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Tom, I've been designing for too many years. Started with graphite and velum just like you did. <BR>
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When I made the switch to CAD, I began using TurboCad and have used it ever since. <BR>
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For Airfoils, I use a French program called Tracfoil. I never had the $'s to try compufoil, and Profili was always horrible IMO. Tracfoil has a free trial period with all the bells/whistles working and its cheap. <BR>
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Since I began using TurboCad and Tracfoil, I've designed approximately a dozen airframes per year with them. <BR>
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BTW, I've also been designing profiles for a while, if you need any assistance with that, let me know. <BR>
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My own current design project (at least the one that is under construction) is my first 2m pattern plane.......... I used Tracfoil for the airfoils and Turbocad to draw the airframe.<BR>
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<BR><BR>> Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 09:08:21 -0800<BR>> From: simestd@netexpress.com<BR>> To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] R/C design software?<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Hi guys,<BR>> <BR>> Once upon a time, on a campus far, far away, I was schooled in the ways<BR>> of Aerospace Engineering. My class was the last to use a drafting table<BR>> - so I know about layout and lofting, line thickness and velum, but<BR>> missed the CAD revolution by "that much".<BR>> <BR>> So I'm thinking that designing a profile would be a fun way to teach<BR>> myself a little CAD. If you're using software to help design R/C<BR>> aircraft, what are your favorite applications?<BR>> <BR>> So far I'm using:<BR>> <BR>> XFoil for airfoil analysis<BR>> http://web.mit.edu/drela/Public/web/xfoil/<BR>> <BR>> QCad for 2D CAD<BR>> http://www.qcad.org/qcad.html<BR>> <BR>> pstoedit for converting ps, pdf and graphics to vector format<BR>> http://www.pstoedit.net/pstoedit<BR>> <BR>> Now I'm looking for something to automate the rib layouts -<BR>> something more automated than simple airfoil plotting. I've downloaded<BR>> these two, but haven't tried them yet:<BR>> <BR>> Profili<BR>> http://www.profili2.com/eng/default.htm<BR>> <BR>> Winfoil<BR>> http://www.winfoil.com/<BR>> <BR>> So, what are you using?<BR>> <BR>> Thanks!<BR>> <BR>> Tom<BR>> <BR>> ======================================================================<BR>> "Z-80 system stack overflow. Shut 'er down Scotty, the system's<BR>> sucking mud" - Error message on TRS 80 Model-16B<BR>> <BR>> Tom Simes simestd@netexpress.com <BR>> ======================================================================<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR><BR><br /><hr />Keep your kids safer online with Windows Live Family Safety. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/family_safety/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_family_safety_052008' target='_new'>Help protect your kids.</a></body>
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