came out with a Whigam GW-7 a 15M experimental 1only afew feet away. Model has 812 in 2 90 oz. and only 50 in 2 H.Stab
Comprehensive Instructions on setting up a model. Alignment of surfaces CGPosition V-tail mixing Crow Mixing Aileron-rudder mix Tow hook settinglaunch camber landing camber control travel.
The following are recommended for creating plans: Model Design by ChuckAnderson Quick Cad by Autodesk Zeon DocuCom PDF Driver for sharing plans.
Scott compares RC/XC to full size soaring. Of all the RC soaringactivities these two are most alike. RC pilots learn to FS soar easily.
A light loading was found to be a problem with Sage Addiction 120″ modelthat uses an SD7035 36 37 blended airfoil.Flap servo slop may be the result of poor selection of arm lengthson the servo and control horn. Good problem solving exercise.
CG Neutral Point Static Margin Flying Speed and Lift. Moving the CGand changing reflex can adjust flying speed. Adding ballast is another way.
Selection of wood grain in planking is key to getting the wood to conform tocomplex curves. Ammonia water can soften wood to very flexible.
Ch 16 and 17 interference reported at Arizonas Rodeo Park. See Apr 2000Gordy Stahls frequency control article and Nov 2000 MA pg 56 article byGary Shaw. Old insulators on a power line caused RF interferenceover a wide range of frequencies.
Cover Photo of Dave Sanders Whigam GW-7 at Soar Utah 2000 over Labor Day
Radio Controlled Soaring Digest September 2000 Issue
