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Technical Papers
A collection of papers, journal re-prints and magazine articles of a technical nature, relating to the hobby of RC Soaring - radio controlled planes (sailplanes and gliders) that are not assisted in flight by power.
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See How It Flies
A new spin on the perceptions, procedures, and principles of flight.
Vacuum Bagging Wings
Vacuum bagging techniques for foam wings with composite, or wood veneer skins.
Seamless Molded Fuselages
Doing a layup with and joining the fuselage in the mold.
Schuemann Wing Planform
The article by Wil Schuemann which appeared in the February 1983 issue of Soaring, published by the Soaring Society of America.
Molded Fuselage Pictures
Pictures and information on making fuselage molds.
Sailplanes Unlimited
Listing of multiple articles and aerotow tips.
Epoxy Safety
Tips for working safely with epoxy, including discussion of latex gloves.
Project F3F
Anatomy of a project to design a moulded F3F-class radio control slope soarer, by Adrian Bedford.
R/C Soaring UK
What Do Thermals Look Like by Wayne Angevine, an atmospheric physicist.
V-Tails for Aeromodels
Some theory on V-tails: aerodynamics, flight mechanics. Yet another attempt to explain the differences between V-tails and standard tails.
Glider Performance Airspeeds
An animated explanation of glider polar curves and how they relate to performance airspeeds.
Tubular Hinges
Knuckle or arrowshaft hinges for gapless hinge lines.
Sailplane Performance Analysis
A theoretical study to evaluate the effect of minimum sink rate, span, and aspect ratio on the performance of a family of conventional radio controlled thermal sailplanes.
Automatic Foam Cutter
Plans and drawings for a simple foam cutter, with PC and MAC software versions.
How to Cast Lead Nose Weight
By Michael Shellim, a relatively simple method of casting lead noseweight to fit accurately inside the nose of your model.
Pressure Sensor-Based Altimeter Circuit
Includes introduction, what the circuit does, the circuit, the Schematic and PCB layout, tuning and adjusting, installation in the model, use, and parts list.
Hand Towing
Reprint of a column by Michael Lachowski in Model Airplane News on F3J, hand-tow soaring.
Assembling Your Own Servo Connectors
Make your own servo connectors from PCB connectors, or "board mount interconnect products", by Rob Crockett.
Liftroll Cookbook
How to design a good wing using a vortex-lattice spreadsheet by John Hazel.
RCFSpic
Connect R/C receiver to a joystick port on a PC.
Sailplane Designers Webpage
Source for Eric Lister's books. Sailplane Designers Handbook (1974) and Drag Reduction and Structures Handbook (1980).
Fletcher Design Study
An article on the design of an F3b sailplane.
Mark Drela's Allegro 2m
Paper and plans describing the aerodynamics and structures of a 2m RES sailplane.
JR XP8103 Sailplane Programming Tips
Links to articles on programming the JR 8103 radio for sailplanes.
The Rotary Driver System
Introduces an entirely new method of moving hinged surfaces in R/C aircraft. Completely internal to airframe.
EH Airfoils
Designed by John Yost, and developed specifically for swept wing tailless aircraft.
Trimming Sailplanes
Article on trimming sailplanes for optimal performance by Brian Agnew.
UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
Information on low speed airfoil testing for model airplanes.
R/C Soaring Radio Programming
Tips on programming full house sailplanes. Articles on programming the JR388 which are also appropriate for the JR783 and 8103.
SASS Technical Information
A number of useful articles on trimming, JR Radio programming, and construction tips.
NSP Tips and Treasures
Collection of articles from past NSP catalogs.
The Baals Wind Tunnel
Build your own low-cost wind tunnel for $200. Tunnel design developed for NASA K-12 education.
NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS), v 2.0
Search NASA and NACA technical reports. |
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