tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50551002875842831802024-02-06T20:04:05.287-08:00Free Flight QuarterlyChris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-16055131032727741082021-10-10T07:53:00.000-07:002021-10-10T07:53:21.352-07:00Free Flight Quarterly Website Stats
Jumpline, the hosting service for Free Flight Quarterly went offline for major upgrades on October 9th.
On the morning of October 10th Jumpline was back online but access to the Free Flight Quarterly website was not available as of 11:00 AM EST,Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-68405615089595513572012-01-20T04:58:00.000-08:002012-01-20T04:58:32.535-08:00Rubber Model Trimming via PGI and TOP<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the course of many years Jean Wantzenriether has developed and published an approach to trimming and design modification of high performance rubber powered free flight models. One key aspect of his method is to avoid the use of variable position surfaces except for de-thermalization. The name first given to the method was <b><i>PGI</i></b>, standing for <b style="font-style: italic;">Piqueur Gravite' Incidence </b>which refers to the key aspects of thrust line relative to the center of gravity, center of gravity location and wing incidence relative to the thrust line. Later refinements and additions to his method led to the name <b><i>TOP</i></b>, for <b><u>T</u>hree axis <u>O</u>ptimal <u>P</u>ermanent equilibrium. <i>TOP</i></b>, like <b><i>PGI</i></b>, avoids variable positions surfaces. <b><i>TOP</i></b> additionally provides guidance effecting both the lateral axis and longitudinal axis. </span><br />
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<br />One of the largest turn-outs in the 2011 World Cup scene, participants from 23 nations including Mongolia, Argentina and the USA and challenging weather conditions with over 160 registered participants. A recipe for a big World Cup showdown.
<br />After a full month of rainy weather and possibly the worst summer weather ever recorded in western Europe, the forecast looked very promising. Sure, the weathermen had promised good weather many times before, which lasted about half a day, but this time the forecasts left no doubt. We would have summer weather throughout the Ilbesheim weekend. But just like the many previous promises, also this time we wouldn’t keep it dry. Notably the southwest of France had proven to be a serious low-pressure system generator, pushing areas of vicious thunderstorms towards the Benelux countries and Germany. And this time would be no different. Thursday night, a heavy weather system swept over Belgium, which caused the death of five youngsters at a music festival when a big tent collapsed. In fact, we could witness the weather system from a distance and although it approached us slowly, only a bit of rain touched as Thursday night.
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<br />Bad weather moving in from the west
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<br />Like with the previous low-pressure systems, its trailing end brought wind and turbulence and in Ilbesheim it was not different. The first round on Friday morning started therefore with a gusty wind, carrying the models towards and across a railway track. The driver of a passing train could see several modelers walking parallel to the tracks and he must have alerted the local police. At the start of round two, which was delayed due to the ever-increasing wind speeds, the police in fact arrived. Luckily they only warned the contest director, but if any one would be seen near the railway tracks again, they would press charges. This left the organizers no other choice but to relocate the starting line. And so it happened. A new location was chosen and the wind had turned as well, this time heading away from the railway track and motorway. The downwind area was not obstructed by trees, windmills or villages which otherwise made the selection of a starting positions a daunting exercise. We managed to fly the remaining 4 rounds in wind speeds of 5 m/s. Thermal activity was mild and most models landed some 1 km away from the launch. Some interesting flights could be seen. Allard van Wallene exploded a stabilizer during acceleration and Roland Koglot spoiled a launch for a sub 3 minutes flight. Nevertheless, everybody kept pushing on and by the end of the day some 11 flyers in F1A managed a clean score. At the end of the last round the sun was already close to the horizon, and Ansgar Nuttgens decided to have the fly off the next morning at sunrise.
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<br />Robert Lesko with beautifully crafted all 'Textreme' carbon flapper.
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<br />Saturday morning dawned with perfect conditions. A slight overcast sky and only a light drift towards the motorway. We gathered at the same position where we flew round 1 the day before. Out came the LDA ships and flappers for a performance showdown. Soon the 10 minute slot was on its way. Dirk Halbmeier and Allard towed upwind in the direction of Ilbesheim while the others decided to head for higher grounds at the south end. Soon Dirk made a perfect launch with his LDA ship. Allard followed and launched shortly after. But the pattern was off and the model shot sideways at a 45 degree angle and overbunted. A few stalls followed and the brand new LDA ship ended at some 60 meters altitude. Nevertheless, the glide was remarkably fine for a 5 min 30 flight and 4th spot. Meanwhile also Kosonoshkin had launched followed by Rene Limberger. Slowly the models where circling back to earth without any signs of lift. Kosonoshkin touched down in a winning time of 402 seconds followed by Limberger (382). Halbmeier settled for third spot (361). All flying LDA models, a sign that flappers are quickly heading for oblivion.
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<br />History and future? Allard’s flapper and new LDA ship.
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<br />In F1B Silz won (358) over Stefanchuk (345) and Rosonoks (342).
<br />Shortly after, the sunrise competition started. It was announced that the moment thermal activity could be noticed, the competition would be finished. In fact, this morning showed the best weather of the weekend. No wind, sunny and warm. Many made use of this weather to trim their models. Many flights were made, most landing close to the starting area. Although no real thermals were present, the sun did its best to warm up the air and some flights had some assistance of more than buoyant air. The rules said that the best and worst flight time would not be counted for the result. Jorg Schellhase won the event with his flapper.
<br />The morning of the Daedalus cup greeted us with some fine weather. But dark clouds were moving in from the south and we only managed one round before the competition was interrupted for some hours to let the rain storms pass through.
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<br />Rene Limberger pointing to Mammatus clouds moving in
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<br />Temperature had dropped some 10 degrees and the rest of the day it would climb back to some 25 degrees. The wind direction was again heading straight for the motorway. To be better safe than sorry, Ansgar decided to reduce the max flight time to 2 minutes for rounds 2 and 3. The wind had been dropping gradually and rounds 4 and 5 could be flown with 150 and 180 seconds respectively. Conditions were not hard, although again some LDA ships could be seen dropping fast after a perfect launch to barely make the max. Needless to say, 5 rounds combined with flights of 120 seconds would result in a huge fly off. Everybody was wondering if such a fly off could at all be organized. Participants had to organize their own timekeeper. After another move of the flight line, the poles were quickly positioned and pole positions assigned. Shortly before the start of the fly off, the timekeepers were shifted one spot to secure timing impartiality. All went like clockwork and soon the horn sounded. 29 flyers (!) towed up to find a safe spot to circle. Brian van Nest quickly moved away from the pack and launched a few minutes later. Kosonoshkin towed passed the parked cars at the other end of the line. Allard was towing his new LDA ship and made a perfect and high launch with some 3 minutes to spare. Despite some light turbulence it landed at 6:58, the strobe leds making it perfectly visible against the dark skyline. Soon the other times were known and only Koglot and Kosonoshkin came close with 6:56 and 6:50 respectively. Again, all flew LDA models but Max Herwig came close flying a regular model to a well-deserved fourth place after having lost his LDA model in a cornfield at the German nationals the week before.
<br />The F1B fly off soon followed against a setting sun. Without apparent helpful air, Danko Sokolic won (331) over Rigault (296) and Seifert (288).
<br />If there would be a price for bad luck, Kees van de Ven would have won it. When packing up for changing starting position, he locked himself out of his car with the keys inside. Things had to be organized to regain access, and some steel wire contraption was welded in the Schmal winery workshop to be able to reach a door handle through a forced gap at the window frame. Finally he managed, but the F1A fly off was already on its way and he arrived just when the 10 minute slot had finished.
<br />Ansgar Nuttgens and his crew organized a great event. The weather didn’t always cooperate and the nearby motorway didn’t make it easy to choose a safe starting position. Nevertheless, we had a great time. The Schmal winery in Ilbesheim proved to be a great location for camping, social events and price giving and seeking shelter for the rain. Food and drinks were served for modest prices. I’m looking forward to the video footage taken by a professional filmmaker. A DVD is to be released soon and can be ordered at http://www.creasus.de/ikarus/creasusfilm.html
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<br />Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268947913656698122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-13755482872091507502011-04-11T05:03:00.000-07:002011-06-27T03:07:11.352-07:00Internet Changes In Progress - April 11, 2011Sergio Montes has a new email address. You can reach him at <a href="mailto:jsmontes-ffq@bigpond.com"><span class="gI">jsmontes-ffq@bigpond.com</span></a>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-69966613597105384312011-01-06T05:30:00.000-08:002011-01-06T05:31:41.173-08:00Not a member of NFFS--The National Free Flight Society?<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Don DeLoach, Editor of the U.S. National Free Flight Society's "NFFS Free Flight Digest" made the following announcement, valid for the year of 2011 </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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"Aircraft Propeller Design", written by Fred E. Weick and published by McGraw Hill Book Company in 1930 makes reference to wind tunnel test results for a series of propellers with pitch to diameter ratios between 0.5 and 1.1, see pages 105 to 108 . The tests of these 13 propellers performed by W. F. Durrand and Everett Lesley are reported in "TESTS OF THIRTEEN NAVY TYPE MODEL PROPELLERS", NACA TR 237, 1926 . You can find out more about the tests at <a href="http://library.stanford.edu/collections/durand-lesley-propeller-collection" target="_blank">Durand Lesley Propeller Collection</a> and download the test report at <a href="http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19930091305">NACA TR 237</a> .</div>
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In 1994 I, Chris Stoddart, developed and posted to the internet a mathematical model based on these tests and Fred Weick's Representative Section / Blade Element theory, weick.tk. The model made use of MiniTK a free version of the TK Solver, <span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">a mathematical modeling and problem solving software system based on a declarative, rule-based language, commercialized by Universal Technical Systems, Inc. , see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TK_Solver">TK_Solver at Wikipedia</a></span></span></span> and <a href="http://www.uts.us.com/">UTS</a> . The free version can still be used as a DOS application in Windows and with Linux. You can download MiniTK from <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/minitk.zip?attredirects=0&d=1">MINITK</a> and the Weick.tk mathematical model from <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/WEICK.TK?attredirects=0&d=1">Weick.TK</a> .</div>
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Weick.TK allows the examination of many interactions on propeller performance on parameters such as efficiency, power and thrust as effected by pitch, diameter, velocity, and rotational speed and other factors. The program can select an optimal propeller to match a flight condition. It gives reasonable answers to queries ranging from rubber power to control line speed.</div>
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">BETA=ATAN((4*PoverD)/(3*PI()))</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">TAN(PHI)=V/((3*D/8)*N) ;-- use without inflow</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">ALPHA=BETA-PHI</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">C_L=0.355+4.3*ALPHA-3*(ALPHA+0.075)^2 ;-- use without inflow</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">GAMMA=0.47*ALPHA+0.0073/(ALPHA+0.075) ;-- use without inflow</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">GAMMA=ATAN(1/LovrD)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">T=(rho*C_t*N^2*D^4)/(2*pi())^2</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="27%">Satisfied</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="73%">P=(rho*C_p*N^3*D^5)/(2*pi())^3</td> </tr>
