On Aug 17, 10:15*am, Kemp wrote:
In the Sept 08 issue of RC Sport Flyer magazine, there are a number of
soaring focused articles:
- Dynamic soaring (pg 56). *These guys get their RC gliders to over
300mph!
- Vintage Glider rally (pg 40)
- ASG-29 (pg 122). *About 1/3 scale. *It's huge!

Go to: *http://rc-sf.com/current_issue/current.html

Note the ability to preview (at medium res) the pages, hence the pages
#s above.

I have no financial interest in this, only an interest to point out
high quality articles outside of the usual reading.

Kemp

With regards to R/C dynamic soaring, the current record is 365 mph
with 2.5 meters span. A big problem has been that commercial radar
guns won't read past 305 mph. Now they have custom guns prepared so
the record will continue to climb next winter. All the planes are
custom built for this application. Only one commercial model has
exceeded 300 mph.

400 mph should fall this winter with this very special 4 meter one-
off:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=778363

My best is 178 mph in the midwest, and then the pieces start falling
off...I can't afford to go any faster! It is very addicting to extract
this kind of speed with a motorless craft.
/Adam