How To Tow Signs
HOW WOULD YOU like to tow a variety of signs at your next fun-fly? First, you might assemble one that says BOMB DROP EVENT STARTS PROMPTLY AT 9 A.M. And next, a message to rib your friends: PLEASE REPLACE DIVOT AFTER EACH LANDING. And later, one that reads DON'T FORGET-ELECTION NEXT MEETING. Does that raise a lot of questions? I hope so because, if you're interested, I'd like to tell you how you can make your own field-kit of interchangeable letters and tow just about any sign you want.
Lift and Thrust Are the Good Guys.
Drag and WEIGHT, Are the Bad Guys. THE COVERING on the plane shown in the drawings and picture accounts for only 5 1sh2% of the model's total weight. When I fill the fuel tank, it shifts the center of gravity (CG) forward just a shade over three-quarters of an inch. These are just a couple of the things I discovered recently when I decided to learn more about the weight of the planes I build. You see, I enjoy designing my own planes, but I'm inclined to over-design them; I build my models too heavy for the strength they really need. I figured I'd go on a campaign to reduce excess weight in my latest design and weigh the components as I went along. It was truly an enlightening experience (yes, the pun was intended), even though the plane came out a bit heavier than I had hoped.