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<tr> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">Status</th> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">Input</th> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">Name</th> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">Output</th> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">Unit</th> <th style="border: 1pt solid rgb(128, 128, 128); padding: 0.02in;" width="31%">Comment</th> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">File Name: weick.tk July 23, 1994</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">.579</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">D</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">m</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Diameter</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">.722</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">Pitch</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">m</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Geometric pitch</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">Chord</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.06948</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">m</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Chord at 3/4 distance to tip</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">2</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">B</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Number of Blades</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">.12</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">WR</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Width ratio at 3/4 distance to tip</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">PoverD</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">1.24697754749568</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Aerodynamic Pitch over Diameter</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">8</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">N</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">rev/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Angular velocity</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">5</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">V</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">m/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Forward velocity</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">T</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">1.06051082397811</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">N</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Thrust</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">P</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Absorbed Power</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">Q</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.129313391262165</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">N*m</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Absorbed Torque</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">M_0</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.163155511381247</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Figure of Merit [T/P in N/w]</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">J</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">1.07944732297064</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Advance ratio V/(N*D)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">eta</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">81.5777556906235</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">%</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Efficiency</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">C_t</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.120262549489696</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Thrust Coefficient</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">C_p</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.159132947457634</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Torque Coefficient</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">C_s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">1.55901190738972</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Speed/Power Coefficient</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">BETA</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.486760145073151</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">rad</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Geometric Angle of Attack</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">PHI</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.429595614242357</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">rad</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Relative Wind Angle</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">ALPHA</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.0571645308307935</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">rad</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Aerodynamic Angle of Attack</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">C_L</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.548405092943241</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">"Lift Coefficient" Correlation</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">LovrD</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">12.1526639689179</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">"Lift/Drag ratio" Correlation</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">GAMMA</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%">.0821015133831694</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">rad</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Angle who's tangent is Drag over Lift</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">1.226</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">rho</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%">kg/m^3</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Air density</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%">.366372781256872</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">QGF</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">Overall torque grading factor (0.366)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="21%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="10%">OPT</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="23%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="7%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="31%">To find optimal Pitch given D,HP,N,V</td> </tr>
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<tr> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">From</th> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">To</th> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">Multiply By</th> <th style="border-color: rgb(128, 128, 128) -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: solid none solid solid; border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0.02in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%">Add Offset</th> <th style="border: 1pt solid rgb(128, 128, 128); padding: 0.02in;" width="17%">Comment</th> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">m</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">in</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">39.37</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">ft</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">in</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">12</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">m</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">mm</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">1000</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">kg</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">g</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">1000</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">rad/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">RPM</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">9.549296585513721</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">m/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">ft/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">3.280833333333333</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">hp</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">.001342281879194631</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">rad</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">deg</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">57.29577951308232</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">N*m</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">lbf*in</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">8.850748065226473</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">lbf*in</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">ozf*in</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">16</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">lbf</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">ozf</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">16</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">J/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">N</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">lbf</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">.2248090247334889</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">N/w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">lbf/w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">.224809024733</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">lbf/w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">ozf/w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">16</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">rev/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">rad/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">6.283185307179586</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">ft/s</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">MPH</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">.6818181818181818</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">w</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">HP</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">.001342281879194631</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">lbf*in</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">gf*cm</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">1153.16</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="11%">ozf*in</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="14%">gmf*cm</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="40%">72.07250000000001</td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none none solid solid; border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="19%"><br /></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color rgb(128, 128, 128) rgb(128, 128, 128); border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0in 0.02in 0.02in;" width="17%"><br /></td> </tr>
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Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-29668501627075300302010-10-08T08:50:00.000-07:002010-10-08T09:00:38.127-07:00SCRAM PlansIn issue 37 Sergio Montes and Andrew Longhurst present an article to celebrate "The 60th ANNIVERSARY OF SCRAM, Laurie Barr’s LIGHTWEIGHT CONTEST MODEL".<br />
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The printed edition of issue 37 contains a full size plan on 4 pages. As a service to our subscribers that prefer not to unstaple their printed edition or those that receive the Digital Edition the links below provide access to a a full size plan and files for printing on typical personal printers on either A4 or Letter size paper.<br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/SCRAM_Tiled_Letter.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">Tiled plan for Letter size paper</a> Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-35184242719404579282010-09-19T11:09:00.000-07:002010-09-19T16:36:45.101-07:00EIFELPOKAL 2010 - Allard van Wallene<div class="MsoNormal">An active low over northern Europe colliding with warm air in the south caused massive rainfall over Holland and parts of Germany. Showers were of a clustered nature with sometimes thunder and lightning under massive towering cumulonimbus clouds. To avoid the heavy Friday afternoon traffic, I left early. In the car I played an audio book on the stereo, but my mind was with model flying, so I changed to the local radio station. They were playing a series of ‘rain’ songs: ‘Its Raining Men, Its Raining Again’ and more. Come to think of it, there are plenty of rain songs! At the German border, the station got too weak for proper reception, but the weather continued the sentiment, with massive downpour. Visibility dropped to dangerous levels and luckily some cars used their fog lights for me to keep track. Upon arrival at the field, the F1B and C contest was well on its way. There were grey skies all around and a slight drizzle. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">That night we enjoyed dinner at an Argentinean restaurant, which I visited some years ago with Anselmo Zeri. A good choice of quality beef and discussions about F1A technology made us forget the weather outside. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Next morning dawned with moderate wind and partly overcast skies, which lasted for two rounds. Like the previous years, right at the start of round one, small patches of lift were available. The big question was if they would carry the model high enough to clear the dropping slope at the south end of the field. The wind was still well within comfortable limits and I decided to take my Ex Span for a safe max. The model climbed away gently and although the slope pulled the model lower, it maxed at some 70 meters altitude. Also in round two, the wind kept a low profile, and some sunny spells made us even forget the wet of the day before. After a few minutes a large thermal passed through. I prepared for launch while others were already launching their ships. After my launch I looked up and saw something dangling from my stabilizer. Darned, towline over the stab I thought. But the towline was on the ground still in one piece. I looked up again and saw the entire top cover had stripped off the stabilizer! The model tried to stay in the thermal, but the drag proved to be too much and it slowly descended. I watched the flight in awe, before winding up my towline. I slowly strolled downwind to collect the model. Tough break, I thought. In round three Siggi Limberger walked up to me. “What a great flight that was”, he said. I was puzzled. I explained what had happened to my model, and he replied he and the timekeeper had seen my towline over the stab, which then dropped away for the model to max at great altitude. I had no clue what had happened or which model they followed, but 180 was on the scoreboard! Undeserved for sure, but I never argue with timekeepers! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The weather forecast was all over the place but the promised improvement of the previous day was over optimistic. Soon massive towering cumulonimbus clouds were approaching from the horizon in round three, the kind jetliners would take a detour for. One of such clouds managed to hit us during lunch break and part of the 4<sup>th</sup> round. The organizers managed quite well in halting the round and continuing after the rain had passed, in particular with the previous day’s lightning strike still fresh in memory. Although the average wind speed was around 6 m/s and less than last year’s, the turbulence levels were particularly high. Picking your own air proved to be the best way for a secure max as thermals were often small and passed at high speed. The harsh conditions made towing a real challenge. Putting up a fight for 20 minutes and maxing at great altitude made the experience the more rewarding. In round 5 the thin spectra towline was wrapped around one of my left hand fingers. The fierce turbulence required full control over the towline all the time, so my finger obviously didn’t cooperate! My model towed-in and after the adrenalin faded away, the cut in my finger made me realize I should use a left hand glove as well. After the 7 rounds only 3 managed a clean score, Uwe Rusch, Ivo Kreetz and yours truly. The fly off was delayed to make sure the threatening clouds stayed clear from the field. After another shower passed through, weather conditions were perfect: about 4 m/s wind and sunny. But with wind from the north, such conditions can be very tricky. While towing, all three of us felt a nice thermal. I launched first, but the towline slipped from my hand and the model pulled out of the bunt not in the position I wanted it to. Then Ivo launched, the model pitching up too much. The bunt redirected the model back to a near horizontal position and a stall followed. None of our models climbed away and again the Zulpich air had fooled us. Uwe Rusch launched shortly after, and although he managed to beat our times, also his flight was not supported by any clear thermal activity. I ended third only 2 seconds behind Ivo. Our models could be retrieved from a close distance with all flights being between 3 and 4 minutes. </div><div class="MsoNormal">It seems like a chain of warm weather has been replaced by the type of weather we were used to in the eighties and nineties. Thanks to today’s carbon composite structures, many coped pretty well with the weather. We all feared we would need our rain gear for the years to come, the seven fat years now being followed by seven lean years. Future will tell if this holds true.</div><span lang="NL"><br />
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</div>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-92014617074560387152010-09-09T07:54:00.000-07:002010-09-19T08:44:08.615-07:00Website RewrittenThe Free Flight Quarterly website has been completely rewritten using <i><b>WordPress</b></i>. This was done to make the website both easier to use and to maintain. It is anticipated that further changes will be made in the future.<br />
