[rcsoaringdigest] RC Soaring Digest - September, 2021 - Volume 36, No. 9

For the September issue cover photo, we're featuring George Hill launching his glider during F5J competition at the recently concluded AMA Soaring Nats held in Muncie, Indiana. This particular picture was taken on August 23rd, 2021. The photographer was Matt Ruddick and is ©2021 The Academy of Model Aeronautics, used here with their permission and with our thanks.

September, 2021 Volume 36, No. 9

We have lots of other great articles for you this month—we encourage you to click any of the stories below to go straight to that article and start reading...

Contents

In The Air Whither our community? Terence C. Gannon Sep 8 · 5 min read "In the short time I have been Managing Editor of the NEW RC Soaring Digest, one of the things of which I'm most proud is the truly international group of authors which has assembled to bring you..." The 1/6th Scale Nemere Recreating Lajos Rotter's classic sailplane from 1936 and intended for the 1940 Olympics. Vincent de Bode Sep 4 · 20 min read "After writing the article about the Fokker FG-2, I would like to tell a bit more about the scale gliders that I built earlier and, at some point in the future, about the ones I built after the FG-2..." So You Want to Be a Composite RC Sailplane Manufacturer? Part II: Inside the Devil's Fireplace James Hammond Sep 1 · 10 min read "If you remember in the first instalment of this gripping, wildly exciting, edge-of-the-seat tale, I'd decided to make my own fully moulded model; I was looking for a suitable partner, and I thought I'd found one. Well, that all went west; it didn't work out..." A 'Big Air' Weekend at 'The Big Rock'! It's been some time since a PSSA 'Fly-for-Fun' event has seen such a vast array of models — both old and new — being flown over the course of a single weekend. Phil Cooke reports on all the event highlights. Phil Cooke Sep 6 · 14 min read "Blessed both days with 25–35mph SW winds, this well attended meet on August 7th and 8th, 2021 really came to life and despite some challenges with torrential rain showers on the Saturday at the Great Orme at Llandudno, North Wales..." RC Soaring Diaries Let's make soaring contests fun again! Michael Berends Sep 9 · 9 min read "The development of the gliders themselves has been amazing to watch and the performance of the ships have just gotten better and better. Unfortunately the downside of this is that I've also watched the contest participation..." Is your publication locked up in old media and traditional distribution methods? Would you like to relaunch as a 'digital first' publication like RC Soaring Digest? We did it for them and we would love to help you, too. For more information, please visit our website.   Sponsored The Micro Bird of Time A full build-and-fly write-up on the J&H Aerospace kit. Rene Wallage Aug 30 · 13 min read "And then, about six months ago, a post on Facebook caught my eye. A BoT kit. Following the link...brought me to J&H Aerospace. They have a very nice collection of glider kits. Nothing but good things have been written about the BoT kit..." Kinetic Theory and Lift Every once-in-a-while it's helpful to return to first principles. Peter Scott Sep 7 · 7 min read "On page 63 of the February 2017 issue of the UK magazine Aeromodeller I found an article by Stuart 'Supercool' Sherlock about Isaac Newton and aerodynamics under the heading Fluid or Molecules. It was very thought-provoking. On the UK BBC Radio 4 channel..." Finding Lift Some advice is timeless and universal. Bob Dodgson Sep 7 · 13 min read "How many times have you heard someone at a thermal contest say, 'I always get all the sink. Every time it's my turn to fly, there is no lift.' Then, there are other people who seem to get their air times most of the time..." Long Reach Clamp When the reach of an ordinary C-clamp simply won't do. Tom Broeski Sep 7 · 5 min read "It started when I needed to glue a trailing edge spar and wanted full access to the inside of the flap space. There have been many times I have had need of a deeper clamp than I had access to. So…..." 1/3 スケール三田式 3 型改 1 製作記 マルチパートシリーズの第6部。 Norimichi Kawakami Sep 1 · 28 min read 「垂直尾翼は2018年6月に木地完となっていましたが、その後実機写真を良く見ると垂直安定板下部の形状が製作したものと若干異なることが判明したので、修正を施した上でカバーリング・塗装・マーキングを行って完成させました」 The Trailing Edge What else do you want to accomplish in 2021? Whatever it is, you had better get busy. The NEW RC Soaring Digest Staff Sep 8 · 4 min read "With 2020 being what it was, many people resolved that 2021 was going to be the year when all the ills of the turbulent, recent past were put to rest and we would all start with a fresh, clean slate. We certainly thought that way and it was with that cheery idea..."

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