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Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
11-07-2003, 08:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,039
Posted By IMBoring25

RE: Palmer C-130

It's the period. http://www.stansfibertech.com . You can't punctuate correctly. :)
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
11-04-2003, 12:27 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,291
Posted By IMBoring25

RE: Is rudder required ?

Just in the interest of improving my knowledge, the way I've always understood it was just keep the ball centered. Of course, that won't work on a model, but accomplishing the same result will...
Forum: Aerodynamics
11-04-2003, 12:02 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,830
Posted By IMBoring25

RE: Span vs area

Pounds is a unit of force (or weight). One pound is equal to ~32 slugs-ft/sec^2 on the surface of the earth, when dealing with the weight of an object.
Forum: Aerodynamics
11-03-2003, 10:35 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 7,830
Posted By IMBoring25

RE: Span vs area

Mitek...The general form of the equation is good for either english or metric units, as long as you stick with the standard units (feet, seconds, and slugs and their derivatives in english, or...
Forum: Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD
11-03-2003, 10:13 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,388
Posted By IMBoring25

RE: In-Flight CG/Balance Adjustment

Apparently it's been thought of before. X-Plane has a setting for weight shift for maneuvering.

I can think of three possible applications:
1) You could build an aircraft that has a very...
Forum: Tips & Techniques
11-03-2003, 09:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,507
Posted By IMBoring25

RE: tilt wing

The full-scale Canadair CL-84 used a tilt-wing. Looking at pictures of it, I'm thinking their solution looks pretty neat. Since the aerodynamic center of a subsonic wing is at the quarter-chord, if...
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-24-2003, 10:01 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 505
Posted By IMBoring25

Check your

"Check your six," means the area directly behind the aircraft.

Looking down on the aircraft, a convention was drawn up based on the face of the clock, with the nose being 12 o'clock. The tail is...
Forum: Tips & Techniques
02-27-2003, 05:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 942
Posted By IMBoring25

differential throw in ailerons

The standard differential throw is more up than down. The primary reason for this is to reduce adverse yaw and the rudder required to coordinate with an aileron input. Just a couple of degrees or...
Forum: Tips & Techniques
02-16-2003, 11:18 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 791
Posted By IMBoring25

FILLING VOIDS AND DINGS ON BALSA

I second the suggestion that if it's big enough to call for scrap balsa, scrap balsa is the only way to go.

It was also suggested to me to use wall spackle (the light, water-soluble stuff). Apply...
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-14-2003, 09:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 492
Posted By IMBoring25

Upload your own author icon

Is there an error message that you're getting or some sort of guidance you can give as to what might be wrong?

What filename are you using? Judging by what I've seen, if one person uploaded an...
Forum: Aerodynamics
02-10-2003, 02:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,692
Posted By IMBoring25

X Wing

First off, I'm not discouraging you. Inquisitiveness is the first step to becoming good at this stuff. And it does seem like a really neat wing configuration (especially if you watched a little too...
Forum: RC Humor
01-25-2003, 05:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 829
Posted By IMBoring25

Help Me Out please

It was a good link when I posted it. Honest. I even tested it.
Forum: RC Humor
01-25-2003, 12:13 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 829
Posted By IMBoring25

Help Me Out please

Is this (http://www.datatek.net/Humor/Microsoft%20Cars) what you're looking for?
Forum: RC Car General Discussions
01-22-2003, 10:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 727
Posted By IMBoring25

Tamiya Mini Cooper... With a twist?

You'd be well off any legal ground, even the shaky kind, trying to use that radio for a car, at least as is. The FCC is very specific about which frequencies can be used for surface use and which...
Forum: Aerodynamics
01-21-2003, 07:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,390
Posted By IMBoring25

CG location of invert V-tail and push engine

With a pusher, you may or may not have the fuel tank located behind the CG. If the tank is behind the CG, the model should be balanced with a full tank, rather than the empty tank measurement taken...
Forum: Beginners
01-21-2003, 05:16 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 684
Posted By IMBoring25

Another Hinge Question

Thanks all.

Rodney, I do believe I like the looks of that. The hinge is set up so it's flush to one edge of the stabilizer or wing, then becomes flush to the beveled edge of the control surface...
Forum: Beginners
01-21-2003, 01:39 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 684
Posted By IMBoring25

Another Hinge Question

New guy here, been lurking for a while, now need a specific answer to a specific question. i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif

I'm in the process of building a Goldberg Eagle 2 (63"), to...
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