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The website can be reached at <a href="http://freeflightquarterly.com/wordpress/">http://freeflightquarterly.com/wordpress/</a> or at the old address of <a href="http://www.freeflightquarterly.com/">http://www.freeflightquarterly.com</a> where you will be automatically redirected to the new web site. Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-22748775193786569492010-07-12T11:31:00.000-07:002010-09-19T16:41:06.585-07:00Swedish and Nordic Cup 2010 - Allard van WalleneJust when a major heat wave was sweeping the western parts of Europe, the weekend for the Swedish World Cup was rapidly approaching. Temperature forecast for the Friday in Holland was 36 degrees, in Sweden some 10 degrees less. Ivo and I decided to leave early. And leaving from Ivo’s place at 6 AM meant I had to leave at 5. Good thing I'm an early riser! Weather was excellent all the way up to Rinkaby, the venue of both competitions. But first we headed off straight to the Ahus pizzeria to watch Holland play the quarter finals soccer world champs against Brazil. We arrived just in time, some 10 minutes late after Brazil scored the first goal. The restaurant was packed with dutch flyers, I guess the locals never knew why a group of Dutch fans would drive all the way up to their pizzeria to watch the game! Soon the spirits rose after Holland started scoring. Great fun, and the quality of the pizzas added to the spirits. The fatigue of traveling vanished into thin air, and we would have plenty of that stuff the coming days!<br />
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We recharged our energy levels enough to check in our stuff in the barracks and do some flying. Upon arrival at the west side of the field, the fly off of the Swedish nationals was on its way. We tested some of our models. Thomas Weimer, who flew the small classes earlier that day, warned us for the tricky thermals. It later proved to be the understatement of the year.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Antoon (r) congratulating Jari with Swedish Cup victory (Schwendemann photo)</div><br />
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The next day dawned with blue skies and some 3 m/s wind, identical conditions as the day before. Thermals were present but could collapse in no time. To be honest, we never experienced anything like it. Even ace flyers like Findahl, Hellgren, Persson and Holbom had difficulties finding good air and keeping the model in thermals. Sub maxes started to appear on the scoreboard at a rapid pace. <br />
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Remarkable to see that some designs could handle the tricky thermals pretty well by keeping a tight turn, while other models just wondered about out of the good air. If there were any conditions to check wing warping and centering ability, this was the ultimate trial. Despite the tricky conditions, some managed to max out using utter concentration. Since the fly off was scheduled at 7.30pm, there was some time for lunch and rest. The first fly off round saw some good thermal activity, but only Antoon van Eldik and Jari Valo managed a solid max. F1B saw similar conditions with only Rosonoks en Stendal maxing. In F1C nobody had maxed out and Juri Roots showed the best climbs all day to secure a first spot, but with Pieter de Boer only 7 seconds behind. F1Q showed the first results of the rather liberal model specifications. Matti Lihtamo had worked hard over the past year to come up with a box full of extremely hot models. With a 1 kw motor it outclimbed even the best F1C model. When launched it accelerated so fast it was hard to catch it by camera. Ten seconds motor run would have been more than sufficient as the last 5 seconds of the 15 second motor run, the model got out of its climb pattern and needed about half the attained height to recover due to its low stability margin, still more than enough to beat Andreas Lindner. The second fly off in F1A saw different conditions. Thermal activity had died out almost completely. Jari decided to make a dash to the north east corner of the field where he could benefit from unobstructed upwind area and therefore turbulence free air. He towed patiently for good air. A great launch followed with a rock steady glide to beat Antoon with more than 2 minutes difference. F1B had a similar show down. Remarkable to see the flyers could bring and use their own timekeepers, which led to some commotion among the two contenders with a model being ‘followed’ which had already landed. The many binoculars pointing in the right direction sorted that out quickly and Hagen Stendal topped Rosonoks by (at least) 10 seconds. A rotation of timekeepers could have easily avoided this unrest.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Antoon in utmost concentration programming his ship.</div><br />
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After this thrilling fly off, we retired to the barracks to eat some of our noodle fast dinners, which tasted remarkably well. Right after we finished the prize giving was on its way with the traditional cookies, soft drinks and (cool!) beers. The prizes were beautifully crafted blue glass sailing boats. That night, Germany was playing against Argentina and by the cheering noises through the barracks one could keep track of the scores.<br />
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The next day the movement of the trees announced a bit more wind compared to the day before, but the clear blue skies and wind direction were signs of another tricky day for this year’s Nordic Cup. And tricky it was: Kosonoshkin, Assmuss and Valo managed to make only one single max, Anders Persson (2008 winner) no max at all. Your’s truly was thrown out of good air in the very first round after having launched high in what appeared to be good lift. Antoon van Eldik was like the days before, going strong for another clean score, but bad air spoiled his chances in the very last flight: 52 seconds. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Nordic Cup winner Ivo Kreetz (L) and Mike Holmbom</div><br />
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The downdrafts were particularly vicious. The one-liner of this weekend came from Michail Kosonoshkin: “Hey Antoon, I make only one max today, but I still beat you!” This summarized the tricky conditions. Ivo Kreetz, who damaged his Baldrick on a row of rocks the day before, had to switch to his old but reliable ‘service canon’, a short stubby model with low cambered thick airfoil. This model could handle the conditions particularly well, by sticking to the thermal like no other model. All flights were very high and one could see his confidence growing by the round. After the last round, only two maxed out, Ivo and Petri Kuikka. The F1B models could apparently handle the condition lots better with 9 (!!) flyers maxing out, almost half of the competitors attending. Also in F1C 3 out of 4 maxed out and it was again Roots beating Pieter. In F1Q it was once again Matti Lihtamo, but this time his opponent was Ron Assmuss who did somewhat better compared to his F1A flights. The rest, food, rest and fly off schedule was identical to the day before, although the wind was some 1 m/s stronger. Shortly before the fly off we learned that Anselmo Zeri had passed away. This gave Ivo and me a big dent in our spirits, but decided that Anselmo wouldn’t have it any other way than winning this event. The F1A fly off was soon on its way. The starting position was close to the south east tree line which marked the very edge of the field. Kuika moved away from Ivo and was battling the turbulence, circling his model dangerously close to the ground at times. Thermals were absent, and Ivo made a good launch to some 75 meters, a couple of meters more than Petri. This extra altitude made the 16 seconds difference for Ivo to win. Ivo’s flight of 220 seconds traveled almost the full length of the field. Quick math yielded a 6 m/s wind speed.<br />
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At the prize giving we had one minute of silence in memory of Anselmo Zeri who was a frequent visitor at the Swedish and Nordic cup. The prizes of this event were not the common trophies, but traditionally crafted ceramic dishes made by the wife of Tom Oxager. <br />
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This year’s events were blessed with fine weather but the trickiest thermal conditions ever seen. Many were getting desperate and started doubting either their flying skills, model quality or both. Judging the flight times on the result lists it was better to keep the trim of the models untouched, erase the downdrafts from memory and reboot the flying skills for the next competition. The memories of Anselmo however, will for ever stay with us…..<br />
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Lihtamo's hottest F1Q in existence with 1kw motor. Catching this rocket on picture was more luck than anything.<br />
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[Original Posting by Allard van Wallene, July 11, 2010 - re-entered by Chris Stoddart July 12, 2010]Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-19212882905380217532010-07-10T11:51:00.000-07:002010-10-10T12:19:42.109-07:00Current Issue<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Information on the most recent issue may be viewed at <a href="http://freeflightquarterly.com/wordpress/?page_id=4">this link</a></span>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-43426190794214626122010-05-29T08:59:00.000-07:002010-09-19T16:38:08.739-07:00SEZIMOVO USTI 2010 - Allard van Wallene<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ivo Kreetz, Kevin Lamers and I left early, about 1 hour earlier than last year, in an attempt to beat the rush hour in Prague. The plan would have worked if it weren’t for a malfunctioning traffic light system at one of the main road crossings in Prague! Nevertheless we arrived shortly after 4 pm and headed straight for the field as the weather forecast for the next day was pretty bad with rain in the morning and fierce winds in the afternoon. Once on the field it was overcast but with only 2.5 m/s average wind speed. We unpacked our models and did some testing. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ4NH_Kgzdgk18Cr7Up6hpsA5c5ClTumvWTmOeEebT2nOYEK8GpZbhC3iO8FuyebxjwISwhsQDRMwcFnUHNO3or2uK4VWJ4kmfJ0KAF_YKXYcFGYLOwtdWJGAieyckVuOyOlaxhTg4KE/s1600/28328_403414681691_693376691_4099403_7813720_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476723941158974402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJ4NH_Kgzdgk18Cr7Up6hpsA5c5ClTumvWTmOeEebT2nOYEK8GpZbhC3iO8FuyebxjwISwhsQDRMwcFnUHNO3or2uK4VWJ4kmfJ0KAF_YKXYcFGYLOwtdWJGAieyckVuOyOlaxhTg4KE/s400/28328_403414681691_693376691_4099403_7813720_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Allard preparing his Smoo11-airfoil flapper</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Kevin’s F1B models were being transported by Gerard Willemse so he practiced some mini RC DLG for the fun of it. Later the wind picked up slightly so we headed for our hotel to check in, which is always a bit of a hassle unpacking all the stuff and bikes from the car and transporting it to our room one floor up. After these formalities we left for the restaurant. No weather to sit outside on the terrace this time and on top of this, they ran out of beef as well! Humm, not a good start so far. The next day started wet, cold and windy. We decided to play tourist and went for Tabor city centre for a coffee and a visit to the tourist office. I found a brochure about a cave system in Chýnov</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">only some 10 km east of Tabor. A perfect site for a visit, where the weather could not spoil our fun. Before heading east, we visited a small museum, dedicated to the find of a 16</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> century treasure in the floor of a Tabor house, which was renovated in 2001. When lowering the floor level, two jars were discovered with over 4000 silver coins. Everything was on display together with lengthy explanations about the monetary system and average price levels in those days.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rQUZEjR-kpOGa_ifPDWrkjFEpUfYI_KK-IvJ91q3-IWh3aFvs1LLaMgGLmrwBGR02o5Lz50LLHxe3ecXEHZHZ0RtP_MY1gTVxARetyp5BzOP_rkOwUFW6wisi444PxCK-g7xw3HUCuI/s1600/P1000480.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476734697280758594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rQUZEjR-kpOGa_ifPDWrkjFEpUfYI_KK-IvJ91q3-IWh3aFvs1LLaMgGLmrwBGR02o5Lz50LLHxe3ecXEHZHZ0RtP_MY1gTVxARetyp5BzOP_rkOwUFW6wisi444PxCK-g7xw3HUCuI/s400/P1000480.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Keven launches and Ivo at the sticks, zero ground speed!</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We headed back to the hotel for a power nap, well more than that as we woke up some two hours later. Perfect timing for dinner! This time the restaurant on Tabor square was our choice. The Brazilian steaks they served last year was still on the menu and quality still high. Topping it off with good coffee and the by now traditional ‘Palatschinken’ (pancakes Czech style with whipped cream and ice cream) gave us a good caloric buffer for the next day.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After good nigh sleep (apart from Kevin, who tried to local disco), the day dawned with clear skies and no wind to speak of. We had a quick breakfast and headed for the field. A light overcast and about 2 m/s wind made it a perfect start. Soon the flare went up for the first round. Air picking was relatively easy with docile thermals and hardly any real downdrafts. A good launching sequence organization despite 6 flyers on our pole resulted in a smooth running all day. I managed to snap my towline in round two. In round three I lost my RDT keyfob in the high grass. After making another max, a long search followed, but the keyfob remained well hidden in the high grass. Rounds 4 and 5 were merely a formality as thermals were pretty predictable, although good air took sometimes up to 20 minutes to build up. In round 6 I towed for 15 minutes when a nice build up of air started. A long warm period with the model pulling high but circling low, then some turbulence followed by a few high circles. Go! I launched to good height and the model was circling higher and higher heading for a safe max. Then, after having rolled up my towline, the model DT’d. A quickly looked at my watch, little over 90 seconds. I discussed in length what could have happened. I retrieved the model and checked the timer, sure enough it was set a 3 minutes. Then Ivo suggested I should check at the lost and found. My keyfob had in fact been found, and someone pushed some buttons before handing it in when my model was flying. Bummer! Air picking was by no means easy at times, judging a low flight from Koglot and two sub maxes by Jan Vosejkpa Senior who usually scores well in this event.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiivswKsUkDxR621BZsnJ1DKBVejWNZsUuoEkgfpdtvYAc5t0Fzn8ogo7KvgDEwv2veFKRFHVkx2fo_p6Y5Qs8OTKyxuZKrfkto1eunykkd9AZq6oR8Yignc5IPUAOlUV4gnNMZA3GYY/s1600/P1000505.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476735199772623186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiivswKsUkDxR621BZsnJ1DKBVejWNZsUuoEkgfpdtvYAc5t0Fzn8ogo7KvgDEwv2veFKRFHVkx2fo_p6Y5Qs8OTKyxuZKrfkto1eunykkd9AZq6oR8Yignc5IPUAOlUV4gnNMZA3GYY/s400/P1000505.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Vsychov (with F1A!) assists starting a reluctant engine</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile rumours were spreading that some F1B models were being stolen near the main road to Pisek. I decided not to risk anything and did not fly round 7. At least 4 models were being reported missing in action. All landed close to the road, where the retriever had good radio signal which then suddenly disappeared from the airwaves. Pim Ruyter’s model landed in the first fly off at 169 seconds. A few minutes later, he was at the landing spot with a good strong beacon signal. He could not find the model. He went back to get some help, but arriving at the same spot again the radio signal was no longer there, leading Pim to believe the model had been hidden in an open concrete drain pipe and taken the moment he left for help. This ‘trick’ had been tried before in previous years. A long search in the nearby villages drew blank, no beacon signal to be found. A couple of days later he received a message from one of the local flyers, that someone had contacted him to return the model for a ‘finders’ fee of 15 Euro. The beacon was however lost and fin and stabilizer damaged. Wilhelm Tesinger suffered from exactly the same sequence of events.