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Super Cub 2.4Ghz RTF 29″ WingSpan RC 3CH EPO Airplane Beginner Glider R/C Piper J-3 Trainer Plane V765-2

December 19, 2013December 19, 2013 Foamboards

Super Cub RTF 2.4Ghz RC 3CH EPO Airplane Beginner Glider R/C Piper J-3 Trainer Plane V765-2

– Ready To Fly (RTF), Complete Full 3 Channel (Elevator，Rudder, Throttle) Airplane Kit

– The plane operates on 3 channels: one channel operates the elevator, a second channel operates the rudder and a third channel operates the throttle control with a variable speed control knob

– Transmitter can connect to the computer through extra simulator cable (Not Included), work as a flight simulator or trainer

– Digital proportional standardized radio control system

– Light weight and durable EPO Shock-resistant material

– 2.4Ghz spread spectrum technology: better anti-interference ability, faster reaction speed, least power consumption

– 2.4Ghz technology allow more than 20 aircrafts to fly at the same time

– Easy for a beginner to operate because it is lightweight yet has a sturdy construction

– Reversible rudder and elevator controls

– Battery: New and improved Li-Po (7.4V 500mAH) for longer lasting flight time

– Excellent high altitude slow gliding/soaring. Extraordinarily stable to use as a FPV (First Person Video) Airplane.

– Excellent gliding function

– The control rods are steel and are pre-attached to the servos

– Assemble time: around 1 hour

– Flight time: up to 15 minutes after 3 hours charge

– Control range: 1000 feet (300m)

– Wingspan: 29.5″ (750mm)

– Length: 20.5″ (520mm)

– Height: 4.9″ (125mm)

– Weight: 7.4oz (210g)

– Battery: 7.4V 500mAH LiPo

– Servo: 2 x 1.3g

– Motor: 180A Brushed

– ESC: 30A

Product Features

Ready To Fly (RTF), Complete Full 3 Channel (Elevator，Rudder, Throttle) Airplane Kit
2.4Ghz spread spectrum technology: better anti-interference ability, faster reaction speed, least power consumption
Transmitter can connect to the computer through extra simulator cable (Not Included), work as a flight simulator or trainer
Excellent high altitude slow gliding/soaring. Extraordinarily stable to use as a FPV (First Person Video) Airplane.
Light weight and durable EPO Shock-resistant material, allow more than 20 aircrafts to fly at the same time

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blog wunderlust: 16th December 2013

December 19, 2013December 19, 2013 Foamboards

architects should reclaim a sense of naivety in design practice

Mark Wigley

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What Will Be Mandela’s Spatial Legacy? | Should architects design housing that is bespoke, made to measure or off the rack? | Shipping Containers Make for an Unusual Home | 12 Amazingly Creative Examples of Environmental Art | In Photos: The Last Days Of Three Paul Rudolph Houses | America Could End Homelessness in One Year by Doing This | FAT Announces The End of Its Practice | Architect Says FIFA Construction Headed for Trouble

last word: The Bonanza

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Giant Scale R/C Handbook

December 19, 2013December 19, 2013 Foamboards

This 154 page Handbook is the complete resource guide for building a large scale radio controlled aircraft. It includes complete, cross referenced directories of plans for over 400 scale aircraft, as well as a directory of over 200 engines (single cylinder, multi-cylinder, glow fuel powered, and gasoline powered) that are suitable for large scale use. Also included is a cross referenced directory of servos that have the muscle for a large aircraft. All of the contact information for these designers and manufacturers is included as well.
In addition, there are complete plans, and detailed construction article for building a very inexpensive Phony Fokker, a “stand way off” scale model of a Fokker Eindecker. You can build this entire aircraft, including the engine, for under $200. The detailed article shows how to construct the aircraft (from reinforced, corrugated cardboard), and how to convert an inexpensive weed trimmer engine for use as an aircraft powerplant. There are over a dozen technical articles,on covering and finishing techniques (with both Monokote film coverings, and conventional fabric and paint), control linkage geometry, converting a large scale ARF (almost ready to fly model) to electric power, duplicating full scale panel lines and fabric rib stitching, and how to calculate the wing loading, mean aerodynamic chord, etc. to make sure that your model will fly properly. There is even an article on photographing full scale aircraft, to use for research and documentation purposes on your scale model project. If you have ever thought of building a large R/C model, this book is for you. This can be the gateway to an exciting and challenging life long hobby.

