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September 2008 Vol. 25, No. 9
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R/C Soaring Digest
September 2008Vol. 25, No. 9
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RC Soaring Digest
Editorial
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365 to 1
If you've been keeping up with the DS speed records,you may be familiar with the names of the pilots settingthose records. What you don't see in the speed recordspreadsheets is the tremendous amount of work thatgoes into the design and production of those record-breaking models. Here's a behind-the-scenes look atwhat goes into the design of an airframe capable of365 mph. By Steven Seim
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P-38J Lightning
Converting an ESM kit from power to PSS
Background and ight photos of a well-detailed andgreat ying scale model. By Kevin Farr
Back cover:
Steven Seim/CyberModelle F3J
Personal Best
for summer 2009. Optimized Drela sectionsuite. Movement of the canard “whiskers” is coordinatedwith that of the stabilizer.
C O N T E N T S
Front cover:
Kevin Farr's P-38J is the product of aconversion from power to a PSS. As you can see in theaccompanying article, beginning on page 21, Kevin's model is
extremely well detailed, adding to its realism in the air. In this
photo it looks like a real P-38J making a low level pass acrossthe harbor. Make sure you take a look at the video Kevin
mentions toward the end of his article.
FujiFilm FinePix S8000fd, ISO 64, 1/640 sec., f4.5, 81.7mm
Curvaceous
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Can You Teach an RC Pilot to Soar?
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Peter Carr takes a student under his wing and
determines there's more to teaching someone how to
thermal an RC sailplane than he rst expected.
Amokka
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A report on the maiden ights of Peter Wick's newest
plank for dedicated slope soaring.
September 2008
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In the Air
R/C Soaring Digest
Managing Editors, Publishers B
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KuhlmanContributors Peter CarrKevin FarrSteven SeimPeter WickPhotographers Dave GarwoodPeter CarrMark NankivilContact rcsdigest@themacisp.netWeb: http://www.rcsoaringdigest.comYahoo! group: RCSoaringDigestAIM screen name: RCSDigestMicrosot Messenger: rcsdigest
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his issue is noticeably smaller than the norm. Seems
like everyone is out ying. We do have a number ofmajor articles and columns in the works, and they should
be starting to appear with the October issue.We always end this small column with "Time to buildanother sailplane!" Since December, our building roomhas been in a nearly continuous state of construction
turmoil. Our granddaughter, Alyssa, just turning 13,decided she wanted a Supra, but teenage nances being
what they are, she's taken on the task of building oneherself. The story is a long one, and she's been keeping
a diary and taking photos as this project has progressed.First ights of the Supryssa are scheduled for August
20th, and her write-up of the experience will appear ina future issue. Highlander, HOB 2x6, Supryssa... What'snext on her building table?With the school year beginning shortly, our own
construction projects are about to start up again aswell. After nishing the Redwing XC, we've decided ournext construction project will be an enlarged Windlord.Ken Bates
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design has already been produced in our
workshop in a two meter version, but Ken's recentbuild thread on RCGroups and his placing at the NATShas us eager to build another. A 124" span and about
2300 square inches for this one, so there should be noproblems with visibility.Time to build another sailplane!
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