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">At 5.30 PM, the first fly off started in F1A. Some 20 flyers made it, among which Ivo and Maarten. I helped Ivo on the starting line and model retrieval. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After Ivo prepared three of his ships, we went to the starting line with two models. When he hooked up the monofilament bunt cable of his ‘big’ model, it snapped. As he wanted to fly his Baldrick anyway he continued preparing this model. Nevertheless, he requested for me to go fetch his third back up model. I jumped on my bike and rushed to the car, picked up the model and raced back. On the downwind side of the starting poles I suddenly encountered a tow line in front of my face. In a reflex I squeezed the brake and the front wheel locked. I was catapulted over the steering bar with model on the tarmac. It took me some time to get to my senses again. Ivo’s model was damaged and so was I. First aid of the organizers was soon present to treat the minor scrapes. I was very lucky as this could have ended a lot worse. I feared a total loss of Ivo’s model, but closer inspection also revealed only minor damage. After the adrenaline had faded I realized I had a bruised rib as well.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Grande',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsZXIrXi-wPPhbsslP36Px9YonrNW8PGVgO-7eRaBOX8P9Pfx1QJNhoKlp4jdLLq7MQzExVUdiKrwxV5jlzGPgbd5ovJjIgsBoWKO89MzZZp1ZlDOOWE4V3_B50EygPIjNQezdrOZ4r0/s1600/P1000518.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476735881761871762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQsZXIrXi-wPPhbsslP36Px9YonrNW8PGVgO-7eRaBOX8P9Pfx1QJNhoKlp4jdLLq7MQzExVUdiKrwxV5jlzGPgbd5ovJjIgsBoWKO89MzZZp1ZlDOOWE4V3_B50EygPIjNQezdrOZ4r0/s400/P1000518.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Ivo prepares for fly off</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Lucida Grande";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile a massive thermal passed over the starting line and many launched to max the five minutes. Ivo and I jumped on our bikes to get his model, which had landed in a paddock just after the village of Vsechov. We were back well in time to repair the broken cable which Ivo fixed just in time before the second fly off. Soon everyone was up on tow. Upwind a model launched, and although the height gain was not spectacular it held nicely. Many flyers were in doubt whether to join it or not. Some did, which was a wise decision as that patch of air kept developing progressively while moving downwind. Only Ragot , Ryz and </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mezihorakova </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">managed to make the 7 minutes. The rest who joined later could not make use of the air for the full 420 seconds with Kosonoshkin being closest for 4</span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> place. Both Ivo and Koglot, who was flying his all white M&K flapper, towed up to the last minute but the air was just not there. Roland made one of his spectacularly high launches, doing well over 4 minutes. Ivo also did a nice launch but had to settle for 3 min 20. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Up to the second fly off, the air was cooling down rapidly as some cloud fields obstructed the sun and the wind had picked up a bit too. First Ragot was up on tow, after a few circles he launched. The air did not look like anything special and the model circled downwind while flashing its strobe leds. After 3 minutes the model disappeared behind a row of trees, but the strobes were still visible so timing continued. Then the model disappeared behind the houses of the town of Vsechov. Then Ryz launched and although the model kept high on the line, the air was similar to Ragot’s. It would be tight! After the model landed, I asked around who had won. Ryz by 10 seconds, said the contest director. Later we heard there was a dispute between Ragots timekeepers, the times were averaged, enough to beat Ryz’s time by one second! Ms. Jana </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mezihorakova made 132 for third place.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw7SDpZQeVjE1oAjeBAQigikJwvvsSodYq2KgutCYHZix41YBPzeLcJtr9MbEi12-5Z_gO5gkx7KBCFEp_uDA2_i277ZqZKKz8QxEQha2Y0PpzFwHXyKrVG_LY0aoVx9fPDA94-qAx6s/s1600/P1000520.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476736247957497458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEw7SDpZQeVjE1oAjeBAQigikJwvvsSodYq2KgutCYHZix41YBPzeLcJtr9MbEi12-5Z_gO5gkx7KBCFEp_uDA2_i277ZqZKKz8QxEQha2Y0PpzFwHXyKrVG_LY0aoVx9fPDA94-qAx6s/s400/P1000520.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">7</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Koglot's flapper being launched for the 7 minute fly off</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Also in the F1B and F1C fly offs, good air was scarce and the models with the best climb, transition and glides had the edge.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">During the prize giving the contest organizer expressed his concerns about the models, which had disappeared. Earlier that day, he requested the police to supervise the downwind area close to the road. This was in fact done, albeit for only an hour or so, after which the thieves continued their activities to increase their ‘score’. They must have acted in a rather well prepared way, as no one actually saw the models being taken and they managed to remove the homing beacons quite effectively. Theft of models can never be prevented and this competition has rather unfavorable statistics in this sense. The organizers declared they will take extra measures next year to reduce this risk.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGbhsTwcVPQxYCmj3urtOnn7Gaw6DHpFK9QsLVrej2y192RLjprKb41N_T35xM4M8avtIMhog6D4l2y_7xh_lxPYu4nNtdBUBEnr4OHq1LtXbRoyCPI2n7qboZ5wpuTICL1KcVF1uZfs/s1600/P1000516.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476736668328527282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGbhsTwcVPQxYCmj3urtOnn7Gaw6DHpFK9QsLVrej2y192RLjprKb41N_T35xM4M8avtIMhog6D4l2y_7xh_lxPYu4nNtdBUBEnr4OHq1LtXbRoyCPI2n7qboZ5wpuTICL1KcVF1uZfs/s400/P1000516.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">8</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Thunderstorm developing</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BUMphY-rojbyldPgX-yqawbeDoQP5sovTN3YQechTFKZgGl41NKBHyLsuiR4KeUmSnBQnDqWgg1kmDOQHbzBAriF2M8zIbFlrA1HsvzlwSe840Pl6C2siBTHFMfTsJ1xAXr2DylnEPE/s1600/P1000502.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476737114424025842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BUMphY-rojbyldPgX-yqawbeDoQP5sovTN3YQechTFKZgGl41NKBHyLsuiR4KeUmSnBQnDqWgg1kmDOQHbzBAriF2M8zIbFlrA1HsvzlwSe840Pl6C2siBTHFMfTsJ1xAXr2DylnEPE/s400/P1000502.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 267px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">9</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Gerard Willemsen still smiling</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BMThYAyhiBaQrjfTJt1Y53Ajm4ewrCMBzGYWQOyEMHlqTjOO5ZVVh1ooDsVGhsz-HnNQUrw3tPs2tPOQS9DBmu1Zzt2lpP0LjzOxDHezqS1MnJM6F0s69n7JG0n03xbCVVIvScasoyk/s1600/P1000494.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476737463801406850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BMThYAyhiBaQrjfTJt1Y53Ajm4ewrCMBzGYWQOyEMHlqTjOO5ZVVh1ooDsVGhsz-HnNQUrw3tPs2tPOQS9DBmu1Zzt2lpP0LjzOxDHezqS1MnJM6F0s69n7JG0n03xbCVVIvScasoyk/s400/P1000494.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Figure </span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">10</span></span><span lang="NL"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Tabor centre</span></span><br />
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</div>Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268947913656698122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-58993527497942765322010-05-14T05:41:00.000-07:002010-05-14T05:51:01.307-07:00New Editor Added To Team<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="il">Allard</span> van Wallene, F1A specialist, whom you will have met in the Free Flight Quarterly pages and blog, has accepted the invitation of Sergio Montes to be a part of the Free Flight Quarterly editorial board. <span class="il">Allard</span> brings a very considerable experience in this glider category, as well as in electronics, today a fundamental part of many FAI classes and equipment. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<span class="il">Allard</span> is a mechanical engineer, lives in Driebergen, Netherlands and works in the International Patent Office in The Hague.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
We look forward to his input and guidance in these topics and his help with contacts, stories and references in the very active world of the European contest scene.<br />
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Welcome, <span class="il">Allard</span>!</div>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-2253183637684180582010-04-11T05:11:00.000-07:002010-09-19T16:38:34.985-07:00Zülpich 2009 - Allard van Wallene<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Eifelpokal, Zü<u>lpich 2009</u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hurricane Bill traveled over the Atlantic and hit main land Europe to spoil a chain of several years of good flying weather. Luckily it had faded enough to keep the rain gear in our bags, but the wind was fierce at times. This combined with the sunny spells also made the turbulence levels sometimes hard to cope with. On F1B day, models could be seen doing all weird kind of stuff. Vicious power stalls, rolls, vertical dives… Despite the strong wind, thermals were easy to detect, even without thermistors. Sometimes temperature was rising for several minutes up to an additional 5 degrees. Needless to say, some of these trash movers would carry the models a long way: mostly into or even behind the town of Enzen on the far- east side of the field. The maximum duration was reduced to 150 seconds in the fifth and remaining rounds. On occasion the wind direction changed slightly more to the south, making the models land into a horse paddock. Horses, unlike cows, are normally not much of a problem, except for this bunch. The leader of the pack was a rather potent ‘alpha stallion’ and once he got wind of a flyer entering his ‘turf’ he meant business. Some models were kicked to bits, even one flyer got an unpleasant encounter with the stallion’s back horse shoe. It would approach you, turn around and just kick! A total of 8 F1B flyers had a clean score. The wind showed no sign of easing off, so the organizers wisely decided to schedule the fly off for 6.30 AM the next day. In F1C, Pieter de Boer was the only one with a clean score. Gerd Aringer was flying his new folder, but the wings refused to unfold and the ship came down like a cruise missile. The radio-DT saved the model from destruction. He repeated this exercise in round three, then decided it was wise to retire.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; page-break-after: avoid;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSSSq8qjoo0lmf6JKUhvBxpE_yNNggzEYDgHSVuvudumaCkNAtWTralpMqGoXG-aqRzXap1TC6vIoOo5tnmNUAF1WnNQ-3rN-MuO7SPZH3T3_W0ixe3XOEljj1WgrSv39uHtlix1x1Qo/s1600/100_1148_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458853058413752098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSSSq8qjoo0lmf6JKUhvBxpE_yNNggzEYDgHSVuvudumaCkNAtWTralpMqGoXG-aqRzXap1TC6vIoOo5tnmNUAF1WnNQ-3rN-MuO7SPZH3T3_W0ixe3XOEljj1WgrSv39uHtlix1x1Qo/s320/100_1148_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; page-break-after: avoid;">Binoculars, streamers and faces in directional synchronicity</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTQIfo08AnF4Tp7mlABWQ5I9s-3fNzyZfOCCm8DL_L9i52PK6hMGcWLwGhxbNOLrZ0ac3GLNfAvY5_o9j6yS3szHVEZeHuDOt1nJOi4lWQ8BPHd1FVIPoToOsvgU0tw7KYIX2J54JVB0/s1600/100_1147.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458853275965736194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTQIfo08AnF4Tp7mlABWQ5I9s-3fNzyZfOCCm8DL_L9i52PK6hMGcWLwGhxbNOLrZ0ac3GLNfAvY5_o9j6yS3szHVEZeHuDOt1nJOi4lWQ8BPHd1FVIPoToOsvgU0tw7KYIX2J54JVB0/s320/100_1147.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 214px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="NL">Pim Ruyter launching in early morning fly off</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Despite the wind forecast promising less wind on Sunday, the dawn welcomed us with a cool breeze. Before the start of the F1A competition, the 8 F1B flyers had to do their fly off. After having assigned all the required timekeepers everyone was soon winding their best rubber. First Mike Woodhouse launched, quickly followed by Pim Ruyter. Others followed in sequence. Despite the early hour there was apparently some good air passing towards the second half of the 10- minute slot. Those who launched last had the better times, with Bernd Silz topping the show with 338 seconds, followed by Rolandas Mackus 11 seconds behind and Michael Seifert only 17 seconds behind for third spot. Between the third and fourth place there was a gap of more than one minute.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; page-break-after: avoid;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic5O8Duwo1TyOeGfUyIDeWdUxLIyUCZNDwC9oOczYDiIkQhCH6s_MwjzUglYJ95_Au7ribtREwC8ozqUKChpNMxuqk5po8pNCVM4NMbPAd7L9d-OoD1ztam4hua4LU3u43zj-Jt7kHkc/s1600/100_1139.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458852921123711186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhic5O8Duwo1TyOeGfUyIDeWdUxLIyUCZNDwC9oOczYDiIkQhCH6s_MwjzUglYJ95_Au7ribtREwC8ozqUKChpNMxuqk5po8pNCVM4NMbPAd7L9d-OoD1ztam4hua4LU3u43zj-Jt7kHkc/s320/100_1139.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 214px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="NL">French elegance, Myriam Morandini sends her ship off to Enzen</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first F1A round started 8 ‘o clock sharp with Victor Stamov towing immediately upwind. After a few circles he found a solid patch of air. A perfect launch followed and the model was gently climbing away for a safe 3.5 minute max. I was on the same pole, flying my newly designed and built HiBrid 2009. Also I found a nice patch of air. Despite the low turbulent levels, many dropped and the following rounds the wind increased further with gusty thermal in-fills. Only a few circle towed. The wind direction was very constant (straight over the horse paddock), so were the distances traveled by the models. I radio DT’d my model as far away from the horses as possible, but one flight the model landed on the south side of the paddock. I picked up the model and headed back towards the fence when I spotted two other models landing close by. After having picked those up, the alpha stallion got wind of the situation and started approaching, the pack quickly following their leader. Handling three models in the gusty wind was no easy task, and the stallion quickly caught up. I decided, instead of making a quick dash for the fence or scaring the animal away, to do some ‘horse whispering’. After some soothing words the horse apparently quieted down. Much to my surprise the trick worked. It turned around and headed slowly back to the pack. I continued slowly towards the fence. The alpha stallion probably thought this was an act of weakness or thought I now belonged to his pack, so he quickly turned around and headed straight for me again. The fence was still well out of reach, so I repeated the whispering act. Amazingly it did its trick again. I had to repeat this exercise once more to get the three gliders as well as myself over the fence. Mission accomplished!