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| Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics - well worth a look for those interested in the theory - no maths but " Large use is made of graphics, figures, tables" | |
| Aeronautic Educational Resources | |
| Aeronautic Learning Laboratory for Technology & Research - Wing Grid | |
| Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft | |
| Airfoil Comparison Tool - Mike Garton and David Orman | |
| Airfoil Info - UIUC Low-Speed Airfoil Test - Michael Selig and team | |
| Blaine Rawdon's Plane Geometry - Envision Design is a small, part-time company that provides design and consulting services and sells model airplane design software. | |
| Brent's R/C Electronics Page - Includes on board data logger | |
| Compufoil - Aerofoil plotting | |
| Dynamic Soaring, the Albatross - Wake Forest University, North Carolina | |
| The Virtual Home of Electric Flight | |
| Evolutioncamcopter.com - Aerial multimedia using RC helicopters and RC blimps | |
| F3X sailplanes - Set up data sheet and device. Tom Copp | |
| FAI timekeeping system, F3B, F3J, F3F, HLG - Mike L | |
| FerretTronics - control servos via your PC | |
| FoamFly.com - BlueCor, Fan-Fold, Foam-Core, Sturdy Board, Depron, Meat Trays. Are these all the same? What's the deal? | |
| Flight Simulator for Paper Aeroplanes....... | |
| Glider King - Has an HLG as well as an F3F forum | |
| G meter for gliders (and other things) - Device that measures g-forces, how tight is your turn? | |
| High-visibility colour schemes for RC model aircraft - Steve Seibel | |
| Interim Small Unit Remote Scouting System (ISURSS) - Marine Corps | |
| Hitec 535 and 555 receivers, bring more channels out of ...... Slickraft - Dave Wenzlick, | |
| jetex.org - - - Jetex Engineering Works - for those of you who started modelling in the 1950's. | |
| http://www.liftzone.com/ - Part OF RCGroups.com, a Portal - quantity of interesting articles. | |
| Man Will Never Fly Memorial Society - Birds Fly, Men Drink | |
| National Free Flight Society | |
| NiCad BatteryCare - RC-Aero, USA | |
| Nicads - all about "zapping" them. | |
| Nicad and R/C Battery Clinic - C. L. "Red" Scholefield | |
| Night Ops - R/C Flying at Night | |
| Ornithopter - Electric powered, r/c controlled. | |
| Polar Curves - Excellent illustrated description of the relationship between performance airspeeds and polar curves, intended for full size gliders but well worth a look. | |
| Preflight3d RC simulator - Used to sell for over $200 is now free and as powerful as ever | |
| Pro/DESKTOP
Express - Well regarded CAD the "free, light version" US Prodesktop.net - User Group for Pro/DESKTOP |
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| Rapid Prototyping Model Gliders | |
| R/C Antenna Experiments - Does Rx Antenna Length Really Matter? | |
| RcCad - The Software for Creative Modelers | |
| RC SOARING FAQ (Frequently asked questions) | |
| R/C Soaring Design Routines from David Register, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. | |
| Rotary Driver System for ailerons - http://www.proptwisters.org/rds2/ - - - - http://www.fmsg-alling.de/aillink.htm | |
| Selman Bob Designs - Micro RC Gear | |
| Servo arm travel calculator - Livermore Flying Electrons | |
| SFS - Soaring Simulator | |
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Winch - Grass Hopper - The mechanical equivalent of a bungee? |
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| Xfoil-Subsonic Airfoil Development System - Mark Drela |
| Bingham Bob - California | |
| Border Richard -R/C Soaring | |
| Brent's R/C Electronics Page | |
| Cape Blanco, Oregon - Slope flying | |
| Cape Cod - 10 Best Slope Soaring Sites | |
| Cole David - Introduction to R/C Sailplanes, Texas | |
| Connally Michael - includes electric 3D planes, electric indoor aircraft, and slope gliders. Texas | |
| Coronasloperdudes - Combat and slope soaring, Don Trimble - Southern CA | |
| Crockett Rob | |
| John S. Denker A new spin on the perceptions, procedures, and principles of flight. | |
| Derstine John - Scale Soaring | |
| Eastern Soaring League | |
| E Zone - Virtual home of electric flight | |
| F3B/F3F - Manny Tau | |
| FAI Glider Distance Record - Joe Wurts, from the 1980's, excellent read | |
| Flapping Flight Forum | |
| Flapping Flight web site - includes RC ornithopter...... | |
