Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / December 2003

This is a very good site.  It works a lot like RC Universe used to
before they screwed it up.

My fingers are still crossed...
26 December 2003
Beagle 2 status report ...
Between 23:20 and 00:40 CET [2220 - 2340 UTC, 25 December] on 25/26

I'm building a Mugi Speed400 just to have something to fly at home, but I
cant find any estimates about the weight. ( www.mugi.co.uk )
The AUW seems to be in the region 450-500g if I put everything on the scale,
too me it sounds like a little too much, but I cant find any figures to

Does anybody have a contact address or web site to order Brian Taylor plans?
I have hunted the search engines but so far only found a company in the
States, Brian Holman.  Seems silly going to the States for plans that are
originate here!!

I have recently written a lift calculator for wings and would like someone
with more knowledge than me to comment upon it's accuracy. The air density
is presently set for standard sea level.
Can be found on this page :-

Im selling my Irvine Tutor 40 trainer plane-
It comes complete with Mk3 Irvine 46 engine, servos, receiver + receiver
battery & switch, all built and ready to fly, only flown 4 times so in mint
condition.

All I have left of a Sig Ninja is the foam cores. The rest, including the plans
and building instructions, were lost in a flood. I need to know a few basic
measurements so I can use the cores for something else other than a glider. How
long was the nose..wing LE  to nose tip? ...

The next time you hear a politician use the words "billion" casually,
think about whether you want that politician spending your tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency
did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its

Check it out.... Hope it survived entry...
ESA News
http://www.esa.int
24 December 2003

From one Rc'r to the whole bunch of ya Happy holidays.
Can't say that I personally know one of ya, but I'd like to spend a day
talking to each one of ya under a shade tree. Pretty greedy ain't I, but
think of all the things I'd learn.

25 December 2003
Scientists Await First Call From Beagle
Early this morning, the Beagle 2 spacecraft landed on the surface of Mars at
the

How long should the rx ant. be?  Can I place it through a tube inside of the
plane and let the extra length extend through the tail?
Darren.

May all your landings  be where you planned them Ray

Hello,
I just started my .75 Tower Hobbies for the first time today. Very tight at
first but loosed up, runs ok at 3/4 - full throttle but can't get it to idle.
Looking in the instructions it sez to turn the idle mixture screw to attain a

Bought the January  RC Model World and there's an interesting lead article
by the editor Peter Dawson :- ..." a modeller was flying another's model
when it suffered an airframe failure and subsequently crashed destroying
itself.. The model in question was powered by  a jet turbine ...