--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Last nights Discovery Channel program started me thinking (dangerous > :~) > > A few years ago at Visalia, a guy had a small v-tailed RC glider > (approx. 1.5 meters), that was rocket assisted. I believe this was a > commercially manufactured kit. Does anyone know abut this glider, where > one may purchase one, or if they even exist anymore? > > Dan - So Cal > >
Dan, What you are probably talking about is Radio Controlled Rocket Gliders (RCRG). I have flown these for a number of years. The rocket motors that propelled them (long burn motors with no ejection charge) and the kits themselves are limited availability at current. There are a few models and motors on the market, but these do not have the performance of a ~190 gram 1.1 meter wingspan model with a 40 Newton Second impulse motor that burns for 7.5 seconds. Such a model will boost to 800 or so feet at which time one starts looking for thermals. Ryan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