| GliderKing.com - an unbiased look at today's performance sailplanes. Robert Bingham. | |
| High Performance Sailplanes | |
| A History of the Beginning of R/C Soaring | |
| The Hobie Hawk - Still a beauty, even after 30 years! | |
| House of Thud - Ian Frechette, CO | |
| Lavawing R/C Flight Page - Gliders in Hawaii and beyond. Excellent videos to download | |
| Los Banos - Slope Site information page. | |
| Manly Pilots Association - Includes repair tips, CA | |
| Martins Flying MachinesMinature R/C - California | |
| MEFFA - low key flying group | |
| Mpeg Video Library - a quantity of gliding subjects, Dave Beardsley | |
| NorCal Slope Soaring - Craig Toutolmin | |
| Osborn James - Building the Mojo 2.4 meter Dynamic Soaring R/C model | |
| Paper aeroplane - the best in the world + links to other paper plane sites | |
| www.plansandplanes.com - A personal page from Ian in the USA | |
| RCLanding.com - Portal | |
| R/C Sailplanes - Rich Border | |
| RC Soaring - "A site dedicated to the hobby of R/C model soaring." | |
| R/C Soaring Freeserver | |
| R/C Soaring Sites in San Fransisco Bay Area - DL Stone | |
| Sailplanes - Randy Carr | |
| Simple Plastic Airplane Designs | |
| Skyfishers - Lots of pictures | |
| Slope and Power - Brett Jaffee, CA | |
| Slopeflyer.com - Includes a list of US slope flying sites | |
| Slope Scale and Combat - Joe and Rodger | |
| "Slope Pilot Identification Guide" from Slope Trash Magazine | |
| Slope Racing - This website will serve as the hub for all US slope racing. | |
| Slope Trash Magazine | |
| "Soarheads" is an informal group of enthusiasts who enjoy flying radio controlled sailplanes in the San Francisco East Bay area. | |
| Smith Greg - a personal page | |
| Soaring Videos (.mpg's) - Brett Jaffee, CA | |
| Sparky Paul's Aeronautical Stuff Galore! | |
| Taylor Fred - Floyd Glider Construction - simple foam slope soarer - | |
| YourZagi was created to help beginners build a Zagi™, fly, modify and fix it - Matt Taylor | |
| Thudmeister - Dedicated to crash photos and repair techniques, mainly F3F, USA | |
| Turner Doug - California | |
| US Slope Racing - Ken Johnson | |
| Vigor John | |
| Walla Walla Valley - Soaring Page from their club site | |
| Willey Craig - CA | |
| Wizard Compact 2 | |
| The Worlds Ugliest Aircraft |
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| R/C Soaring Clubs in
the USA The Pierce Aero Company have produced a web page with a map of the USA together with links to Soaring Clubs as well to the AMA listing of model flying clubs in each state. |
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| 3D Foamy - best flying foam 3D airplanes on the market today. | |
| A & A Industries - Auctions of modelling goods | |
| Ace Sim RC - Carbon Falcon - first of the "Porta Planes" Oregon | |
| Aero Aces - catalogue of Flying Scale Model Plans | |
| AerodromeRC Offering a unique selection of World War I and Golden Age, high quality, laser cut, short kits for electric flight enthusiasts. | |
| Aerofoam - Arizona, foam models, including HLG flying wing | |
| Aero Model Inc - Arizonna | |
| Aerospace Composite Products - The source for lightweight materials, CA | |
| www.airpowernet.com - on line shop | |
| Apogee HLG - Mark Drela | |
| Arizona Model Aircrafters - Early and Vintage Flying Scale Model Aircraft Kits | |
| Astroflight - Long standing producers of electric flight equipment - includes links to other electric sites | |
| Atlanta Hobby | |
| Autogyro Company of Arizona - Producing Model Autogyro Kits for Radio Control | |
| Azflight.com - Jaro Muller design Elita, amongs others. | |
| Balsa Products - comprehensive details of small electric equipment | |
| Batteries America - Lots of info | |
| Belair Models includes vintage RC models | |
| Birdworks - Radio Control Gliders Unique To The Model Airplane Hobby, Oregon | |
| Boomerang - Slope Combat Wing, Nathan Wood | |
| Bowmans Hobbies - EPP Sailplanes including the JW wing for dynamic soaring | |
| WWW.BUYGWS.COM | |
| Castle Creations - is a manufacturer of state-of-the-art, ultra-lightweight and high-quality motor controls for electric RC models. | |
| CarbonCom - suppliers of high tech laminates | |
| Charging Jack - Power Switch - Dan Borer, Patton Aircraf | |
| Cheap Battery Packs - Mike Frederick | |
