Old-Timers - 2010/06

IN THE FEBRUARY column I requested
comments from aerodynamicists regarding
the apparent sudden tail-heaviness and control
difficulties that occurred when a model’s
covering released from the undercambered
portion of the wing. Thanks to Edmund (Ned)
Smith, Alan Brown, Basil Cooper, and Dick
Fischer for their responses.
The four were in basic agreement, and
their answers differed only in the amount of
detail. I had a rough idea of what had
happened, but I wanted to keep it simple and
accurate while sounding like an
aerodynamicist myself, by tossing in a proper
aerodynamic term or two. Following is a
condensed version of their composite answer.

Old-Timers - 2008/02

Henderson, Nevada, 2007 SAM Championships. THE SAM [Society of Antique Modelers] Champs is probably the
largest and most active annual gathering of Old-Time (OT) flying
enthusiasts in the world. The weeklong 2007 event was held October 7-
12 in Henderson, Nevada, which is the town just south of and adjacent
to Las Vegas.

Old-Timers - 2009/04

Celebration of Radio Control
COMPETITION FLYING is pursued by a
relatively small percentage of model
builders. That’s true of the general AMA
population as well as old-time modelers. But
competition influences our hobby/sport in a
larger proportion than the numbers who
participate.

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