2012 NFFS Plans Catalog NFFS now has more than 800 plans available for free flight models of all kinds. This catalog contains a listing of all of them and comes with an order form.
$1.50 postage.
BMFA FF Forum for 2011 The 2011 forum is now available from NFFS. The books are printed in the USA via special arrangements with BMFA. They contain all of the information, photos and illustrations contained in the original British version but on 8 1/2 x 11 pages. Spiral bound. 90 pages.
The papers in this Report were presented at the twenty-seventh
BMFA Free Flight Forum, held at the Barcelo Island Hotel, Hinckley
on November 21st 2010 and chaired by Mike Evatt.
Making Carbon Tubular Spars and Other Amusing Techniques - Mick Lester,
Up the Pole - Endeavours in Electronic Air Picking - Roy Vaughn,
Wing Construction Without A Contoured Surface Jig - Chris Edge,
Radio Linked Thermistor - Peter Brown,
F1 E Slope Soaring Gliders - Ian Kaynes,
Some Aspects of Construction - D-boxes, Carbon Spars,
Open Rubber Fuselages, Fins and Propellers - Neil Cliff,
Engines by Design - Peter Halman,
Laminated Propeller Blades - Bryan Spooner,
My Approach to F1 B and How I Come to
be Using a Single Blade Prop - Ray Elliott,
Successful British Models from 2010 - Phil Ball
BMFA FF Forum for 2012 - out of stock - OUT of STOCK -
The 2012 BMFA Free Flight Forum is now available from NFFS Publications Services.
This year’s version of the British FF Symposium has 108 pages crammed with useful and interesting free flight stuff, including illustrations and pictures.
Article titles and authors include:
•Anodizing made easy by Simon Dixon
•Playing with Pistachios by Paul Seeley
•Model Aircraft Construction with an emphasis on F1D by Neil Cliff
•Experience with Electronic Timer Design and Use by Alan Jack
•F1D Indoor Topics by Mark Benns
•Model Aircraft Technology - a Review of Invigorators as an Aid to Stable Flight by Neil Cliff
•Model Construction Using Brown Paper Gumstrip by Ivan Taylor
•Printing Tissue for Models by Paul Seeley
•Indoor Rookies Abroad - A Flyer’s Perspective by Tony Hebb
•Indoor Rookies Abroad - A Team Supporter’s View by Allan Weighell
•Experiences in BMFA Electric in 2011 and the Rules Changes for 2012 by Chris Strachan
•Grappling with a Slippery One (Low Drag Airfoils) by Chris Edge
•Rice Pudding Skin Pullers - 2011 Rules for E 30 by Peter Tolhurst
•Some Notable Models from 2011 selected by Phil Ball
This book is printed in the USA by the Printer in Davis, CA and is on 8 1/2 x 11 inch stock with a spiral type binder for ease of use.
NFFS Digests Assorted back issues of the NFFS Digests are available. Issues up through March-April 2012 are in black and white. Our choice for the assortment. Recent copies available as well by request.
NFFS Digests, full-color issues Assorted back issues of the NFFS Digests are available. Starting with the May-June 2012 issue the Digest is printed in full-color. Our choice for the assortment. Recent copies available as well by request.
NFFS Rules Book The 2011-2012 version includes all of the events that the NFFS sponsors. Included are: Nostalgia, PAA-Load, Classic Towline, Nostalgia Rubber, Super D, E-36 and Vintage FAI (includes CD card). Eligible engine list and models list is included. Current as of December, 2010.
$1.50 postage.
NFFS Symposia: 2000 The NFFS Annual Symposia cover all aspects of indoor and outdoor free flight, plus theory and practice. Also included are members of the Hall of Fame, and the outstanding models of the year. For a complete list of contents go to http://www.freeflight.org/Store/symposiums.htm
NFFS Symposia: 2002 The NFFS Annual Symposia cover all aspects of indoor and outdoor free flight, plus theory and practice.
For a complete list of contents go to http://www.freeflight.org/Store/symposiums.htm
NFFS Symposia: 2006 The NFFS Annual Symposia cover all aspects of indoor and outdoor free flight, plus theory and practice. Also included are members of the Hall of Fame, and the outstanding models of the year. For a complete list of contents go to http://www.freeflight.org/Store/symposiums.htm
NFFS Symposia: 2007 The NFFS Annual Symposia cover all aspects of indoor and outdoor free flight, plus theory and practice. Also included are members of the Hall of Fame, and the outstanding models of the year. For a complete list of contents go to http://www.freeflight.org/Store/symposiums.htm
NFFS Symposia: 2008 The NFFS Annual Symposia cover all aspects of indoor and outdoor free flight, plus theory and practice. Also included are members of the Hall of Fame, and the outstanding models of the year. For a complete list of contents go to http://www.freeflight.org/Store/symposiums.htm
NFFS Symposia: 2009 The NFFS Annual Symposia cover all aspects of indoor and outdoor free flight, plus theory and practice. Also included are members of the Hall of Fame, and the outstanding models of the year. For a complete list of contents go to http://www.freeflight.org/Store/symposiums.htm
NFFS Symposia: 2012 Contents
Credits
Introduction
First Things First
Building a Stronger Aeromodelling Club - Karl Hube
Impact of 2012 Rules Change on F1 Q Event - Bernie Crowe
Practical
Rubber Testing - Tapio Linkosalo
Really Random Thoughts from the World of Outdoor Hand Launch Glider Flying - Tim Batiuk
Surface Inversions and Their Effects - Gilbert Morris
Do-it-Yourself Free Flight Electronics - Klaus W Salzer
The Timperley Trombone - John Barker
Indoor
Beginners VP Hub – Dennis Tyson
Indoor VP Hub Composite Techniques – Brett Sanborn and Dennis Tyson
Building a Digital Torque Meter - Marcus Chandrasegran
Theory
Propeller Blocks -A New Twist? - John Barker
The Drag of Free Wheeling Propellers - Sergio Montes and John Barker
The Universal FiE - A Free Flight Quarterly Reprint Claudio Bognolo
Factors in Tailplane Airfoil Selection for LDA FlA Models Brian Eggleston
Use of Barometric Pressure Sensors for Telemetry Allard van Wallene
Book Excerpt
From Free Flight Quarterly, The Compressed Air Engine Book
Compressed Air Motors Revisited - John Morrill
Zephyr .015 C.I. Compressed Air Motor – John Morrill
Awards and Honors
2012 Models of the Year - Dan Berry
Hall of Fame - Rex Hinson
Contributors
Patrons
We Buy Old Symposia We purchase old Sympos in good condition. Payment is $5 per copy plus shipping charges to Albany, OR. When old Sympos become available, they are advertised and sold for $10 each plus shipping
Winning Indoor Designs 2002-2005 Edited by Carl Bakay. With 91 pages of text, plans, pictures, how-to-do-it hints and Nakashima cartoons, this is a worthy successor to the previous “Winning Indoor Designs.”
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