Ask J&D Technical Model Questions: Questions and Answers from DJ Aerotech on soaring topics by Joe Hahn and Don Stackhouse.
Automatic Foam Cutter: Plans and drawings for a simple foam cutter, with PC and MAC software versions.
EH Airfoils: Designed by John Yost, and developed specifically for swept wing tailless aircraft.
Epoxy Safety: Tips for working safely with epoxy, including discussion of latex gloves.
Fletcher Design Study: An article on the design of an F3b sailplane.
Glider Performance Airspeeds: An animated explanation of glider polar curves and how they relate to performance airspeeds.
Hand Towing: Reprint of a column by Michael Lachowski in Model Airplane News on F3J, hand-tow soaring.
How to Cast Lead Nose Weight: By Michael Shellim, a relatively simple method of casting lead noseweight to fit accurately inside the nose of your model.
JR XP8103 Sailplane Programming Tips: Links to articles on programming the JR 8103 radio for sailplanes.
Liftroll Cookbook: How to design a good wing using a vortex-lattice spreadsheet by John Hazel.
Mark Drela's Allegro 2m: Paper and plans describing the aerodynamics and structures of a 2m RES sailplane.
Molded Fuselage Pictures: Pictures and information on making fuselage molds.
NSP Tips and Treasures: Collection of articles from past NSP catalogs.
Pressure Sensor-Based Altimeter Circuit: Includes introduction, what the circuit does, the circuit, the Schematic and PCB layout, tuning and adjusting, installation in the model, use, and parts list.
Project F3F: Anatomy of a project to design a moulded F3F-class radio control slope soarer, by Adrian Bedford.
R/C Soaring Radio Programming: Tips on programming full house sailplanes. Articles on programming the JR388 which are also appropriate for the JR783 and 8103.
R/C Soaring UK: What Do Thermals Look Like by Wayne Angevine, an atmospheric physicist.
Sailplane Performance Analysis: A theoretical study to evaluate the effect of minimum sink rate, span, and aspect ratio on the performance of a family of conventional radio controlled thermal sailplanes.
Sailplanes Unlimited: Listing of multiple articles and aerotow tips.
SASS Technical Information: A number of useful articles on trimming, JR Radio programming, and construction tips.
Seamless Molded Fuselages: Doing a layup with and joining the fuselage in the mold.
See How It Flies: A new spin on the perceptions, procedures, and principles of flight.
The Rotary Driver System: Introduces an entirely new method of moving hinged surfaces in R/C aircraft. Completely internal to airframe.
Tubular Hinges: Knuckle or arrowshaft hinges for gapless hinge lines.
UIUC Applied Aerodynamics Group: Information on low speed airfoil testing for model airplanes.
Vacuum Bagging Wings: Vacuum bagging techniques for foam wings with composite, or wood veneer skins.