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R-C Soaring UK
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What Do Thermals Look Like by Wayne Angevine, an atmospheric physicist.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/thermals.htm
Vacuum Bagging Wings
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Vacuum bagging techniques for foam wings with composite, or wood veneer skins.
http://www.pilotsguide.com/rc/vacbag.shtml
R-C Soaring Radio Programming
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Tips on programming full house sailplanes. Articles on programming the JR388 which are also appropriate for the JR783 and 8103.
http://www.orlandobuzzards.org/tips.htm
Epoxy Safety
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Tips for working safely with epoxy, including discussion of latex gloves.
http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/construction/epoxygloves.htm
F3b Winch Resistors
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Temperature Coefficients of Resistivity Data.
http://library.advanced.org/10784/tempcoeffs_resistivity.html
Hand Towing
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Reprint of a column by Michael Lachowski in Model Airplane News on F3J, hand-tow soaring.
http://www.torreypinesgulls.org/F3J.towing.htm
Mark Drela's Allegro 2m
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Paper and plans describing the aerodynamics and structures of a 2m RES sailplane.
http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/allegro2m/markdrela_allegro2m.htm
JR XP8103 Sailplane Programming Tips
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Links to articles on programming the JR 8103 radio for sailplanes.
http://isoar.ca/~andrewm/rc/JRxp8103/
Tubular Hinges
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Knuckle or arrowshaft hinges for gapless hinge lines.
http://www.pilotsguide.com/rc/hinges.shtml
UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
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Information on low speed airfoil testing for model airplanes.
http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/m-selig
Pressure Sensor-Based Altimeter Circuit
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Includes introduction, what the circuit does, the circuit, the Schematic and PCB layout, tuning and adjusting, installation in the model, use, and parts list.
http://www.repairfaq.org/filipg/RC/F_Altim.html
Liftroll Cookbook
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How to design a good wing using a vortex-lattice spreadsheet by John Hazel.
http://www.geocities.com/jebbushell/COOKBOOK.htm
EH Airfoils
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Designed by John Yost, and developed specifically for swept wing tailless aircraft.
http://www.b2streamlines.com/EH.html
RCFSpic
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Connect R/C receiver to a joystick port on a PC.
http://home.t-online.de/home/042073629-0001/rcfspic.htm
How to Cast Lead Nose Weight
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By Michael Shellim, a relatively simple method of casting lead noseweight to fit accurately inside the nose of your model.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/casting.htm
Project F3F
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Anatomy of a project to design a moulded F3F-class radio control slope soarer, by Adrian Bedford.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/f3fproject.htm
Sailplane Performance Analysis
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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.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/perfanal.htm
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