What's New and Who's Doing It?
John Worth’s column tells of great doings by the Bradley Brothers, Nick Leichty’s Website, Solar Power, Mort Binstock’s RC Conversion of a popular free-flight model kit, John Hunton’s report on the Estes Jetliner, Super-Simple Prop Mounting, Gaggl’s Micro Farman, Thrust Measurements, Gasparin’s Outrunner, Didel’s Babekit, Paper Thin Fuel Cells, Solarbotics MicroGear Motor. Read
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Plantraco HFX900 Micro RC System
Bob Aberle reports on the various separate Plantraco items available for use with the reader’s own models, with photos of all the components, with Bob’s description of the options involved. Read
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Micro Brushless Outrunner Motors
Gordon Johnson provides an exceptional article regarding Micro Brushless Motors. This most extensive coverage on the subject is the most detailed ever and is a historical document regarding the state of the art for the smallest of electric motors to be used for micro flight models. It is a privilege for us at RC Micro World to publish this monumental effort by Gordon Johnson for the benefit of all. Read
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Fly Dragon Revisited
This is a bonus article by several contributors on the same subject: John Worth, Pete Carpenter, and Prof. John Bird (Australia) provided additional information concerning this RTF model from BalsaProducts.com that we covered briefly last month. The total input was large enough to justify dealing with it as a separate subject, so that it would not be lost in all the other material. Read
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SLK Electronics LiPoDapter
Bob Aberle provides this report on a brand new item which permits the charging of Lithium polymer cells from chargers that normally can be used only with Nicad or Nickle Metal Hydride batteries. Thus no special LiPo charger is needed; something that considered impossible until now. This is another RC Micro World ‘first’ regarding publication of information on this new contribution to our technology. Read
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A Cloud 9 Monthly Newsletter dedicated to the wonderful world
of the smallest model aircraft; those weighing no more than
6 ounces and using no more than 30 watts if powered by electric
motors.
Executive Editor: John Worth
johnworth@cloud9rc.com
