Fox Lite’s Husky on floats. Exactly what this model is about!
Video by: Scott Mosher
St. Paul, Minnesota
RC Groups NanoScio2 Puts Up Husky Video
Ampeer Newsletter and EFO Website
Edited and published by Ken Meyers, the Ampeer is probably the longest running electric flight newsletter on the planet. Lots of good information. One of the few things I subsribe to. It’s free and is published once a month. This months issue covers the Mid-Am electric fly in from which we just returned. You can see a photo of a very nice Radical RC Wright Stick that flew there and supurb shot of my Quad Copter in flight. Check it out and be sure to sign up for the newsletter. The EFO website where Ken keeps all his handy help pages and articals is linked at the bottom of this post.
Setember 2011 Ampeer With Photos
Ampeer Newsletter Website
EFO (Electric Flyers Only) The Future Is Electric (EFO Club Website) maintained by Ken Meyers, helpful articals and links. You can always find the link to the latest Ampeer Newsletter here as well as sign up to get your link by email every month.
Virtual Tour Of USAFM
Thanks to Ken Eubanks for forwarding a fantastic link. Most RC’rs will make the journey to Dayton at least one time to vist the United States Airforce Museum. Maybe your at a great distance or life’s circumstances has kept you from visting as of yet. Here is something to toss in your bucket list.
National USAF Museum Virtual Tour
The man who thinks he can.
If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but think you can’t
It’s almost a cinch that you won’t
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will;
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are.
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.
By: Walter D. Wintle
Fun With Taxi
This tickled me today. You might go a whole year and not see anything this funny on TV. Enjoy!
Handy Factors For Common Calculations
Calculating Pitch Speed:
RPM X Pitch Inches x .0009469 = MPH Pitch Speed
Convert wing area from square decimeters (dm) to Square Inches and back:
Sq dm x 15.5 = Square Inches
Square Inch x .064516 = Square dm
Servo Torque:
KG CM x 13.887 = Inch Ounces
Inch Ounces x .072 = KG CM
Ounces & Grams:
Grams X .03527 = Ounces
Ounces X 28.3495 = Grams
Expanding Your Airfoil Knowledge
Erik Dahl Christensen’s Airfoil History
If like me, you love to design aircraft and want to get a better handle on airfoils, Eric Christensens’s site is an excellent study. Click his home link to find calculators and other sailplane design information. Even if your not into sailplanes, the information is clearly presented and it’s influenced my thinking and understanding of airfoils on many levels. Studying other aircraft disciplines will help with your discipline whatever it is. I found the Airfoils section of this site very interesting. In fact, I may go back and give it a read again soon. I’m saving the link here for that purpose and to share it with you. I am currently working on my first sailplane kit and this site has helped me a great deal. Get some glue on your fingers!
RadicalCast #006
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We discusss: Bad weather strikes, flying field weather tips. Fun with Hover Craft! More On Form & Peak Charging. Using thread locker properly.
Street Sweeper Skunk Wurks Project
Look behind he curtain at some of our wizardry at work.
John Purtee’s Twin Speed 300 Stick
Example of how a well planned power system works. Model hanging in shop. Can’t wait to fly it again. John builds nice stuff. All of them light and strong. Many hand built models by John are listed on our front page as of the date of this post.