Nathan Woods wrote:
Yes, the Gulp is available as a glider, as is the Electron and the M60.
In fact, these kits only come as gliders at the momement.
- www.stevedrake.com
- www.northcountyflyingmachines.com
- californiasailplanes.com
There are not many wing only composite gliders out
I too love flying wings, my 2-meter klingberg is decorated to resemble the
YB-49. Got the 100-inch Klingberg still NIB, unbuilt, I was scared to start on
it with my mediocre building skills, and i really *need* days in a row of
quiet time to work undisturbed on sheeting, glassing, etc. which
Yes, the Gulp is available as a glider, as is the Electron and the M60.
In fact, these kits only come as gliders at the momement.
- www.stevedrake.com
- www.northcountyflyingmachines.com
- californiasailplanes.com
There are not many wing only composite gliders out there, but there are
a few.
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Subject: [RCSE] RE: flying wings?
Yes, the Gulp is available as a glider, as is the Electron and the M60.
In fact, these kits only come as gliders at the momement.
- www.stevedrake.com
Meanwhile, the conventional wisdom seems to be you can't launch flying wings
as high as conventional tailed designs, assuming identical conditions. The
reason is the high alpha (angle of attack) in a histart or winch launch requires
you to crank in so much up-elevon, you ruin the efficiency of
Ken Leamy Wrote:
I don't know, I launch mine from a winch.
I use my xc winch which has 2500' of line
and get good high launches.
Put hook ahead of CG
--
Ken
Ken, I was not aware that you had any flying wings ?
MDM
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MDM
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