Free Flight Model Flying

© Martin C. Gregorie 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008. All rights reserved.

I have tried virtually every form of model flying, but my first love is flying gliders built to the F1A international competition class.

Free Flight Heaven: Livno,YU in 1985 Jim Thornberry and myself (with model)

Designs and Articles

• Carbon Fibre Wing Construction, an illustrated manual.
• Electronic thermal detection.
• Electronic timers. 10/02/10
• F1A technical development history.
• F1J/F1P engines - a summary. 17/10/09
• F1Q equipment. 10/02/10
• Flexhook: a new F1A towhook concept from Allard van Wallene.
• Mechanical Soldering, a short guide.
• Rubber model propellers from 1/2" balsa sheet.
• Silly Putty d/t timer - a construction guide.
• Thistle 14, a small outdoor electric Free Flight sport model.
• Tracker list

Free Flight stories

• Tales from the flying field.
• October 2001, my trip to the 2001 World Free Flight Champs.
• Maxmen 2003 illustrated.

Full-size aviation

• Anzani aero engines.
• Avro 504K.
• The Canterbury (NZ) Aviation Co. Ltd Biplane, possibly the first land plane to be designed and built in New Zealand.
• Caudron Biplanes. These types were used as basic trainers in the period 1916-1918.
• Rotary aero engines.

Applied Aerodynamics

• Aerodynamic references for small wind turbines.

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