Scaling Laws-2004/12
AT OUR FLYING field awhile ago I met a prospective member
who was waiting for one of our instructors, to have a session with
his 40-size trainer on dual control. He explained that this was his
second model; the first was destroyed when he flew it through a
tree
Easy-to-Form Canopies - 2007/11
RAISE YOUR HAND if you wish you could build Scale models
like Dave Platt. That’s probably most of you.
Now raise your hand if you would like to put realistic canopies
on your Scale or scalelike models. That’s probably the same bunch.
Finally, raise your hand if you don’t have a vacuum-forming
machine. I have just found the audience for this session.
It began for me when I decided to build an FF Indoor Lancaster
for a meet that was four days away. The model came together
quickly because the Lancaster has simple lines and I used an
available molded-foam wing.
Fundamentals of Stability - 2004/08
“YOU SHOULD USE a ‘flat-bottomed’
airfoil on a trainer because it is more
stable.”
How many times have you read that
often-quoted statement? Well, as is so much
folklore, it is untrue, and I will explain why
and what does make a stable model (or fullscale
airplane).
Scaling Laws - 2004/12
AT OUR FLYING field awhile ago I met a prospective member
who was waiting for one of our instructors, to have a session with
his 40-size trainer on dual control. He explained that this was his
second model; the first was destroyed when he flew it through a
tree.
