iGyro 3e

摘要

I am not a technophobe. I'm almost the polar opposite in fact. My mechanical engineering background brings an air of curiosity, which often demands I seek out a reasonable understanding as to how things work. Our hobby constantly feeds this curiosity as its associated technology continues to develop and, recently, I had cause to undertake a little head scratching once again. The Weston Park Model Show this year was blighted by strong and severe crosswind conditions. However, I sat with my cohorts watching some large, floaty models and heavy jets near to their stalling points, landing in rock solid, arrow-like fashion. No bouncing, no adverse yaw and no divergence from their path through the blatantly turbulent air. What was their secret?