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8H6N5b_PGn1m7uUBYpMFrAJnqSZ82BcLNrhT0ctXUENmKzBMjXSxsCMF6ThQT34-3EdtxWDXlPw6dlVkmSeSFpvFXX49xliWeb_HmBRpbzfgEExQLG4SdNowYbS2iLNeumwFWHwh9LE/s1600/100_1134_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458852792129934194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8H6N5b_PGn1m7uUBYpMFrAJnqSZ82BcLNrhT0ctXUENmKzBMjXSxsCMF6ThQT34-3EdtxWDXlPw6dlVkmSeSFpvFXX49xliWeb_HmBRpbzfgEExQLG4SdNowYbS2iLNeumwFWHwh9LE/s320/100_1134_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="NL">Walt Ghio and Mike Woodhouse catching up during one of the 20 minute breaks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8KQALM5-nUWRjR6oOMmxVqHISTQ_Y2w5SrGskss6hqTb9ruiGib1uHVfcHCBO7jvIIyIsv54GhddNfs2S4VL5PFQja9xnUCTYUtSrfcKBtpqD8jhJkWc96aBEUUuFABKQNZBWvb5PgQ/s1600/100_1159.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458853479605651858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8KQALM5-nUWRjR6oOMmxVqHISTQ_Y2w5SrGskss6hqTb9ruiGib1uHVfcHCBO7jvIIyIsv54GhddNfs2S4VL5PFQja9xnUCTYUtSrfcKBtpqD8jhJkWc96aBEUUuFABKQNZBWvb5PgQ/s320/100_1159.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 214px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="NL">Starting poles were close to the camp site, Eggiman launching.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After four rounds, only five flyers had a clean score, Siggy Limberger, John Carter, Aurijs Plume, Alain Bochet and me. The conditions were not getting easier, and the wind picked up a few knots. Long periods of cumulus shielding the sun made thermal activity scarce. Then Limberger and Bochet dropped the fifth, Aurijs finally the 7<sup>th</sup>. I had to put up a fight in the 7<sup>th</sup> round, when the sun was hidden behind grey clouds for almost 30 minutes. Keeping the model on tow in the wind and turbulence, using a thin Spectra towline was no easy task, but finally the sun appeared again and so did the thermals for a clean score. Also John Carter managed well for a solid max.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu-paJgyWwJz4b53tRhvRMiy8zNQ0K8wvAnsdpEm-1WC7ECuFhcVElJEuEFZvHSD32CttgmbKPW0OL6fp7HZcBwdpKP8yv6QL6TMBQZ9DzNnINEmE37rQ0ZXDwzN1HMtF5XX6Nv_ln90/s1600/EifelPokal2009.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458851981677886194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu-paJgyWwJz4b53tRhvRMiy8zNQ0K8wvAnsdpEm-1WC7ECuFhcVElJEuEFZvHSD32CttgmbKPW0OL6fp7HZcBwdpKP8yv6QL6TMBQZ9DzNnINEmE37rQ0ZXDwzN1HMtF5XX6Nv_ln90/s320/EifelPokal2009.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 213px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Allard battling the turbulence (foto from Thermiksense)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The fly off was scheduled for 6.30 PM. While the contest director was counting down towards the start, the air was warming up similar to what I experienced the day before. Time couldn’t go fast enough for me to shoot the model up in this bit of undoubtedly rising air. At the sound of the horn I went up, and sure as hell, the air was there. I made one high circle to check the lift and positioning myself downwind of the starting line. Then, I made a circle to prepare for launch. The model shot up, nicely rolling into its turn to pull out of the bunt at well over 80 meters. John Carter was already on tow, but was too late to join. After a couple of more circles he decided to launch, but the air was not there and the model was coming down. After two minutes however it started climbing again but the air didn’t last for long. My model was gently circling at ever increasing altitude towards a safe max but also towards the woods at the far and of the field. I decided to radio DT the model the moment John’s timekeepers stopped clocking. I pushed the button and the model came spiraling down, in front of the woods and touching down at 5:02. A max doesn’t come any cleaner than that!<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQynP8crSSPFKW9dtCkNviPYXhBGzqH2WGVgm2DtJWOkAN-whPyaQAoLYAd8Bj3HFJaq3kd2OqyfVfYVvl32QLUWZAUDgPuEgG5n5InKs_ArujOr7OkgnUqwsrLFCr0lU_Hyc5ERrWHoY/s1600/DSC_1698.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458854653030842802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQynP8crSSPFKW9dtCkNviPYXhBGzqH2WGVgm2DtJWOkAN-whPyaQAoLYAd8Bj3HFJaq3kd2OqyfVfYVvl32QLUWZAUDgPuEgG5n5InKs_ArujOr7OkgnUqwsrLFCr0lU_Hyc5ERrWHoY/s320/DSC_1698.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 212px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gerard Willemsen launching HiBrid for 5 minute fly off.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At the price giving , Peter Mönninghof was given a poster of himself which every participant could sign to congratulate him with this 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Eifelpokal. Trophies changed hands in the orange light of the setting sun. After the price giving I treated myself to a nice schnitzel and French fries at the field restaurant. After I finished, the generator for the frying oil and lighting was shut down. The end of an eventful flying day and time to drive home….<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DDsl0wX-04R3FBtM3_3MS2sbeEAFmCFk0oW4fy-JzVMPOASc-g2y9xFda5zNG_DaQdWNIbxplUzRU5kKnJt1_WsO_TvlffzdO_4kJDSRLoqJ5HbIp-lrBFzH5Y5OYw96A-XYzSVNeC8/s1600/100_1135.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458854296857417058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9DDsl0wX-04R3FBtM3_3MS2sbeEAFmCFk0oW4fy-JzVMPOASc-g2y9xFda5zNG_DaQdWNIbxplUzRU5kKnJt1_WsO_TvlffzdO_4kJDSRLoqJ5HbIp-lrBFzH5Y5OYw96A-XYzSVNeC8/s320/100_1135.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div>Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268947913656698122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-88604451065495253012010-04-10T23:21:00.000-07:002010-09-19T16:39:32.467-07:00Sweden 2009 - Allard van Wallene<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Sweden 2009</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">All over western Europe, the weather was summer-like with temperatures even passing the 30 degree mark in Scandinavia. Looking at the weather forecast I was in doubt if I should bring my rain gear. And as I was driving up north together with Gerard Willemsen and his girlfriend Menna in his spacious van, I packed all I could possibly need. It proved to be a lucky guess.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">I drove up to Gerard’s place in Harderwijk the night before departure. Gerard was still busy preparing his gear, which was scattered all over the living room floor. After a solid night sleep and early rise, we packed our last valuables (model boxes) and were on our way. Soon after sunrise the temperature started rising, a sign that the airco was not doing its thing. After my previous ‘airco down’ experience to Sezimovo Usti, I was thinking that maybe I had some bust airco aura around me. The summer temperatures in the back seat made sleeping all the easier. The ferry to Rodby was a welcome break to cool down a bit.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtowmpenE3z316gUBW0SZJ10QJGtofhjJghAVd55b5CQ5psBrdCUp8CWrXzYzTGo1paeMQbjJ6zRw-ZdLTUQcq2CEekyX3_eyKo5Gymj_rK-jeSfByV5IeLl5X1BdWJPRFRrUFj4peqMw/s1600/DSC00124.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458762934047743874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtowmpenE3z316gUBW0SZJ10QJGtofhjJghAVd55b5CQ5psBrdCUp8CWrXzYzTGo1paeMQbjJ6zRw-ZdLTUQcq2CEekyX3_eyKo5Gymj_rK-jeSfByV5IeLl5X1BdWJPRFRrUFj4peqMw/s320/DSC00124.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL">Thunderstorm in Rinkaby</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Close to Rinkaby the sky was packing up with thunderclouds and upon arrival at the military barracks all hell broke loose with fierce rains, lightning and wind. I was glad I had opted to sleep in the barracks, even more so after realizing the mosquitoes were keeping a low profile this year. Gerard put up his ‘throw up’ tent and soon we were driving to Ahus for a pizza. The thundercloud was moving slowly east and we managed to outrun it to the Rinkaby cash dispenser a few seconds before the first drops started falling. Just after confiscating the last available table at the pizzeria, it started to get real dark outside followed by flying parasols, thunder and rain. It didn’t last very long, and after having finished our dinner we could stroll along the harbor docks admiring the pinnacle in sail yachts in the setting sunlight with collapsing thunderclouds at the horizon. We were wondering if the global crisis left this place totally untouched. The high-end restaurants facing the harbor were fully booked with people even queuing. A stroll passed the guesthouse where Anselmo and I passed our time on previous visits and to the beach, left nothing to be desired, although a bottle of cool white wine would have been the cherry on the pie.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKLfdH9Xi6cWZiqW0KM3vO2_Xthl0CLJz4Q39z7HZVXPxVAdNCrqwxDStqd2HtHccx4jc3qrfC5hciW0CB8_pxc8NjVEr3pR4FiH_1tLpfJZfe3LuwfET1Z9sc3wBOxJ7z-yBFwozCOg/s1600/DSC00126.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458764061875570082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKLfdH9Xi6cWZiqW0KM3vO2_Xthl0CLJz4Q39z7HZVXPxVAdNCrqwxDStqd2HtHccx4jc3qrfC5hciW0CB8_pxc8NjVEr3pR4FiH_1tLpfJZfe3LuwfET1Z9sc3wBOxJ7z-yBFwozCOg/s320/DSC00126.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL">Ahus harbour</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The next morning I was woken up by a bright rising sun piercing through the window of the barracks, shining right into my face. No alarm clock needed. I took a quick breakfast and had a look at the Saab Draken which was moved to the barrack grounds from the desolate place it had been resting and decaying over the passed years. Soon everyone was gathering for the briefing at the west end of the field. Weather was perfect but thermals not easy to pick. A conventional piggy backing tactic proved to be a risky exercise in the first rounds since thermals tended to collapse. Per Findahl in particular fell victim, after trying to locate his model below that of Rene Limberger already circling at some 150 meters altitude. After about 5 circles and running downwind to keep in the moving bubble he launched but the model soon dropped out spoiling a fly off position. Only 7 each in F1A and F1B made it to the fly off, a clear sign of the sometimes tricky conditions. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The fly off was scheduled at 8.00 PM and since only 5 rounds were flown, there was some time left to get a quick dinner in Ahus. Again, thunderstorms were gaining momentum but kept themselves at a safe distance despite the sometimes fierce sand- sweeping gusts at the beach. We managed to get a quick pizza and some soft drinks. The waitress apologized for the freezer being broke, so no ice. Again my airco aura?<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The wind had shifted to the east, so the fly off started at the east side of the east gravel road. The east side of the field was cultivated with some wheat, so our traditional fly off spot was ‘taken’. F1A was first on its way with a 7 minute max. I towed upwind and after some 6 minutes I found a nice patch of air. When trying to launch, the rudder didn’t kick in and the model went off pattern. I aborted the launch making good use of the inertia hook and tried again but a third attempt was needed to get a relatively safe pattern. But the bubble was long gone and some flyers downwind made good use of the air. Rene’s model rode it the best possible way for a convincing win.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Also in F1B, one round was decisive. Rosonoks launched first with a spectacular high climb. But soon after the blades folded, the model started sinking fast. Silz, flying his best rubber on a short motor, went up like a rocket with a burst that didn’t seem to end. Clearly his air was better and the model glided down and into the trees at the north side of the field for yet another win. The following flyers were however very close and just a few seconds behind, most of them also ending up in the trees. Prize giving was traditionally held in front of the barracks with snacks and drinks.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Danish Nordic cup was scheduled the next day with a briefing at 08.30. The day started overcast, and apparently the forecast didn’t look very good because the contest director Bo Nyhegn already mentioned a possibility of a reduced max. During his talk the wind had already swung to the east, so a move to that side of the field was soon on its way. The max was set at 180 seconds which proved to be a hurdle a lot of flyers could not take.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5956u72mMciWMoFO_gn9tORf7N9Io81lZXtMiEI1mqjJtdCFtmfyk0JuDVS6H_EYifopNVBwpjnmCd9KcdfOIa-0H0xR3_IXv-0hX-MoTZLNPtEdbgrhdYULVzGUtmIcntbUGTFGmKk/s1600/100_1013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458763105590116706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5956u72mMciWMoFO_gn9tORf7N9Io81lZXtMiEI1mqjJtdCFtmfyk0JuDVS6H_EYifopNVBwpjnmCd9KcdfOIa-0H0xR3_IXv-0hX-MoTZLNPtEdbgrhdYULVzGUtmIcntbUGTFGmKk/s320/100_1013.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL">Masters of tow, Ivo Kreetz and Rene Limberger</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Thermal picking was not easy since the arrival of a bubble was often accompanied with hefty turbulence, giving the flyers a hard fight to keep the model on tow. Several flyers had to use a second attempt after towing in the model. After two rounds we had to move in a south direction in order to keep the models within the field perimeters. The max was soon to be reduced to 2,5 minutes and even 2 minutes in the last two rounds. Only a few were brave enough to circle tow to pick the air, most decided to wait on the ground for signs of good air. In the last round it started to rain and thermals were no longer clearly detectable. Dethermalising at 50 meters after two minutes was considered to be good air. Needless to say that under such conditions not many made it to the fly offs, in this case only 6 in F1A.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The fly off was scheduled at 7 pm. Just enough time for drying the models and a quick bite on the camp ground. The organizers were painstakingly consulting the local weather stations to decided when to fly. The short term forecast for dry weather was too optimistic, and the fly off started in pouring rain. The wind speed was however low at some 3 m/s. For Allard history repeated itself. This time not a shifted launch sensor, but not enough spring pull back on the hook causing a pitch up leaving the model inverted. The recovery left the model too low to catch the air. Rene’s model suffered from a heavy tail due to the water build up and his model started stalling spoiling his chances for a second victory. Jaris Zanins from Latvia was the only one making the 5 minutes for a clear win.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Soon the F1B fly off was on its way. Despite the rain, buoyant air was still around and both Gerard Willemsen and Andreas Gey made the 5 minutes. The timer in Gerards’s all electronic model had trouble with the wet and he had to use his back up model to try the 7 minutes. Andreas politely waited for Gerard to prepare. Both launched in the same air, which was particularly negative with the models pulling out of the climb at rather low altitude with Andreas’ model clearly higher and therefore the winner. The water soaked models were quickly retrieved and we all headed for the dry barracks.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Price giving was inside the barracks due to the continuous rain. Everyone lined up in the corridor and the winners collected their ceramic bowls and glasswear. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8EVxuayf_-S2zoZu2CzVgONm6Ujkk-XQNfaItrUaLCKjA3eSC_0afSzRQPwvT_C3THa62e5MipMSYRocDPnhFPaNrIZPnJ4yYCJvKSUVdsrDo3WgSkU__6xutDL0zvI31uiXhaLpQgM/s1600/DSC00136.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458763431831958594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8EVxuayf_-S2zoZu2CzVgONm6Ujkk-XQNfaItrUaLCKjA3eSC_0afSzRQPwvT_C3THa62e5MipMSYRocDPnhFPaNrIZPnJ4yYCJvKSUVdsrDo3WgSkU__6xutDL0zvI31uiXhaLpQgM/s320/DSC00136.