| Cleveland Model & Supply Company, the oldest, continuously-operating model airplane company in the world, was founded in 1926 | |
| Cloud Street - Gliding related tee/sweat shirts | |
| Combatwings.com - California | |
| Composite Specialties - F3F, F3J, F3B - USA | |
| The Composites Store, Inc - Includes "how to" articles | |
| Composite Systems Development - Formally Cavazos Sailplane Design, Robert Cavazos - CA | |
| Compu-FoamCore - automated foam wing cutting, Laszlo Horvath - PA | |
| Critter - Critter Bits & Multiplex USA - offering prizes for photographs | |
| Custom Cores US- Also listings of aeromodelling books, Burke Jones | |
| Cyber Model - Rapid Aeronautical Prototyping | |
| Dave's Aircraft Works - foamies + hints and tips | |
| Diels Engineering - manufactures and sells free-flight, rubber-band powered model airplane kits, plans, and related accessories.The current product line contains a selection of well-known and less well-known types primarily from the 1920-1950 period. | |
| DJ AeroTech | |
| Drake, Steve - RC Sailplane Products including Gulp Ds and Gulp SR, USA | |
| Dream Catcher | |
| DS Extreme and Vindicator - Brian McLean | |
| Dumas Aircraft - Small electric models. | |
| Dymond Model Sports USA Ltd - Oshkosh WI | |
| Dynamics Unlimited - your one-stop hobby shop for subMicro equipment | |
| Dynamics Unlimited - Home of the world's smallest remote-control airplane | |
| Electric Jet Factory - Tucson, AZ | |
| eMachineShop - where you can instantly design, price and order your custom parts online | |
| Endless Mountain Models - Large scale soaring | |
| Extreme Products - Sailplane Division | |
| FMA Direct - making quality RC affordable. Electric models plus equipment. | |
| www.FoamFly.com | |
| Foam Fusion - Foam, carbon fiber, coroplast. | |
| Foamy Factory - Depron Models - 3D aerobatic park flyers, list of motors. | |
| www.funplanes.com - Small electric. | |
| F3X.COM - Composite Secialities, F3B, F3J, F3F | |
| GSM - Complete Foam Model Kits | |
| Gliders USA - Mark Kummerow | |
| Gliding Videos - CA | |
| Grasshopper mechanical winch | |
| Paul K. Guillow, Inc. - your one source for balsa wood airplane kits and flying toys since 1926. | |
| Gulp slope SR and DS kits - www.SteveDrake.com | |
| Half Pipe - slope wing from North County Flying Machines | |
| Hannan's Runway - book store, California | |
| Hitec RCD Inc. On-line - California | |
| HiLaunch.com - On-line Source for R/C Sailplane Accessories | |
| Hobby Club - Gliders + Slow fly/park models, CA | |
| Hobby Lobby International | |
| Hobby People -Wide ranging links to all types of model information pages. | |
| HOVERCRAFTmodels.com - Kits, parts and plans. | |
| Into the Wind - have fun anywhere the wind blows, includes wind meters | |
| Isthmus Model Company - Excellence in Soaring Products, Mark Miller | |
| Janco Models - Avenger DLG | |
| JTModels - Sub-micro switch for HLGs and MHLGs, protective carrying cases and radio mitts. | |
| K & A Models - PSS amd electric, New Mexico | |
| Kestral - Wind and Weather instruments | |
| Kinesthetic Instruction | |
| Kiona Publishing - Quiet Flyer, 3D Flyer magazines. | |
| Laker Fleet of racing aircraft | |
| Laser Arts - Custom Laser Cutting, Colorado Springs | |
| Leading Edge Gliders - EPP slope gliders - Brian Laird | |
| Littlebirdz is always on the lookout for new innovative ideas and products. | |
| Mad Aircraft Design - R/C Sailplane Kits | |
| Mach1 - The fastest wingeron slope racer ever launched. | |
| Maxcim - Brushless DC Motors and Digital Speed Controllers | |
| Mc COMPOSITES - Home of the Vindicator and the DS Extreme | |
| Metalmart, Waukesha WI- International mail order, small quantities of metal tubes, etc. | |
| Micro R/C Specialists | |
| Mid West Products Education's first choice for discovering aviation | |
| Midwestslope.com - EPP Slope Models | |
| Mikes Models - EPP one design pylon racer / dynamic soaring glider | |
| MISO - Maui Island Soaring Operation - Hawaii | |
| MM Glider Tech | |
| Model Airplane Engineering - Park Flyers | |
| Models from Coroplast and PVC gutter pipe! | |
| Mountain Models - DuskStik Slowflyer | |
| Multiplex - Club Profi to get the most from your PROFI radio. | |
| New York Blimps - Blimps & Electric Slow Fly | |
| Niagara Frontier Models | |
| North County Flying Machines - Harris Nelsons and Derek Van Choice | |
| Northeast Sailplane Products - Vermont | |
