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Conference vmszoo::rc

Title:	Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:	dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:	VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS

Created:	Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1706
Total number of notes:	27193

1681.0. "C/L TO R/C" by CSLALL::ONEILL () Mon Nov 06 1995 11:31

    I notice in model aviation, quite a few good looking planes
    in the control line aerobatics section and was wondering,has anyone
    ever tried converting these planes to r/c. I know I've seen r/c
    kit converted to control line, but how about the reverse?
    
                                                Jim

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1681.1		MPGS::REITH	Jim (MPGS::) Reith - DTN 237-3045 SHR3-1/U32	`Mon Nov 06 1995 12:59`	7
	Depends on the kit. Some of them have asymetrical wing planforms. I was noticing that the C/L Stunt ships seem to have taken on a pattern ship appearance. At the Virginia Beach show I was surprised to see little right thrust and rudder offset on the ships. They do it all with leadout line position which is adjustible. Technology is everywhere.
1681.2	don't know till ya ask	CSLALL::ONEILL		`Mon Nov 06 1995 14:43`	4
	Pardon my ignorance but what's "asymetrical wing" and are you saying these don't make good r/c planes because of it? Jim
1681.3		MPGS::REITH	Jim (MPGS::) Reith - DTN 237-3045 SHR3-1/U32	`Mon Nov 06 1995 14:52`	7
	The inboard/outboard (left and right) panels can have different areas. This was used in some cases to force the lines to remain tight. On tapered wings this isn't easy to compensate for (since you may have a different number of ribs from side to side) Jim