Dihedral Wings
Why dihedral wings? This question must have been asked many times, but is not very simple to answer. In short: dihedral means that the wings are angled upwards at its root and provide a stable flight. Providing the plane is properly balanced, the wings will always return to a straight and level flight. Here is […]
Into the Wind
We do have a windsock for a reason. Aircraft, even helicopter, benefit from taking off and landing into the wind. Not just benefit, strong tail winds may even lead to a crash. Why? A wing produces lift when there is enough air flowing over and under it and at a minimum speed. Each aircraft type […]
Receiver Antenna Placement
I’m guilty of it myself, of stuffing the receiver antenna into small fuselages wherever there is some room. Surprisingly, the 2.4 GHz signals are quite good at reaching the antenna. However, it is a fact, that this frequency band is line-of-sight and can’t bend around metal, carbon fibre, or similar material that is not transparent […]
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Foam Board model plans
As you may have noticed, we still have a few foam boards in our club house, and a new box of 25 sheets has arrived at John’s home – to be brought to the flying field. Hint, hint. What can we do with foam boards? Today I flew the Alpha Jet, available here: Alpha Jet. […]