| Page Aviation - Manufacturer of top quality laser cut R/C aircraft kits. | |
| Park Flyer Plastics - book on "Building with Foam" | |
| Park Hawk R/C flapping bird | |
| Patton Aircaft - Includes foam slope models | |
| Persuasion slope model - Mike Ackerman, California | |
| Phoenix Model Company - Discount hobby store and foamie maker - Florida | |
| Planes, Wings and Things | |
| Plane Insane Models - CNC cut from EPP | |
| The Plan Page - Lots of scans of free flight models and plans from pre-1970's | |
| Use a Polk receiver that automatically acquires the transmitted frequency and shift without using any crystals. Works with all 72 MHz transmitters. | |
| Quiet Flyer - US Magazine, with online articles. | |
| Radio Active Models - High Performance RC Model Source, also CNC foam cutting | |
| Radio Carbon ArtEndless Lift Soaring Videos - Viking 98 F3F Competition - Secrets of Thermal Soaring | |
| RAM - Recording Altimeter for Models | |
| Raptor Discus HLG - Raptor Aerosports | |
| The R/C Battery Clinic - Your R/C system battery questions answered promptly | |
| R/CBay.net - Free Swap Shop - Super Deal Network. | |
| R/C Direct | |
| RC-Dymond - San Diego | |
| RCMicroFlight | |
| R/C Sailplane Accessories - Don Richmond | |
| Crystal-less programmable receivers. - Dionysus Design and Sombra Labs | |
| Reese Productions - Video productions including "Lift Ticket" | |
| Room Flight a division of Smart Tools Inc - Fly lightweight R/C Model Planes in your Living Room | |
| Sailplanes Unlimited - large scale radio-controlled sailplanes and towplanes. NY | |
| http://www.scalesoaring.com/ Different sites but similar subject http://www.scalesoaring.net/ | |
| Servo City | |
| Shredair - Suppliers of Premium R/C Products | |
| Simple Plastic Airplane Designs | |
| Sky Bench Aerotech | |
| Slegers International - The World Center for R/C Sailplanes! | |
| Slope Flyer - Slope Soaring Resource, Greg Smith | |
| Small Parts Inc - Florida, for glider pushrods and snakes | |
| Soaring Related Products, hi-starts, switches - Rich Hollyday | |
| Soaring Specialties Quality Sailplane Products | |
| SoaringUSA.com - The Home of High Performance RC Gliders | |
| SR Batteries - CA | |
| SR Hobbies - EPP combat models, CA | |
| Star Flight - Models from the Ukraine | |
| Steelhead Products - CNC cut cores and models | |
| Squadron X - epp PSS Gliders | |
| Taboo, 2 channel discus launch - Oleg Golovidov | |
| Tekoa - Foam cutting Equipment - California | |
| Texas Twister - 1.6m tip launch aileron model, Carl McBurnett - Texas | |
| T & G Hobbies | |
| Thermal-Gromit Works - HLG manufacturer | |
| TMRC Scale Sailplanes - Home of the Schweizers | |
| Todds Models - the small planes expert | |
| Top Creations RC On line store for Electric models and equipment | |
| Tuffplanes - EPP Electon for DS | |
| Unicorn Wings - EPP slope soarers | |
| The Victor - North East Sailplane Products | |
| Vindicator and the DS Extreme - Brian McLean | |
| Wing and Fuselage Bags | |
| Wings and Wheels Soaring Supplies - New York | |
| Wing Tape - all you need to know about it | |
| Winged Shadow Systems interestings products including a low cost Altimeter. | |
| Wireless Video Cameras | |
| World's Smallest Airtronics Dealer - D. O. Darnell | |
| Gary Wright Model Products - fully aerobatic electric airplane, utilizing an inexpensive power system. | |
| Zagi FiXX - moulded with Z-Foam, Trick R/C | |
| Zagi Club - Mikes Hobby Shop Superstore & Raceway, Texas | |
| Zephyr - for Dynamic Soaring, A1-Hobby | |
| Nick Ziroli - plans for scale planes, components, and accessories. | |
| Recording Altimeter, the "Zlog - get an Altitude!" | |
| Z Tron - Infra Red (Indoor) Systems |
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| Bobs Aircraft Documentation - Bob Banka: Aircraft color photo- packs and 3-view line drawings from the Wright Flier to the YF-22 | |
| E-Zone - Commercial Magazine | |
| Lift Zone - On line magazine | |
| Quiet Flyer - Commercial Mag | |
| Radio Control Microflight | |
| RC Soaring Digest - now in its 21st year of publication. RCSD is no longer distributed by mailed subscription. It is available, with a substantial archive, via the web. | |
| S & E M - Sailplane & Electric Modeler | |
| Sky Ranch Aviation Publications International - cyber magazine |
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