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL">Nordic Cup F1B winners</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Next morning we packed all our wet stuff and headed for the ferry. The long cue before the ferry and the German road works caused some delay as did the navigation system guiding us over secondary roads. The lower temperatures compensated for the broken air conditioner.<o:p></o:p></div>Allardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268947913656698122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-30166818916861970332010-04-10T22:38:00.000-07:002010-09-19T16:39:08.408-07:00Eurofly 2009 - Allard van Wallene<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">After some criticism in on-line forums on how the competition has been run in some of the past years, the organizers announced in Free Flight media they would stick strictly to FAI rules. This information combined with a near perfect weather forecast and an expected high turn out were the main ingredients for an end of the season show down. For some flyers a lot was at stake, winning or loosing this competition would make or break a World Cup victory. In F1A Roland Koglot and Thomas Slokar were still in the running for a victory in F1A, Andrjukov in F1B and Truppe in F1C. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkguFjT_DjCitWx0BS4KtCIF0KYSXw_2uET50VaQWdXuSpEukw0E79kZds0gdyaLuc8hyphenhyphen_ujIugNjKpUX9KIsX87czeESk87fXNtsDrqCrXdZG5mJaIBvVY16LjhDteK_q3vZDYJjaGBY/s1600/000_0003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458751303478318290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkguFjT_DjCitWx0BS4KtCIF0KYSXw_2uET50VaQWdXuSpEukw0E79kZds0gdyaLuc8hyphenhyphen_ujIugNjKpUX9KIsX87czeESk87fXNtsDrqCrXdZG5mJaIBvVY16LjhDteK_q3vZDYJjaGBY/s320/000_0003.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">1</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;"> Hotel Gurnigelbad, view into valley obstructed by layer of clouds on F1B day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">We, Maarten van Dijk, Ivo Kreetz and I, arrived Friday evening in hotel Gurnigelbad, built on parts of the foundations of the once famous 19<sup>th</sup> century 600-bed hotel, which is located on the west slopes of the valley at some 1155 meters altitude. Saturday morning dawned with clear skies, but a look into the valley showed a dense cloud layer. We thought this grey mass would reach all the way to ground level <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and competition site which is situated along the road between Kirchenthurnen and M</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">ühledorf</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, but when driving down the mountain to the starting area we were well below cloud level. Flying conditions were perfect with virtually no wind. In F1C a proper trimmed model would have no difficulties in maxing, but in F1B this was another story. The buoyant air was present in ‘layers’, and ending up in the wrong layer would make even the best model landing very close to the maximum flight time of 4 minutes. Andrjukov saw his chances for a World Cup victory vaporize, when the controls of the model were apparently not properly set sending the ship down for a disappointing 205 seconds. In F1C maxing was a mere formality provided the model was well trimmed and launched in the right direction. Vladimir Vsychov was flying a completely re- engineered model with some novel features. The stabilizer was flapped for a symmetrical section during climb, and under-cambered during glide. The engine was particularly hot, running the highest RPM on the field. The foldable wing worked reliably and the transitions were clean. He was going strong heading for a fly off spot, when an attempt launching the ship with the wings in un-folded position crashed the model beyond repair.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23uEn5WXcK2bGaZXvyMokAF2LZCCqzVemPalsNSprWSMsVO_Z3aBVZIV2CJCSpb7sEDOG_ojn7p6iJ5cvZxvPuWservO6mE37NZSR5WoNDZcQ8Bmj5C-LsfNMgA29ZgUJ6VQmrGQX1Pw/s1600/000_0015_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458752004205858578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23uEn5WXcK2bGaZXvyMokAF2LZCCqzVemPalsNSprWSMsVO_Z3aBVZIV2CJCSpb7sEDOG_ojn7p6iJ5cvZxvPuWservO6mE37NZSR5WoNDZcQ8Bmj5C-LsfNMgA29ZgUJ6VQmrGQX1Pw/s320/000_0015_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">2</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">: Vsychov launches new full carbon folder with flapped stab, impressive climb</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">After having watched the second round, we headed for another spot on the field for some proper practicing. We soon realized that real thermals were very scarce indeed, in fact we experienced only one during the whole day which would actually carry the model to higher altitudes. For the remainder of the day, a good launch and careful air picking was not always a guarantee for a 3 minutes flight. All day the weather allowed watching the behavior of models from a close distance for the entire flight. It was interesting to see the layered nature of good and bad air. In particular, models that would centre well in more ‘normal’ thermal conditions would wonder about all over the field scraping the best air available but inevitably passing through sinking air in the process. Maarten and me launched two identical models in the same air. The first 2 minutes model one was doing better, in the last minutes of the flight the roles were reversed. Just in time to watch the fly off spectacle, we packed up and headed for the flight line. The fly offs were soon on their way. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwIDsJPjUMpjlmtmdV_3laIZ0kuIsKZ-9kk_fQxiagJw3yj4TD1ZnTY-gSDSqiCZvNpBypqM4GIYYZL3z85Eya8Bh6sXX7bYe9E_kdUskpa4Adb9L2oy_ApuIssG-jjWa4zNRnAneBmY/s1600/000_0023_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458752547605000370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwIDsJPjUMpjlmtmdV_3laIZ0kuIsKZ-9kk_fQxiagJw3yj4TD1ZnTY-gSDSqiCZvNpBypqM4GIYYZL3z85Eya8Bh6sXX7bYe9E_kdUskpa4Adb9L2oy_ApuIssG-jjWa4zNRnAneBmY/s320/000_0023_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">3</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">: Truppe launches for winning flight</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">With the zero wind conditions, the altitude of the models could only be judged from a distance, so we watched the participants from the food and beverage barn. The F1B with the best rubber and the F1C models with the hottest climb had a clear advantage. In F1B no one made the max, while in F1C only Truppe and managed the 7 minutes. Their following fly off was a bit of an anti climax. The Italian flyer who flew consistently all day, launched a bit to the right making the model go off its pattern. The bunt was followed by a fierce stall and he radio DT’d the model to avoid further damage. Truppe only had to repeat his consistency which he did for a convincing win. In F1B Mike Woolner had the best performance with 6:26 closely followed by Tonu Luman and although he now also had 3 first places, it was not enough to knock Silz from the winning spot in the World Cup ranking. He was allowed to do his singing act again at the banquet that night.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">F1A day dawned less cloudy and the first round was sunny and windstill. Thermals were absent, so a good launch was practically a guarantee for the 3:30 max. 40 out of 73 flyers managed. In round two the force of the sun created small patches of lift, which could vanish as quickly as they appeared in particular towards the end of the round. Watching other models was just as important as checking the air on tow. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJv6yunWbc_-fqp2x7zLimbBgpsWmiPiHu4j8zyp9okT4F96eJ7GtCxbSdvEvcYbHXG3B1hHdBXQXyHzhyVkQ2M7rlmp1fLn0zlqoeRt2YMnKf9KxFYd64LEjcVOURBBS1IO1Q6xWf94/s1600/000_0025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458752864649914882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJv6yunWbc_-fqp2x7zLimbBgpsWmiPiHu4j8zyp9okT4F96eJ7GtCxbSdvEvcYbHXG3B1hHdBXQXyHzhyVkQ2M7rlmp1fLn0zlqoeRt2YMnKf9KxFYd64LEjcVOURBBS1IO1Q6xWf94/s320/000_0025.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">4</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">: Ivo Kreetz checks rudder while Maarten psyches up for first round</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Despite the sometimes tricky air, 24 managed a clean score. Around 4 pm these <span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">flyers lined up for the fly off. Maximum time was set at 7 minutes, as announced before the contest.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBUouUk5NhCn7cazlLY8bYx7TUgCv3Rvy3UAVW_nRmNWxAHWw8sJKCHpygPavDtayeWvA8nxGoy5q2oW4wWUVlBm6CWpAw-4FpASk0af4-nUVuaiSN-j53VMKaVpMTxNZ60yKjAUax-0/s1600/000_0027_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458753149479607314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBUouUk5NhCn7cazlLY8bYx7TUgCv3Rvy3UAVW_nRmNWxAHWw8sJKCHpygPavDtayeWvA8nxGoy5q2oW4wWUVlBm6CWpAw-4FpASk0af4-nUVuaiSN-j53VMKaVpMTxNZ60yKjAUax-0/s320/000_0027_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">5</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">: Cenny Breeman flew this unturbulated ship, but a slight stall spoiled his chances</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Both Allard</span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and Bart Rotteveel started towing when the flare shot up. The models were dangerously close and Allard's model hit Bart's towline and crashed into the hard tarmac of the road. An approaching car could not avoid a collision, and the model was heavily damaged. Others were already towing comfortably in the middle of the field where good air was developing. Allard rushed back for his back up ship, and was on tow again 5 minutes into the round. Roland Koglot repeated one of his rocket- launches, and shot his flapper well over 90 meters. The glide was superb, but a landing on top of a downwind barn ended his chances for a victory of this competition and World Cup. Apparently the timekeeper of Aringer saw his model for the full 7 minutes although others saw it land at 6:11. The time was averaged to 6:35 for the victory. Both Pouzet and Kosonoshkin tied with a time of 6:24 and had to fly another fly off to decide the runner up place. Kosonoshkin had the better launch, and although both models were holding well in the solid air, it was Kosonoshkin's short model who did 5:54 against 5:19 for Pouzet. It took some time before the final results were announced, but close to darkness the prize giving was on its way.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">In F1Q Andreas Lindner won. His model went up like on rails with no rolling or yawing followed by a bunt. Most of his climbs were followed by a loud applause from the onlookers. Runner up Wolfgang Gerlach was close in pattern but not as perfect and the fly-off made the difference in performance clear. In F1G no less than 24 participants attended. None of them managed to max out, a clear sign of the sometimes tricky conditions. Jean-Luc Bodin dropped the least amount of seconds with a 171 in round two.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4sIiw2Lgad0KkD5JhBfeXdLRyVYWfJ-NhwygdTSKDaLL-STnCLcFRx4hSKzbe1QXaTynFBxLRq56gX5aleAlAQjlwlWX6ZHfs9clH_8IMriTn0Hid7P5wfolIYSq4B8XLgZOUpEqQWQ/s1600/000_0026_1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458753577839428434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4sIiw2Lgad0KkD5JhBfeXdLRyVYWfJ-NhwygdTSKDaLL-STnCLcFRx4hSKzbe1QXaTynFBxLRq56gX5aleAlAQjlwlWX6ZHfs9clH_8IMriTn0Hid7P5wfolIYSq4B8XLgZOUpEqQWQ/s320/000_0026_1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 240px;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoCaption"><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">Figure </span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">6</span><span lang="NL" style="font-size: 9pt;">: Aringer launches for son Luca</span><span style="font-size: 9pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This competition was a worthy climax of the season with the best flying conditions imaginable and high performances in all classes. The low wind speeds made it the perfect spectator event, even for the flyers, who could relax in between flights. The competition was well run with plenty of timekeepers from the local ice hockey club, a barn with food and drinks and sanitary. Results were processed with a computer and final results ready soon after the final fly offs. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After an excellent dinner in one of the local 'Gaststube' we drove back up the mountain to our hotel for a well- deserved night sleep. We were woken at 3 AM by howling winds and fierce rain. The storm managed to stay out of our way long enough, but then hit us at full force. Next morning the roads were covered in a thick layer of autumn leaves. But despite the wet, traffic was light and we made it home without delays.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="page-break-after: avoid;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica,serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>DAY 1</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Posted by Tony Mathews in Small Flying Arts </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"A quick note from Ken Bauer from the first day at Tustin:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">'Tony - action started today, but most guys are still trimming and not many official flights. I saw Jim do a 95 sec flight in the morning, my best are in the low 80s so far. Stan and Tim lost some gliders and didn't do any record stuff. Stan had some great 12" cat flights up to 106 sec and good looking ulim cat flights. Kurt K and Norm F and Ralph had some good looking cat flights. I did about 92 sec with my new BE5615 cat but still have to get much higher to play with the big boys. Should be more exciting action tomorrow. Will try to send some news.' " </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Full names of participants listed above <i>Jim</i> - Jim Buxton, <i>Stan</i> - Stan Buddenbohm, <i>Tim</i> - Tim Batiuk, <i>Kurt K</i> - Kurt Krempetz, <i>Norm F</i> - Norm Furutani, <i>Ralph</i> - Ralph Ray)</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>DAY 2 </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Posted by Tony Mathews on Hip Pocket Aeronautics</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">" From Ken Bauer: </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">'Breaking news. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jim just did 103.0 seconds in hlg. Only hit that on one flight however. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lots of flights in the high 90's. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stan's best around 97 or 97 right now. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stan just did 100 seconds. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Stan did 102.6 second.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Awesome stuff!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks Ken!"</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Posted by Lee Hines and Don DeLoach to Small Flying Arts</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">"<span style="color: black;">Hot Flash!<br />
Jim Buxton sets absolute highest IHLG time ever!<br />
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Tustin Hanger Bash report for Sat April 10th:<br />
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Don DeLoach & Leeper wrote this report:<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">I timed all Jimmy's flights. He did three strings and had best times of 1:43.0 and 1:42.0 on the first two strings, narrowly missing the record on the second string. Meanwhile Stan was putting up flights of 1:40 to 1:43 and ended up missed breaking his own record by a mere 0.1 second!<br />
