glider

As a project last summer, I made a balsa 2m sailplane. It was very nicely built and finished, all blue and white. I hand-cut all the pieces with an exacto knife. Then, I used CA to clue it all together. I finished it off with a blue solarfilm heat shrink covering. I tested the CG in the living...

This video was shot in Beaufort (Savoie, France). The glider is a Radian which is equipped with a mobius camera.

I have been hooked on sailplanes for a while now, and am looking to head into DLG gliding. Can anyone provide suggestions as to what air frame to start with? I have considered the libelle and HK alternatives. I'm not afraid of spending 150-350 likely about the limit on this plane, but I don't...

It has been quite a while since we have had a episode on non-powered rc (well aside from the sparrow as a chuck glider). A getting started in gliding showcasing DLG, powered/unpowered gliders and warmliners would make for a great episode. Helping to get people prepped as the spring weather...

Hello Everybody, My name is Martin, and and I am based in Auckland, New Zealand. I am self-confessed 'slope trash' in that I fly gliders almost exclusively (the exclusion being a HK Spitfire Mk. 24), and slope gliders in exclusion to almost everything else. In Auckland we are very lucky in...

Hi Guys, you all make an amazing show. Love to watch it. I was thinking, no one out there seems to have come up with a good DLG out of DTFB. It is something that I am trying to figure out and I think might be a very fun project. In terms of the plane, I am trying to figure out a short bodied...

I was given this amazing 4 channel glider. It resembles the style of an E-flite Ascent, but it is smaller. I am hoping that one of you are able to tell me what type of plane it is. Let me know. Also if any of you have a manual or anything that would be great.

After building multiple Versa wings, I figured I would try my hand at designing my own wing design. I decided to go with a Kline–Fogleman stepped airfoil for the simplicity and glide characteristics. In an effort to balance the air frame without adding any extra weights to the nose, I...

Hey everyone, New to the forum but have been learning a ton from the Flite Test crew for the past few months. Just wanted to share a video from my Calypso Glider. I'm loving this plane. Footage was captured with my Mobius Actioncam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHyEzx1ZVl0

Thought it'd be kinda interesting to see what you guys think of this. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__73115__HobbyKing_8482_Zulu_Slope_Electric_Wing_Composite_1400mm_ARF_.html Seems kinda cool. Personally, I wouldn't get one just because of issues I've had in the past with...

I'm building a balsa glider with a 1.6m wing span, it will be a 2 channel (rudder and elevator). I'm wondering what angle i should make the dihedral or if there is any way i can work it out. I would like to use the plane for hight starts and slope soaring

So I've been looking for an inexpensive alternative to drones for arial GoPro videography. I primarily make cliff jumping videos and I thought it would be cool to get a shot by mounting a GoPro to the bottom of a glider-type foam plane and throwing it off a cliff above someone jumping. Ideally...

I'd love to see how long anyone can get something to fly off of the smallest battery possible (30-60 minutes off of ~1300 mah?) Maybe an ultralight powered glider or something, but one that could be built at home for a reasonable price Let's see what we can get done :cool:

Hello Fellow Hobbyists, Some of us out there cannot to buy a Discus Launch Glider, I know I can't, but I started scratch building DLGs and it has been great. I was thinking of bringing balsa and foam DLGs, letting people try them, inspire people, and sell them for $25-40. (not sure yet) Is...

I recently got the Radian. Is the Adagio a good step up from it???? I definitely want to stick with gliders/Sailplanes.

HI this is my first post and first balsa build. Learned a lot but very happy with the end product. started with a bird of time wing and started by beefing up the center section a little with some triangle balsa on the ribs in order to hold the spars for the v tail. originally used the fuse from...

I have puttered around trying to use the Flite Test foamboard technology to come up with a discus launch glider, but haven't had much (well, any) success. Have you guys thought about that? I have built and modified several Simple Soarers (love that plane) and I keep thinking there ought to be...

hey people, after researching the topic intently, I decided to create a solar powered airplane. yep...you heard me....a SOLAR powered RC plane. its basically going to look like a really hacked up ft simple soarer at first, then not look like at all like it later( ten feet of wing is REALLY...

Hi guys this is my first post and if I leave something out please let me know so I can edit the post. But anyway I am trying to put together an old Hobbico Park Pilot. I only have the fuselage and main wing. I need to build the vertical and horizontal stabs. I also would like to put a brushless...

Starting model flight for groups is a challenge. I've done the following activity with cub and boy scout groups and with my fellow R&D scientist (who are really molecular biologists, genetic engineers and computer geeks). I started with gliders, very simple gliders, walk-along gliders. A really...