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Radio Control Airplane How-To’s – From the Publishers of Model Airplane News (Volume 2)

December 19, 2013December 19, 2013 Foamboards

This is a 160 Page Radio Control Airplane How To’s Volume 2 Book / from Air Age Inc. / / This book is a collection of some of the best “how-to” articles ever / published in Model Airplane News magazine. From building secrets of the top / experts to the latest word on high-tech materials, it’s all here! / / FEATURES: Softcover 160 page book / Extensive black and white illustrations and photographs / Learn the secrets of: / -Flying with skis / -Biplane secrets / -Reducing engine noise / -Flutter-causes and cures / -How to build a sliding canopy / -21 ways to mount servos / -Covering R/C airplanes / -How to make fiberglass parts / -And much, much more!! / / INCLUDES: One 160 Page Radio Control Airplane How To’s Volume 2 Book / / SPECS: Pages: 146 / Width: 8″ (20.3cm) / Length: 10-7/8″ (27.6cm) / sdw 1/10/02 / ir/kh

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Herzog & de Meuron Design for London’s Canary Wharf Towers Revealed

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Foamboards

British architects Allies and Morrison have submitted their planning applications for the 22-acre mixed-use development for London’s Canary Wharf. Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron has designed a 56-story tower that will account for some of the 3,100 residential units planned for the project. London-based Stanton-Williams is responsible for the other two apartment buildings to be […]

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Chester Street Apartment by Alexander Lotersztain

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Foamboards

Alexander Lotersztain of Derlot has designed the interior of the Chester Street Apartment located in Brisbane, Australia.

Project Description

Alexander Lotersztain’s Chester Street refurbishment has transformed the Brisbane penthouse apartment into a vibrant and expressive space, connecting the inside with the outdoors. The interior was designed to fully exploit the Brisbane weather and aspect. The refurbishment included custom design of the kitchen, amenities and joinery. Both sides of the penthouse open completely to allow light and air through the length of the apartment.

The most efficient design consideration is the integration of the main amenities: kitchen, bathrooms and laundry, into the open spaces for both practical and aesthetic ideals. Concealed innovatively within sliding joinery, they are fully functional but can also be seamlessly hidden to maintain visual comfort and intimacy. Complementary to the daring reverse monochromatic base colour scheme to enhance the feeling of space, warmth was provided through the timber wall panelling and loud bursts of colour on the floor. The selection of materials, sourced from local manufacturers, focuses strongly on practical and elegant design solutions within careful consideration of maintenance and sustainability. The interior was designed to fully exploit the Brisbane weather and aspect. The main dining room is alfresco, and both sides of the penthouse open completely to allow light and air through the entire length of the apartment.

Designer: Alexander Lotersztain
Photographer: Florian Groehn

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Echoviren

December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Foamboards

The project merges architecture, art and technology to explore the dialectic between man, machine and nature. The Project 387 open house and reception was Saturday, August 17. Spanning 10 x 10 x 8 feet, Echoviren is a translucent white enclosure, stark and artificial against the natural palette of reds and greens of the forest. Walking around and within the structure, the viewer is immediately consumed by the juxtaposition, as well as uncanny similarity, of natural and unnatural: the large oculus, open floor, and porous surface framing the surrounding coastal landscape. This artifical frame draws the viewer up from the plane of the forest, through a forced perspective into the canopy. Echoviren was fabricated, printed, and assembled on site by the designers. Through the use of parametric architectural technologies and a battery of consumer grade Type A Machines desktop 3D printers, Smith|Allen has constructed the world’s first 3D printed, full-scale architectural installation. Made of over 500 unique individually printed parts, 7 3D Printers ran constantly for 2 months for a total of 10800 hours of machine time. The structure was assembled though a paneled snap fit connection, merging individual components into a monolithic aggregation. From breaking ground to finish the prefab …

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Roy Porter’s Model Buildings Masterclass (Modelling Masterclass)

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 Foamboards

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Planning Scenery for Your Model Railroad: How to Use Nature for Modeling Realism (Model Railroader)

December 17, 2013December 17, 2013 Foamboards

Fourth in the Realistic Model Railroading series by the same author, this volume shows modelers how to turn to the real thing natural land forms, crops, forests, water features, and even the seasons, to get better results on their model railroad layouts. What are the critical and model-able differences between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains, for example, and what resources can help modelers achieve a natural-looking scene from each area? These big ideas are supported by modeling projects as examples of incorporating realistic natural effects including rock strata, water forms, field crops, and space-saving industries.

Product Features

Create signature scenes
model still and rushing water
Identify and model verious types of rock
build realistic, distinctive trees
Effectively model snow

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Resilient Design: Is Resilience the New Sustainability?

December 16, 2013December 16, 2013 Foamboards

Ever since Hurricane Sandy wrought havoc on the East Coast, ‘resilient design’ has been a hot topic of conversation — and not just amongst architects and designers, but politicians, engineers and city planners as well. In November 2012, ‘Resilient Design’ was a trending search term in Google, moving from near obscurity in the months before the devastating super storm to a popular catchphrase post-Sandy. Natural disasters like this, and more recently the typhoon that hit the Philippines in early November, serve to remind those of us in the green design community that while building with pure “save-the-earth” ecological motivation is certainly important, low-VOC-paints and LEED points don’t matter much if a building becomes uninhabitable due to flooding, earthquake, power outages or some other natural or manmade disaster. That’s where resilient design comes into play. According to the Resilient Design Institute, resilient design is defined as “the intentional design of buildings, landscapes, communities, and regions in response to vulnerabilities to disaster and disruption of normal life”.