This article is from the Radio Control (R/C) Flying FAQ, by Shamim Mohamed shamim@math.isu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
Nur Iskander Taib <ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> has been kind enough to
establish an ftp site for the use of the rec.models.rc community. Use
anonymous ftp to log in to "bigwig.geology.indiana.edu" and go to the
directory called "models" . You will find subdirectories called
"airfoil", "faq" and "circuits". These contain, respectively:
plotfoil---a program to plot airfoil sections on PostScript printers.
It can also draw spars and sheeting allowances, and can
plot airfoils of arbitrary chords (on multiple sheets). It
also includes a library of airfoil data, including many
from Soartech 8.
faq ---contains this FAQ file.
circuits---circuit diagrams for modelling applications, including
"smart" glow-plug drivers.
Another site is ickenham.isu.edu. Go to the "pub" directory. These files
(among others) are available:
README contents of the ftp site
rc.flying.faq{1,2} this FAQ file
plotfoil.tgz source code for plotfoil (gzipped tar archive)
plotfoil.zip MS-DOS executables for plotfoil and ghostscript
If you have a WWW program (like Mosaic) you can use this URL:
"http://ickenham.isu.edu/~ftp".
Other FTP sources:
Sometimes people have trouble getting to bigwig. Plotfoil is also
available from comp.sources.misc, which is archived at many sites,
including sites in France and Australia. Get Volume 31, parts 28-30
(archive name: plotfoil). Contact your sysadmin, or read the periodic
posting in comp.sources.misc for more information on how to reach the
nearest one.
This FAQ is available from rtfm.mit.edu, the news.answers archive. It
is in /pub/usenet/news.answers/RC-flying-FAQ/part*.
These two sources are guaranteed to be up-to-date, since it is all
done automagically.
 
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