[rcsoaringdigest] R/C Soaring Digest - February, 2021 - Volume 36 No. 2

The beautiful cover photo for this issue is by Régis Geledan and was taken above Gez-ez-Angles in the Hautes-Pyrénées, France in 2015. The camera used was a XiaoYi YI taped to the left wing of his Espen Torp RaceM. Régis did a little post-processing to achieve the beautiful, watercolour-like palette. Merci beaucoup, Régis, pour votre excellent travail!

February, 2021 Volume 36, No. 2

There's lots to be excited about in the February issue of the NEW RCSD: if you want history to come back to life — literally — you will want to check out Vincent de Bode's article simply entitled The Fokker FG-2. For an analysis of discus launch gliders (DLG) that would not be out of place as a PhD thesis, see Theo Volkers and Tjarko van Empel's The Aerodynamics of a DLG Unravelled. For an essay which captures the magic we all feel when we have a really good day at the flying field, you simply have to read Jim Carlton's What a Day for Soaring! We have also engaged the turn-back-time-machine with Rene Wallage's RC Soaring in Israel. Click on these and the other stories below and thank you for reading.

Contents

In The Air That was fun, can we do it again? Terence C. Gannon Feb 2 · 4 min read Welcome to the February, 2021 issue of the NEW R/C Soaring Digest. In last month's column, my first In The Air, I introduced myself and talked a little bit about RCSD's history, where things stand today and where I hope to take it in the future — with your help — as each new issue is published.... Autonomous Glider Technology Wins Air Force Contract Aviation pioneer Chip Yates scores another win on the road to widespread commercialization of his Silent Arrow® technology. The NEW RCSD Staff Feb 23 · 2 min read In just a little over three years since receiving its first government contract, Yates Electrospace recently announced its Silent Arrow® has been awarded a new contract from the US Air Force. The new program is intended to produce a downsized variant capable of being deployed from a CV-22 Osprey... The Fokker FG-2 Bringing aviation history back to life at 1/5th scale. Vincent de Bode Feb 19 · 18 min read The challenge for Retroplane 2017, which took place in Vauville (France), came at the exact moment I finished my 1/6th scale Nemere, built in ply. The challenge was to build a glider of which the prototype was built before 1925... What a Day for Soaring! That we should all have an unforgettable day like this. Jim Carlton Feb 24 · 6 min read Tuesday was a day that exemplifies, to me, what this great activity is all about. I wish I could wax poetic about my experience but, alas, I will make an attempt to describe the enjoyment of this day... German Engineering. Made in the USA.WindyHillHobbies is the new company in the R/C space started by Martin Hempel and his wife Viola out of the Bay Area. They released their first RC glider, the 60" S1 Swift, in the Fall of 2020. It comes as a kit which implements an innovative combination of EPP, composites, wood and 3D printed plastic making it a very practical and high performance design. Check it out!   Sponsored The Aerodynamics of a DLG Unravelled A practical analysis of this popular form of R/C soaring. Tjarko van Empel Feb 19 · 15 min read Theo Volkers  We have been enthusiastic discus launch glider (DLG) pilots for several years. It started with a classic, the Highlight, then a second-hand Twister II, a home-built one, then the first stream NXT and then two more. The flight performance of the DLG models has increased dramatically in recent years and we are very curious where it is now... R/C Slope Soaring in Israel Sun, sand and favourable winds the whole year round. Rene Wallage Feb 23 · 4 min read The aeromodelling history of Israel is as old, if not older, than the State of Israel itself (i.e. 58 plus years). The Israel Aero Club (AMA equivalent) has faded black & white pictures of old timer free flight and early RC models... Unleash Your Inner Hemingway Answers to the age old question "what should I write about?"unleash-your-inner-hemingway-815b28d14a07 The NEW RCSD Staff Feb 23 · 9 min read The NEW R/C Soaring Digest is a reader-written publication. We mean that quite literally: if you, the reader, don't write anything then there will be nothing for the rest of us to read... The Trailing Edge Wrapping up this issue, and looking forward to the next. The NEW RCSD Staff Feb 24 · 2 min read We conclude the February issue with this outstanding photo from our friend Aaron Smith Wallace, who tells this great little story: "The photo was taken in December, 2009 with an iPhone. ...

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