[rcsoaringdigest] The New RC Soaring Digest | October, 2022 | Vol. 37, No. 10

Simply captioned "Andy launching" and captured by Mike Shellim, this photo was taken at the F3F North of England Open at the Hole of Horcum, North Yorkshire, England on July 1st through 3rd, 2022.

October, 2022 Volume 37, No. 10

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

The Launch Zone

In The Air Great storytelling isn't always about what you leave in — it's also about what you leave out. Terence C. Gannon  · min read "Although the decorations started showing up in the local shops a couple of months ago, once the calendar clicks over to October there's no longer a reasonable objection to making preparations for Hallowe'en and all the spooky frivolity that entails..." Letters to the Editor We have a couple of real nuggets in the mailbag this month. The New RC Soaring Digest Staff  · min read "I didn't get on with the formal learning at school even though I went to some gooduns, in London and then a London suburb. It was aeromodelling that got me going on focussed learning — project learning — and around age 14 I started on aerodynamics for my free flight A/2 gliders..." Just arrived in the Shop is our our latest Cover Photo T-Shirt. This one features an idyllic late summer photo by Erik van der Kooij. It was taken in the Netherlands in 2010 it graced the November 2021 issue. Check out all our Cover Photo T-Shirts which are available in a wide variety of sizes and colours. RCSD Shop   Sponsored

Features

REVOC Custom's Double Glider Backpack Premium quality equipment perfect for your hiking and soaring adventures. Pierre Rondel  · min read "REVOC Custom...recently introduced two universal backpacks, the Glider Backpack able to carry one glider, but provided in two sizes, and a Double Glider Backpack capable to carry two 3m gliders (F3x type or similar). This is model which is reviewed here..." Rhönadler 35 Part I: Design and Construction Chris Williams  · min read "he Rhönadler is one of the classic sailplanes from the era of the 1930's, and by 1937 was the most widespread high performance machine of its time. No original examples have survived, although there is a recently constructed replica that now resides in the Wasserkuppe museum..." The Slingsby King Kite Part IV: Fuselage Sheeting and Main Wing Structure Vincent de Bode  · min read "I started sheeting the top of the fuselage, while clamped on the building jig again, which was easy with the central support batten. I made a template of strong paper and transferred it to the plywood. Then I cut and sanded it. Now I had to sand the bevels..." Looking to jazz up the flight line at your next event? If so, then New RCSD Logo Events Flag is just the product for which you have been looking. Also, if you fly it near your slope or field, it will tell you which direction the wind is blowing—no extra charge! RCSD Shop   Sponsored

Ongoing Series

Electricity for Model Flyers Part XI: Currents, Wires and Connectors Peter Scott Sep 28 · 14 min read "This article will be about wires that handle direct (one-way) currents and low frequency alternating currents, say 50 or 60 hertz up to a few hundred. Names for types of wire are used loosely so let's sharpen up. A made up wire with connectors is called a lead in the UK and a cord in the US..." Soaring the Sky Podcast E047: Condor Soaring Flight Simulator with Chris Wedgwood Chuck Fulton Sep 28 · 14 min read "On this episode we join Chris Wedgwood of Condor, the complete soaring simulator. Chris joins us from France to tell us how Condor got its wings. He shares his journey with us and the journey of Condor and how it's helping to teach people to fly all over the globe..." Club in Focus Torrey Pines Gulls (TPG) Dale Gottdank Sep 28 · 14 min read "TPG is one of the first AMA Chartered clubs dedicated solely to RC soaring. Located in San Diego, California, TPG was first chartered in 1970, celebrating our 50th anniversary in 2020. The club has one slope soaring site and two thermal sites..." Combine style and class with this cotton polo shirt. It features the beautifully stitched logo reminiscent of the early RCSD logo created by the late Robert 'Bob' Rondeau. It first appeared on the cover of the January, 1985 issue. Comes in five great colours. RCSD Shop   Sponsored

Retrospectives

Stamps That Tell a Story The saga of a single image used for stamps issued in two countries. Simine Short Sep 27 · 3 min read "he German Post Office (Deutsche Bundespost) issued a set of two semi-postal stamps with the theme For the Sport. One honours the sport of rowing, the other soaring, the subject of this article. The surtax from the sale of these half postage-half donation 'semi-postal' stamps..." Rediscovering Martin Simons Part III: The Vega within the Development of Glass Ships Peter Scott Sep 28 · 18 min read "«The Standard Class is dead,» wrote Mogens Petersen, a former chairman of the Danish Gliding Union, late in 1975. Though his opinion proved false in the long run, it was shared by many in the gliding movement at the time. The Standard Class of competition sailplanes had been established by the CIVV..." Glider Patents US 4,088,285: Motor-Glider The New RC Soaring Digest Staff Sep 26 · 18 min read "In a motor-glider provided with a propeller power system fully encased within the fuselage thereof, outer shapes of the elements adapted for selectively closing air-intakes and, when required, an outlet are designed quite flush with the streamlined shapes of the surrounding portions..."

That's a Wrap!

The Trailing Edge Trick(y autumnal weather can still make f)or (flights which are a) treat. The New RC Soaring Digest Staff Sep 29 · 3 min read "We get a steady stream of photographic images slipped under the door of the editorial offices of the New RCSD. We also spend an inordinate amount of time browsing Instagram, Facebook, Flickr, SmugMug and other photo sites looking for inspiration..."

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