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EH Airfoils
Designed by John Yost, and developed specifically for swept wing tailless aircraft.
http://www.b2streamlines.com/EH.html - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Epoxy Safety
Tips for working safely with epoxy, including discussion of latex gloves.
http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/construction/epoxygloves.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Glider Performance Airspeeds
An animated explanation of glider polar curves and how they relate to performance airspeeds.
http://home.att.net/~jdburch/polar.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

How to Cast Lead Nose Weight
By Michael Shellim, a relatively simple method of casting lead noseweight to fit accurately inside the nose of your model.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/casting.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

JR XP8103 Sailplane Programming Tips
Links to articles on programming the JR 8103 radio for sailplanes.
http://isoar.ca/~andrewm/rc/JRxp8103/ - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Liftroll Cookbook
How to design a good wing using a vortex-lattice spreadsheet by John Hazel.
http://www.geocities.com/jebbushell/COOKBOOK.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Mark Drela's Allegro 2m
Paper and plans describing the aerodynamics and structures of a 2m RES sailplane.
http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/allegro2m/markdrela_allegro2m.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Pressure Sensor-Based Altimeter Circuit
Includes introduction, what the circuit does, the circuit, the Schematic and PCB layout, tuning and adjusting, installation in the model, use, and parts list.
http://www.repairfaq.org/filipg/RC/F_Altim.html - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Project F3F
Anatomy of a project to design a moulded F3F-class radio control slope soarer, by Adrian Bedford.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/f3fproject.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

R/C Soaring UK
What Do Thermals Look Like by Wayne Angevine, an atmospheric physicist.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/thermals.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Sailplane Designers Webpage
Source for Eric Lister's books. Sailplane Designers Handbook (1974) and Drag Reduction and Structures Handbook (1980).
http://lister3.home.mindspring.com/Sailplane1.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Sailplane Performance Analysis
A theoretical study to evaluate the effect of minimum sink rate, span, and aspect ratio on the performance of a family of conventional radio controlled thermal sailplanes.
http://www.rc-soar.com/tech/perfanal.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

SASS Technical Information
A number of useful articles on trimming, JR Radio programming, and construction tips.
http://www.reddata.com/sass/soaring_info/tech.htm - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Tubular Hinges
Knuckle or arrowshaft hinges for gapless hinge lines.
http://www.pilotsguide.com/rc/hinges.shtml - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group
Information on low speed airfoil testing for model airplanes.
http://www.uiuc.edu/ph/www/m-selig - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

Vacuum Bagging Wings
Vacuum bagging techniques for foam wings with composite, or wood veneer skins.
http://www.pilotsguide.com/rc/vacbag.shtml - Rate It | Review It | Travel details

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