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Balsa Density Text file BalsaDensity.TXT

A few old WSMC photos not scanned before   1987_X-15.jpg	1996_Team_Tents.jpg	1996_Herb_Nick_Phil.jpg	1996_S5_Prep.jpg	1996_Arnis_S5.jpg
1987 WSMC in Yugoslavia. Paul Clark's X-15 had ejection problems. Stu Lodge at left.	1996 WSMC in Slovenia	Herb Semmelmeyer flies S8 as Nick Rivieccio and Phil Barnes assist	Bob Biedron & Dr. Bob Kreutz prep for S5 as Ben Roberto assists.	Arnis Bacha (Aerotech cap) of Latvia prepping S5 with a countryman
Thermal Chart Recorder	Thermal_Chart_Recorder.JPG	Chart1.GIF	Chart2.GIF	Chart3.gif
	Photo of recorder after 1992 upgrade from original clock-driven rotating drum.	Temp/wind plot From 1998 WSMC, S6
ServoCircuit.gif	SunguidanceCircuit.gif	Amp_Circuit.gif	Temp_Wind_Sensors.gif	Wheatstone.gif
Basic Servo circuit provided by Art Rose in late 1987	Little difference between the dual servo portion of Sunguidance and Chart Recorder, both driven by a voltage.	Chart recorder uses Op-Amp at top to amplify voltages from sensors, voltage sent to dual servo circuit	Basic schematic of how the sensors work	Explanation of a Wheatstone bridge, useful for temp sensing, and block diagram of how the Chart Recorder uses one.
Info and pics on building a simple FAI Tower   OmniPad_Tower.txt   Also see the Glider Tower page	Tower_Assembly.jpg	Tower_Ring.jpg	OmniPad_Tower.jpg	OmniPad_Turnbuckle.jpg
	40mm fixed tower. Similar tower was made before for 30mm models	Top ring is adjustable, and breaks down for transport.	40mm tower attached to "Omni-Pad"	Turnbuckle addition to Omni-Pad allows for finer elevation adjustments
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Making mandrel for prototype 40mm vac-formed nose cones the old-fashioned way.	Couple of 40mm cones with protoype paper tube	One of the "black art" issues of vac-forming cones is keeping the webbing below the shoulder trim line	40mm FAI model & Big Bertha comparison	SBK golf case with bolt-on legs. Intended for double-duty as a table.

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