Reference Sites

Browse Dave’s selected reference sites for RC building, aviation, engineering, calculators, technical research and dependable hobby information.

Understanding Wire Size

This page intended for reference purposes and will be updated from time to time. When trying to understand wire sizes, it’s important to understand the measurement system. Not all the world uses AWG (American Wire Gauge). Most wire available for our hobby today...

Another Fantastic Wright Brothers Link

Check out the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company history of Wright Airplanes. This is one of my favorite Wright research sites. You won’t believe how many aircraft the Wrights built from 1903 thru 1916. Did you know they attempted to build a biplane contendor for...

Wire Caculator AWG to Curcular Mils

A calculator published by the Mogami company. It is helpful to understand wire size a little better. For example, a solid core 22 gauge wire has a different overall diameter if it’s 16 strand or 32 strand or 198 strand. Don’t get fooled into thinking AWG...

Motion Induced Blindness

I received a forwarded email from my good friend Archie Philips in Harvest Alabama. It says in part: “You may find this interesting, it explains how drivers pull in front of motorcycles and say ” I didn’t see him”. Lack of motion Induced...