RADIO CONTROL SLOPE SOARING - 2004/08

FOAMIE SLOPE sailplanes have gotten
much better looking in the last year or
two, and they have made steady
performance gains. They have even
generated a Foamie Warbird Racing class,
which the Inland Slope Rebels out West
(www.inlandsloperebels.com) originated
and the Lincoln Area Soaring Society in
the Midwest supports at the Midwest
Slope Challenge (home.alltel.net/mwsc).
The “Look good, go fast” bug has bitten
my flying buddies in the great Northeast
as well.

RADIO CONTROL SLOPE SOARING 2003/06

THE LAST TWO Slope Soaring
columns covered fiberglass models; this
month I turn to foam sailplanes. The
wonder material of expanded
polypropylene (EPP) foam has enabled
designers to give us “bounceable”
sailplanes. The EPP-foam model kits
I’ve seen have excellent building
instructions, so there is no need to cover
basic techniques. I have 27 advanced
tips and tricks for building stronger,
better-performing, and longer-lasting
foam sailplanes.

RC SLOPE SOARING - 2012/06

What a rush it is to learn from readers interested in Slope Soaring history who
researched and sent magazine articles documenting the history. This column
presents some of the material sent by readers. More information is available
on a Web blog at RCGroups (see “Sources” for more information). There may be
another Slope Soaring history column in the future.
I’ve selected four of those sent to me to illustrate the types of profound problems
faced, and the solutions invented and implemented by those who preceded us in
Slope Soaring.

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