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A number of useful articles on trimming, JR Radio programming, and construction tips.
http://www.reddata.com/sass/soaring_info/tech.htm
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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.
http://www.orlandobuzzards.org/tips.htm
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UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
Information on low speed airfoil testing for model airplanes.
http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/m-selig
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Trimming Sailplanes
Article on trimming sailplanes for optimal performance by Brian Agnew.
http://www.b2streamlines.com/Trimming.html
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EH Airfoils
Designed by John Yost, and developed specifically for swept wing tailless aircraft.
http://www.b2streamlines.com/EH.html
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The Rotary Driver System
Introduces an entirely new method of moving hinged surfaces in R/C aircraft. Completely internal to
airframe.
http://www.ncws.com/rcrock/rds.htm
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The Baals Wind Tunnel
Build your own low-cost wind tunnel for $200. Tunnel design developed for NASA K-12 education.
http://ldaps.arc.nasa.gov/Curriculum/tunnel.html
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JR XP8103 Sailplane Programming Tips
Links to articles on programming the JR 8103 radio for sailplanes.
http://isoar.ca/~andrewm/rc/JRxp8103/
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Mark Drela's Allegro 2m
Paper and plans describing the aerodynamics and structures of a 2m RES sailplane.
http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/allegro2m/markdrela_allegro2m.htm
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NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS), v 2.0
Search NASA and NACA technical reports.
http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS
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Fletcher Design Study
An article on the design of an F3b sailplane.
http://www.hsa.lr.tudelft.nl/~frits/fletchtxt.html
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Sailplane Designers Webpage
Source for Eric Lister's books. Sailplane Designers Handbook (1974) and Drag Reduction and
Structures Handbook (1980).
http://lister3.home.mindspring.com/Sailplane1.htm
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RCFSpic
Connect R/C receiver to a joystick port on a PC.
http://home.t-online.de/home/042073629-0001/rcfspic.htm
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Liftroll Cookbook
How to design a good wing using a vortex-lattice spreadsheet by John Hazel.
http://www.geocities.com/jebbushell/COOKBOOK.htm
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Assembling Your Own Servo Connectors
Make your own servo connectors from PCB connectors, or "board mount interconnect
products", by Rob Crockett.
http://www.ncws.com/rcrock/connector.htm
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Hand Towing
Reprint of a column by Michael Lachowski in Model Airplane News on F3J, hand-tow soaring.
http://www.torreypinesgulls.org/F3J.towing.htm
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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.
http://www.repairfaq.org/filipg/RC/F_Altim.html
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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.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/casting.htm
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Automatic Foam Cutter
Plans and drawings for a simple foam cutter, with PC and MAC software versions.
http://www.sea-gull.demon.co.uk/aero.htm#Auto Foam Cutter
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F3b Winch Resistors
Temperature Coefficients of Resistivity Data.
http://library.advanced.org/10784/tempcoeffs_resistivity.html
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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.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/perfanal.htm
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Tubular Hinges
Knuckle or arrowshaft hinges for gapless hinge lines.
http://www.pilotsguide.com/rc/hinges.shtml
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Glider Performance Airspeeds
An animated explanation of glider polar curves and how they relate to performance airspeeds.
http://home.att.net/~jdburch/polar.htm
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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.
http://www.fmsg-alling.de/vtail.htm
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R/C Soaring UK
What Do Thermals Look Like by Wayne Angevine, an atmospheric physicist.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/thermals.htm
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Project F3F
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
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Epoxy Safety
Tips for working safely with epoxy, including discussion of latex gloves.
http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/construction/epoxygloves.htm
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Sailplanes Unlimited
Listing of multiple articles and aerotow tips.
http://www.sailplanes.com/tips.html
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Molded Fuselage Pictures
Pictures and information on making fuselage molds.
http://www.scrollsander.com/Soaring-Mold.htm
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Schuemann Wing Planform
The article by Wil Schuemann which appeared in the February 1983 issue of Soaring, published by the
Soaring Society of America.
http://www.scrollsander.com/Soaring-Articles.htm
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Seamless Molded Fuselages
Doing a layup with and joining the fuselage in the mold.
http://www.scrollsander.com/Soaring-Fuselayup.htm
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Vacuum Bagging Wings
Vacuum bagging techniques for foam wings with composite, or wood veneer skins.
http://www.pilotsguide.com/rc/vacbag.shtml
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See How It Flies
A new spin on the perceptions, procedures, and principles of flight.
http://www.monmouth.com/~jsd/how/htm/title.html
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NSP Tips and Treasures
Collection of articles from past NSP catalogs.
http://www.nesail.com/tips.html
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