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About 5:45 pm Ron Wittman and I encouraged Jim to do a third string despite his obvious fatigue. He opened with a several high 1:35s and then a 1:42.7. From then on he had to dig deep and shoot for 1:42.2 or higher on the next eight flights, which would exceed the current record by 0.1 sec. On his seventh flight he did an unbelievable 1:45.9 [the best single flight ever recorded in the world!], then followed it up with a 1:43.5, his two best times of the day, at the END of an exhausting series of probably 75 throws in 7-8 hours.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">None of us was expecting him do this well on two of his final three throws of the day!<br />
Thus Jim logged the best single flights in the history of AMA HLG and bested the Open record by 4.6 seconds.<br />
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The ironic beauty of all of this is that he had Ron Wittman, legendary record holder, as his official timer. It was really a great experience watching Ron encourage Jimmy.<br />
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We are all joking that Stan probaby skipped dinner and is going to pull an all-nighter sanding his wings! But in my [Don's] opinion Jimmy's record is safe. It may well stand for a LONG time.<br />
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Posted by Ken Bauer to Small Flying Arts<br />
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"It was an epic battle between Jim and Stan Saturday evening. I sent a bunch of emails to Tony during the event but not sure if he got them. At one point both Jim and Stan threw up 102.0 second flights virtually back to back. Jim was flying his glider with the conventional "stanfoil" type airfoil, as early indications were that these were better than the Ishii airfoiled versions so he stuck with them. Stan was flying his balsa "Holy Grail" type glider of course. Both guys were throwing incredibly hard and just seemed to keep cranking it up and finding more energy. I had Jim's best flight at 106.0 seconds, but it was officially recorded as 105.9 as Don / Lee reported, so this record may stand for awhile. We'll see if either guy does anything more today, the last day, but there may not be a lot of gas left in the respective tanks. The air seemed to be better late which was the reason for the showdown at dusk. Sorry I don't have much news on the rubber guys, but saw many great flights there as well with models centered very high." <br />
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"Here's a picture of Jim and Stan shaking hands at the end last night, with Ron Wittman standing between them. Ron was there rooting them on the whole time and kept telling Jim, "just throw higher"!<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><b>DAY 3</b> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
Posted by Ken Bauer to Small Flying Arts<br />
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"The event is now over. This picture is good except that Stan is sleeping!<br />
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Jim and Stan did not throw any more today as expected. Tim Batiuk flew today and had some flights in the mid 80s before straining a leg muscle and having to quit. He ended up third and I was fourth.<br />
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The news today was in standard catapult glider where Ralph Ray set yet another record with flights about 1:57 and 1:58, almost 2 minutes with a 12" glider! He did it with altitude making a circle above the catwalks. He lost and damaged several gliders in the girders over the 3 days but just kept putting more models together until he did it! Stan was second in this event and Leeper was third and I had another 4th.<br />
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Stan won unlimited catapult, I believe Kurt K. was second and Norm Furutani third.<br />
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Overall it was a great event and thanks should be given to Ralph and Stan who did all the work to organize it and put up a bunch of money to rent the facility. Rumor has it that even though they tried to just break even they lost money. So be nice to them and support them if any of you have a chance."<br />
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Posted by Ken Bauer to Hip Pocket Aeronautics<br />
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"Here's a couple pictures of Jim and Stan with Ron Wittman standing in the middle right after the epic event Saturday evening. Ron was in great spirits and was rooting them on. Every time Jim asked Ron for advice he got the same answer: "just throw it higher"! (with a smile on his face)<br />
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A few observations. Jim had new models with the Ishii airfoil and tried them but was not impressed and put them back in the box and concentrated on the flat bottomed airfoils. The record setting glider had an airfoil very close to Stan's I believe, which is also very close to Ron Wittman's Supersweep airfoil and the sections that Lee was using in the 60's, so it is remarkable that not much has changed in 40 years! I had new HLGs and cat gliders with the undercambered BE5615 airfoil but the negative pitching moment at very high speeds was killing my launch altitude and I could not compete with these guys despite the great glides.<br />
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On one flight Jim and Stan's gliders came down together and it was evident that Stan was gliding slightly better. Both guys were throwing very hard and launching very high but Jim was getting slightly higher and had some smoother transitions at the top which made the difference. This is where Jim's very strong foam core fiberglass wings paid off. The extra strength and stiffness probably helped the launch and the slick finish might be lower drag. There were reports that Stan's balsa wing was fluttering slightly which obviously would slow him down. I walked to the end of the hanger to judge the launch height. Both guys were peaking about 10 or 20 feet below the catwalks (130 feet) but really didn't start to glide until they were around the top of the hanger door which is about 100 feet. But Jim might have had a 5 foot advantage which is all he needed."<br />
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On April 12 Norm Furutani posted on Freeflightml that his son Brian has made available a <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/brianf20/LightroomExports02?authkey=Gv1sRgCMms1ZOPuKPqXQ&feat=email#">picasaweb album with more photos</a>.<br />
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On April 13 Paul Love posted on Hip Pocket Aeronautics links to two youtube videos with the following comments <br />
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"I am kicking myself for not taking more video in the hangar, but my hands were full trying to tame my planes and the hours pass quickly in there. As you lose planes in the war, you get kind of freaky knowing your army is dwindling and you can’t afford any more casualties. Anyway, I did manage these two.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;">Most importantly, this is one of Ralph’s flights in his series of 9 flights going for the record. This one is about 1:55. Truly amazing. Sorry about the poor quality of the video." <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUcpZu9T4_g">Click here to view</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: black;">"This is a low power launch (probably get’s about 120 feet high) of my dolphin foiled glider, called flipper. It glides nicely, but launches with max power prove to be a bit hard to control as you can see that just after release it pitches nose down for a few split seconds before it bleeds off enough speed for the stab to counter the pitching moment of the foil. The plan form is also somewhat responsible for this I believe so the jury is still out on dolphin foils. I do think it glided as well as anything else I brought at comparable weights, but no definitive data to say much more at this time. My best flights were with this glider: 1:32 using a pretty strong catapult (estimate 16 ft lbs of energy resulting in launch altitude of about 125-130 feet), but by this time she weighed 8 grams instead of her earlier flights at 7.2g. Xfoil does show that this foil has higher drag than optimal on the climb and I think this is true from what I saw. Other planes I had launched with the same power were getting higher." <span style="color: #1f497d;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tya5SlbPa7k">Click here to view </a></span></div><br />
"This event was something I'll never forget. Our community has to make sure it happens again! I can tell you from experience now that getting times like Ralph and Stan are getting in there is at least 10 times more difficult than I ever imagined it would be. The hangar is a glider eating monster, and as you get higher, there is no room for error. Tiny mistakes in judgment quickly lead to the loss and/or destruction of your gliders."<br />
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On April 14 Norm Furutani reported the final results on Freeflightml<br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tustin</b><b> MCAS Blimp Hangar Cat. IV Contest</b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>April 8-11, 2010</b><b> </b><b>Tustin</b><b>, </b><b>California</b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>AMA Sanction Number 10-0710</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Organizers – Ralph Ray and Stan Buddenbohm</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Contest Director - Norm Furutani</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Two extraordinary national glider records were set at this contest. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jim Buxton broke Stan B’s HLG record with a 1:45.9 and 1:43.5, totaling 3:29.4 min.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ralph Ray, also breaking Stan’s record in Standard CLG, with a 1:55.0 and 1:57.3, totaling 3:52.3</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A special thanks to all who donated to the raffle. We had products from Ray Harland, DuBro, the Tyson’s, Jim Buxton, and many goodies from Tim Goldstein and A2Z, including one of the new CNC winders!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is it going to happen again? I don’t know. It was a lot of work, Ralph did a lot of talking and paper work to secure the building, Stan put up the money and it looks like the operation went at a loss. A few complained about the cost, the inconvenience of the gate etc. The majority had a great time!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here’s the results.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">- Norm Furutani, CD</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A-6 </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Don DeLoach 9:04</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Andy McFarland 5:30</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Chris Borland 4:34</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mini Stick</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Larry Norvall 8:50</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Chris Borland 5:39</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Limited Pennyplane</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Leo Pilachowski 14:46</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Don DeLoach 14:40</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Chris Borland 13:03</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. John Alling 12:08</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Jim Sonnenmeier 6:02</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Andy McFarland DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Robert Loeffler DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Yuan Kang Lee DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Science Olympiad</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Leo Pilachowski 5:11</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Chris Borland 4:11</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Yuan Kang Lee 4:09</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Unlimited Stick</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Istvan Botos 33:32</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Aurel Popa DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Zoltan Sukoso DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>F1L</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Yuan Kang Lee 19:44</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Dave Saks 18:16</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Chris Borland 11:54</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>F1D</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Aurel Popa 35:27</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Zoltan Sukosd 35:19</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Bud Romak 34:38</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Istvan Botos 34:04</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Chris Borland DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Larry Norvall DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Steve Brown DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Brett Sanborn DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Unlimited CLG</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Stan Buddenbohm 3:44.2</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Kurt Krempetz 3:25.7</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Norm Furutani 2:58.8</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Ron Wittman 2:26.6</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Dick Peterson 2:00.2</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Ralph Ray DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Larry Norvall DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Standard CLG</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Ralph Ray 3:49.0</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Stan Buddenbohm 3:30.6</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Lee Hines 3:16.4</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Kurt Krempetz 3:10.8</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Ken Bauer 3:04.7</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Paul Love 3:04.3</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Norm Furutani 3:03.7</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Jim Buxton 2:52.7</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Jim Sonnenmeier 1:40.9</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">10. Gerald Keck DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">11. Chris Borland DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>HLG</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Jim Buxton 3:22.8</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. Stan Buddenbohm 3:18.2</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Tim Batiuk 2:50.9</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Ken Bauer 2:36.4</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Lee Hines 1:51.8</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. Phedon Tsiknopoulos DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. John Alling DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Kurt Krempetz DNF</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Dick Peterson DNF </span></div><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"></div></div></div></div>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-26903644626005870192010-03-23T09:30:00.000-07:002010-03-23T09:36:38.157-07:00How to Download and View PDF Documents<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A PDF (Portable Document Format) document is a computer file that is opened and viewed using the Acrobat Reader program. Free Flight Quarterly Digital Edition uses the Acrobat PDF format to distribute information because one document can have images, styled text and easy to read formatting without needing an expensive program to view. Acrobat Reader is freely available from Adobe Systems at <a href="http://www.adobe.com/">http://www.adobe.com</a> . If you do not already have Acrobat Reader installed please download and install it from the Adobe Web Site. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
