...and I deeply appreciate the respect and admiration that you show towards our ancestors and the indigenous peoples who invented and used these tools.
Hey man. Just want to say thanks a million for these comprehensive videos! I immensely appreciate all the detail you go into, which as you mention is incredibly void here on the internet! I've managed to make 2 NRB's thus far out of wood around .8 and it's been a great learning experience. One trick I found which is maybe obvious, but you didnt mention to my recollection, is that sometimes intense soaring/veering (or in other words returning) can be remedied by opening up the angle of the stick, and making it a more shallow bend. Now obviously you cant just open up the angle, but you can trim one side so as to make it more of an L than a V if that makes sense. I took off so much wood in an effort to suppress the lift and veering, only to realize that opening up the angle was much more effective. It seems to me that there's a perfect balance of bend so as to not stall, but not veer. anyways thanks again! Your videos are beautifully comprehensive.
That's wonderful, so glad you are having success! and thank you for the suggestion, it makes a lot of sense. I have not actually tried that particular modification, but when I was learning I kept trying to get crooks that were to wide to work by narrowing them, lol. Thanks for the though I will keep it in mind, and thank you for the kind words!
Fantastic presentation Adam. Just one critique, I would have preferred it to be filmed outside, in nature (that's just my personal taste). FYI, the worlds oldest boomerang artworks, are the Gwion Gwion (a specific time period of art style) cave paintings, in the Kimberley region, dated to approx 20,000 years old. Keep up the great work.
On some aircraft & sailplanes, the trailing edge flaps are raised up above the airfoil chordline to decrease drag & lift; this saves fuel & requires more airspeed to produce the same lift as when the flaps match the aitfoil's chordline. I hope this info is useful...!!! FAA Pilot, FAA A&P, FAA IA, & Asst. Aircraft Accident Investigator Specialist retired Assoc Member if ISASI.
