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AILERONS ALIGNMENT TIPS ALTIMETERS ANODIZING  ANTENNA TIPS |
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DIFFERENTIALSETUP )
Many aircraft designs require a setup called, "aileron differential" to help the
airplane turn better. The basic idea here is that the aileron moving in the up direction
travels further that the opposite side aileron moving in the down direction. Make the
adjustments on your Aileron Horn.
Differential
Aileron Throw - A Way to Cure the Adversity
(SERVO GEARS )
Tired of stripping servo gears when something bumps the control surfaces on your
plane? The answer is a inexpensive, effective restraining device from John DuGrosse. Take
spring loaded, wooden clothespins and epoxy two pieces of 3/4" X 2" X 1/8"
thick lite ply (one to each side) to the clothespin jaws to form a clamp. To use, simply
clamp over the control surface and it's mating fixed surface to immobilize the whole
system.
MECHANICAL LINKAGES for RUDDER, ELEVATOR AND AILERON'S
Envision Design
(Blaine Beron Rawdon's sells Excel spreadsheets for stability, control, and linkages)
Pull-Pull Controls
- Bob Adkins
Pull-Pull Controls -
Giant scale - R.Forgues
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| When aligning wings with fuselage, all kit instructions
emphasize accurate measurements generally from the wing tips to the end of the fuselage.
This can be easily done by using your transmitter aerial!! The Wing - Tail
Alignment may be done the same way. Compare the distance from one wingtip to the
stabilizer, and to make sure this distance is equal on both sides of the plane. This
ensures that the assembly is parallel to the wing.
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. A dress maker's straight pin poked through the hollow section fuel
tubing so that the ball end fills up the I.D. of the tubing .Insert the antenna wire
started through the fuel tubing and there will be enough friction to keep the wire from
pulling out. Now, simply stick the pin into the top of the fin, or the side of the
fuselage and pull the antenna taunt. The antenna will stay where you put it, but will move
without breaking in the event of a large bump to the airframe.
(INSTALLATION))
Never exit the receiver antenna wire to the exterior of the fuselage by running it
out via the wing saddle, or anywhere near the wing-fuselage joint. The vibration and
relative movement between the two during flight will eventually sever the antenna wire.
The proper method is to punch an exit hole in the fuselage, near the receiver location and
away from exhaust residue. Obtain from any electronic store heavy sleeving material of the
size that will allow the antenna to slide through. CA about a three inch piece of this
sleeving in the antenna hole such that about a 1/2" or so is inside the fuselage.
Pass the antenna wire through the sleeving and attach to the rear of the fuselage .
However, before you pass the wire through the fuselage, put a strain relief on the wire
inside the fuselage to prevent it from being pulled out of the receiver. The best and
cheapest strain relief is either a button or a broken off portion of a servo output arm.
Simply weave the wire through the holes in the button or servo arm about three times and
its done. Make sure you position the strain relief on the antenna wire such that there is
some slack antenna inside the fuselage when all is done.
( USAGES)
Do not throw away broken Tx aerials. They are a good source of thin brass tubes
which are very useful for bushes, small pushrods, tubing, guides, etc.
Here's a few more hints on Securing the antenna wire.Use heat shrink tubing the size that
just fits over the antenna wire (usually 22 ga wire). Heat the heat shrink tubing on to
about the last inch or so of the antenna wire, leaving about three inches of the heat
shrink extending beyond the antenna wire itself.
You can then tie as many knots as you want in the heat shrink . Also The inner tubing of
most flexible control rod (i.e NYROD, Goldenrod, etc.) makes a great fastening point for
the receiver antenna. Glue a short piece (1/2" or so) to an appropriate place on the
aft section of the fuselage (vertical or horizontal stab, fuselage side, etc). Run your
antenna wire through the piece of tubing. Then wrap the antenna wire on the downstream
side of the tube with just enough masking tape to prevent it from easily pulling back
though the tube.
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auto tips Articles, how-tos, "pit tips" for enthusiasts of R/C
cars and trucks. By John Gergye.
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tips
R/C Car How-To
- R/C car tips, more. By Chris Hench.
books Applied Aerodynamics
- A Digital Textbook
books
 Model Aeronautics For Dodos - Overview of model
aeronautics and theories of flight of R/C aircraft for the beginner. By Manolito L.
Montala.
books
Model
Airplane Review : Reveiws of books, model kits,
model airplanes and all things RC.
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| mfg - VAero Telemetry
- Portable data downlinks, parachutes, data-loggers for RC models
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| c3 Anodizing :
This website Link gives pictorial and text information that is all about anodizing.
Anodizing, Cleaning & Starter
Motors
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Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of
Airfoils
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Aerodynamics of Spar&Rib
Structures
c2 Aeromodelisme - Aeromodelling
"portal" with models for FMS, documents for learning aeromodelling tests of
models, etc. By Jules Vo-Dinh.
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Aircraft Design - Web-based model aircraft design program that will help
visualize and design model aircraft, set the CG etc. Includes extensive help with the
aerodynamics.
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Calculate your Model Aircraft MAC
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Calculate your Model Aircraft Center
of Gravity
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Canard design (Zip
download) - Paolo Zini
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Cardboard R/C Planes
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Design - explanation for beginners
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Design Parameters - Basic chart
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Model Airplanes Design & Construction
- Design handbook for electric/gas powered models, lots of data
c2 Plane Geometry - R C Soarer
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Practical Model Design -
RCFU
RC Airplane World
: Aimed at helping people start in RC flying, with information and advice on
choosing a model
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R/C
Model Aircraft and Aerodynamics : Skaerholmen, Sweden - This site is dedicated to R/C
Model Aircraft. It includes a Beginners' Guide, a Picture Gallery and related Links. (
This is an excellant site)
R/C Hobby Universe
- Beginner's guide to the R/C hobby universe. Introduction to the exciting R/C hobby. By
Roger Schnur.
RC Plane : Provides tips on remote
control planes, helicopters, jets, and blimps. E-Magazine, chat, and message boards.
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Aeronautical Information
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HOW TO
AIRBRUSH.COM - The Goal of Airbrush Artist Magazine and this web site is to
make learning "How To" airbrush and or learning new airbrushing skills as easy
and as fun an experience as humanly possible. |
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Airfoil Plotting Program (Profili) A FREE airfoil plotting
program by Stefano Durone of Italy. Contains over 1000 airfoils that you can add to and/or
modify. The program has been updated to save the file in .dxf format to import into CAD
programs.
c2 EH Airfoils
- Designed by John Yost, and developed specifically for swept wing tailless aircraft |
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c2- reviewswww.EasyRC.com
- How-to site introduces newcomers to the great hobby of R/C with detailed
explanations of how to get started, what to expect, which products to buy and how to
greatly increase their chances of success.
c2- reviewsLil'Jake's
R/C Plane Site - Information for beginners about how to get started in
R/C flying. By J. Gatlin.
Clarence Ragland's RC
Flight Training Technique : reated to help the beginner find flight
instructors. It also has instructional information for both airplanes and helicopters |
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| R/C Airplane World - Information and advice on choosing, buying and
flying R/C model aircraft. By Pete Carpenter.
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