There are two ways to view a PDF file, both of which require the Acrobat software to be installed on your computer. The first way (which is strongly recommended) is to save the file to your hard drive and then open the document. The second way to view a PDF is directly in a web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, or Apple Safari for example). Viewing in the web browser is not recommended for use with the large files of a typical issue, 15 MB.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<b>Windows Users</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. To download for later viewing<br />
a. Find the link to the Acrobat file on the Free Flight Quarterly Digital Edition web page<br />
b. Point the mouse cursor to the link and press the <b>right</b> mouse button<br />
c. From the pop-up menu choose "Save target as..." or similar phrase<br />
d. Navigate to a location on your hard drive where you wish to save the file and choose "Save"<br />
e. At the end of the download Acrobat Reader will launch (if it has been installed properly and launched previously) and the downloaded file will be displayed</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
2. To view in the browser window<br />
a. Find the link to the Acrobat file on the Free Flight Quarterly Digital Edition web page that you wish to view<br />
b. Point the mouse cursor to the link and click the <b>left</b> mouse button<br />
c. The first page of the Acrobat file will open (in the browser window) and basic navigation (zoom, print, next page, etc.) tools will be available.<br />
Larger, multi-page files may not display properly when viewing in the browser window, so method one is recommended. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<b>Apple OS Users</b></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. To download for later viewing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a. Find the link to the Acrobat file on the Free Flight Quarterly Digital Edition web page that you wish to view</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">b. Point the mouse cursor to the link and press and hold the mouse button</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">c. From the pop-up menu choose "Save link as..." or similar phrase</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">d. Navigate to a location on your hard drive where you wish to save the file and choose "Save"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">e. At the end of the download Acrobat Reader will launch (if it has been installed properly and launched previously) and the downloaded file will be displayed</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. To view in the browser window (may not be available in Mac OS X)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a. Find the link to the Acrobat file on the Free Flight Quarterly Digital Edition web page that you wish to view</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">b. Point the mouse cursor to the link and click the mouse button</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">c. The first page of the Acrobat file will open (in the browser window) and basic navigation (zoom, print, next page, etc.) tools will be available.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Larger, multi-page files may not display properly when viewing in the browser window, so method one is recommended.</span><br />
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The above information was developed from guidance at <a href="http://www.rcsoaringdigest.com/DownloadViewPDFs.html">Radio Control Soaring Digest</a> .Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-54733299286393615932010-03-19T07:47:00.000-07:002010-07-10T11:45:20.799-07:00Coming Next Issue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The following books have been published:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="color: black;">Free Flight Quarterly P30 Survey 2010</span></span></i></b><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span>is based on the articles which appeared originally in two issues of Free Flight Quarterly in 2005. It has been considerably enlarged with many articles published at a later date in FFQ as well as in other publications (by permission). The book includes a history of the beginnings of the P30 category, trends from the late 1970's to present day with models from around the world, full size plans for Marie II by John Kamla, and Pepito by Jean Francis Frugoli of France, and articles on topics such as airfoil selection, propellers and choice of motors for a given propeller selection. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> Insights on Dynamics of Rubber Powered FAI Models -</span></i></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i><span style="color: black;">In the last seven or eight years Jean Wantzenriether has contributed a large number of articles to Free Flight Quarterly on a variety of subjects, on model stability, on his trimming methods PGI and TOP, on the role and characteristics of the stab for gliders and rubber ships, and on the analysis of propellers for rubber powered models. </span><span style="color: black;">These articles in Free Flight Quarterly as well as a couple of others published in Germany and France have been collected in a single volume: " Insights on the Dynamics of Rubber Powered FAI Models". The presentation is more or less in chronological order and allows the reader to follow the development of his ideas. Jean's contention is that it is possible to have an efficient and stable rubber model without the need for "mechanics ", that is VIT, wing wigglers, etc. if we understand better the interplay between the wing and stab characteristics. Thus his detailed study of the effect of stab aspect ratio on the climb and glide of rubber models and on the stability of gliders. Even for those that incorporate mechanical variation of incidence in the wing and stab, these ideas are of great interest</span><span style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">.</span> </span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> The Art of Bill Henn - </span></i></b></span><span style="font-size: small;">A collected volume of all the articles that Bill Henn has written for Free Flight Quarterly since 2001 along with information not included in those articles. Section topics include Forward, Biography, Publications by Bill Henn, The Saga of the Chambermaid, Folkerts SK-3 racer, Goon by Art Chester, Focke-Wulf Ta 152H, Giant Scale Ta 152H, Spitfire MK XIV, Reggiane 2005, Helio Stallion, Messerschmitt Bf109H, Swiss EKW C-3603, Fiat G55, Arado E-530, Regianne Re 2005 Bifusoliero, Hints and Tips, Strategies for Winning.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i> Coupe d'HIVER (F1G) Survey 2009 - </i></b>This updated book now in two parts with a total of 112 pages and a full size plan of Andrew Lunghurst's <span style="font-style: italic;">Couper S</span> comprises a great selection of articles and plans on the topic of modern and Vintage Coupes. Some of this material appeared in the April and July 2006 issues of Free Flight Quarterly and in the 2006 Coupe d'Hiver survey. <br style="font-weight: bold;" /> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> The Great Gollywock Saga</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">- </span></i></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">A book devoted exclusively to the history, development and construction of this amazing model and its close brothers: the Jabberwock and the Dynamoe. The 60 pages in two-column format familiar to readers of Free Flight Quarterly contain eleven chapters that include: Origins, Versions, Trimming and Flying, Motors and Propellers, Timer installation, Airfoils, and Rival Designs. Many people contributed generously of their time and expertise in the writing of this book. Among them Gene Wallock describes his system of hinge construction for perfect folding, Al Pardue has written and illustrated a chapter on building, finishing and decorating a Gollywock, while David Mills examines a possible sibling to the Gollywock: the Ray Smith Mulvihill, adding his recollection of an evening with Wally Simmers, and discoursing on the Simmers Dynamoe, and its excellent performance in the Moffett Trophy. The book also includes a new full size plan for the Gollywock II version in three A3 sheets.</span> <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i></span></b>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-18961490177884695072010-03-10T16:17:00.000-08:002010-10-10T12:02:13.470-07:00Issue 35<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjft1OFHsHalSLeoElOvDKv2kl6t9n5EmmAkKivggnEMGjzhzKgOTQZJcEo1106nC-f8ubZZiEpUJvo1iU6fGIh7zosQqoPfL4XTu7kb-OKzEaz-0ZoqX9fQaeFZaMgCEhQ74C72YSQiD/s1600/ffqissue35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjft1OFHsHalSLeoElOvDKv2kl6t9n5EmmAkKivggnEMGjzhzKgOTQZJcEo1106nC-f8ubZZiEpUJvo1iU6fGIh7zosQqoPfL4XTu7kb-OKzEaz-0ZoqX9fQaeFZaMgCEhQ74C72YSQiD/s640/ffqissue35.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Free Flight Quarterly issue 35 was published in April of 2010. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Issue 35 of Free Flight Quarterly continues with the presentation of HLG and CLG glider articles initiated in the previous issue. Tiny Gliders of 6" to 8" span are very popular in several countries and we look at designs and contest activity in USA, the UK and Brazil, both for the catapult and the hand launched varieties. Semi-scale catapult gliders, following typical 1950's early jets have also a large following and this trend is examined by a keen practitioner, David Mills. This article contains plans of the best performing designs, some of which have a very good performance and flight stability.<br />
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In an extremely interesting related article, Paul Love describes the use of a simple Digital camera with Video capacity to capture the flight of very fast catapult launched gliders. The analysis and depiction of their trajectories, during short time spans lasting less than 2 seconds is very instructive. The whole technique is thoroughly explained to enable the reader to repeat these experiments with ease. The catapult gliders attain an initial acceleration of about 270 g's , reaching more than 100 mph , 1/30 of a second after release.<br />
Alternative power sources for flight: compressed air motors are described by Chris Stoddart. This technology was once very popular, as he shows by looking at the early development of these motors. Some designs among them were the precursors of the rotary internal combustion engines widely used in the First WW and were made commercially in several countries. One can still build very sophisticated compressed air engine designs with simple hand tools.<br />
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Frank Zaic's publishing career had a very little known phase: his articles for the magazine 'Popular Science" during the decade 1935-45. Here we reprint one of his most beautiful efforts, the article he wrote in 1940 on Bower's Canadian Wakefield , second in that epic contest won by Korda the previous year.<br />
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The last installment of our envoy to the W/C in Croatia last July concerns the F1C contest, which is thoroughly reported, along with the features of the winning model by Peter Watson.<br />
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Hewitt Phillips was a very famous American aerodynamicist and enthusiastic modeller, who wrote numerous and important articles on model aerodynamics. He died last year, age 91. His career and work is remembered here by Chris Stoddart ,and we include in this FFQ issue one of his most intriguing articles: " What can be learned from Paper Airplanes". These were not the folded paper efforts out of a letter-size sheet but 9 m span gliders entirely built of paper, including circular spars, for a student design competition in the early 1960's. In spite of the limitations of the material, the gliders had a surprisingly good performance.<br />
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Several years ago, CD Rushing wrote his book on the history of the Wakefield contest, an important publication now available on-line from the FAI website. Now he has produced a plan book of the Wakefield winners, 1911 to 1956. This book is reviewed by Chris Stoddart.<br />
Gordon Burford, the well-known Australian engine manufacturer of the Taipan and Sabre Glow and Diesel engines also died late last year. In a short article, his friend David Owen reminisces on his work and personality, and Ron Chernich tells of the legal battle to secure the commercial names of his motors.<br />
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</span>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-1105418408675917442010-03-10T13:46:00.000-08:002012-02-11T15:13:34.896-08:00Sample Articles<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Click on the links below to view some articles from recent issues. The articles are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and require acrobat reader or a similar capability viewer to be installed on your computer.</span><br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/resizing%20part%202.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">Issue 42 - Resizing Model Airplanes for Similar Performance - Part 2</a><br />
Focuses on rubber powered models and their motors<br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/resizing%20part%201.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">Issue 41 - Resizing Model Airplanes for Similar Performance - Part 1</a><br />
Introduces the scaling concepts and their associated rules<br />
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<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/SlickWillieE-36.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">Issue 38 - "<i>Slick Willie</i>“, An E-36 to The NEW NFFS Rules Set by Bernie Crowe</a><br />
This PDF file contains the full text with the power system details and a scaled plan. A full size plan in PDF format is available in PDF format on A0 size paper at <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/SWA0DIM.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">this link</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/FFQ35_PL.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">Issue 35 - From Release to Stick - One Frame at a Time by Paul Love</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This PDF file contains embedded links to Paul's spread sheet and videos. Clicking these links will open in a new tab or window in your browser.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/FFQ34_SB.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">Issue 34 - BREAKING A 36 YEAR OLD RECORD by Stan Buddenbohm with Lee Hines</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/FFQ32_CL.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1"><span style="font-size: small;">Issue 32 - A Digital Electronic Timer for Small Free Flight Models by Craig Limber</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/ffqstorage/file-cabinet/FFQ13_15_18_LDS.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1">Issues 14, 15, and 18 - Learn Dynamic Stability In Three Easy Lessons! by Chris Stoddart</a> </span></div>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055100287584283180.post-25854038729673128022010-03-10T11:40:00.000-08:002010-10-10T12:00:05.345-07:00Contents of Published Issues<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Free Flight Quarterly began publishing with Issue 1 in October of 2001. Click on </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <a href="http://freeflightquarterly.com/wordpress/?page_id=140">this link</a> to view a listing of the article</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">s from each published issue. </span>Chris Stoddarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02195916159645861618noreply@blogger.com