Foam / FRP Vs. Balsa built
the main thing is..... is one lighter than the other (of course at best build standards)
and anyother difference ...please do tell !
Sailplane talk vs. ?
Question for the group... do you most of you check out the Sailplane Talk forum and the other sailplane related forums when you visit RCGroups? What consistutes a thread that properly belongs in Sailplane Talk? Is it a thread that is generic to all sailplanes regardless ...
building with wood
... in many hours bagging a white foam wing with balsa, cutting out ailerons, facing them ... i'm liking wood) i've built alot of woodies in my day, but there's just been a whole lot of moldies in between, and it's just not the same.... i know there's many out there that know what i'm talking about. sure ...
Input wanted
... to build a sailplane. Being me I know that I will get a lot more fun out of it if I design it myself. So I am asking what good traits ... . My plan if to make a balsa built up wing possibly filling in parts with foam. Fuse ... . Things I need to know are what makes a strong balsa wing, what kind of airfoil ...
Please Help to Identify this Sailplane
... lot of radio control models of my father, by this was this sailplane, but I don't know which model, or brand it is, ¿can anybody help me to identify it? The ... The fuselage lenght is 42" The wings are of foam covered with balsa and Carbon Rods inside. The wings are to use with Flaps and Ailerons. ...
Astro-Flite Malibu R/C sailplane plans?
... Groups before, this is my first posting in the Sailplane Talk Forum. Being partial to all-sheet balsa ... " construction, I've been trying to find plans for an out-of-production sailplane kit that used this construction method. ... for the Astro-Flite Malibu R/C sailplane, which was designed by Bob Boucher. ...
AG Industries Giant Skyryders Albatross Sailplane
... This is the AG Industries Giant Skyracers Albatross Rubber Band Powered Sailplane. Features: Foam airplane Excellent flying performance Easy to assemble that takes 5 ... and up for over 60 feet. Includes: One Albatross rubber band powered trainer sailplane
Where are our generation of floater sailplanes?! There aren't any!
... what a floater is. And we've allways known that it involves balsa, built-up construction, minimized use of exotic materials, a rudder, and an elevator. Ahh yes, ... computer based aerodynamic analysis have to do with a simple, economic, balsa floaters? Nothing! Yeah, they float, but ...
Does Hobby Lobby have any top quality sailplanes?
i was going to visit hobby lobby but they were closed. Does one know if they stock any competition sailplanes or electrics? They advertise ready built beginner type but no expert ones. Years ago they advertised good airplanes.
Attaching a tailboom
... start a BOT build, but I don't want to go through the trouble of the balsa built up fuselage. I plan on building a fuse front using the lost foam method and attaching it to a tail boom ... making? I think I will use a carbon sleeve over shaped foam, but since my piloting skills are less than par, ...
Glass coated small balsa floater?
... 13yrs old sister to make her not smash my planes into bits if she borrows some. And: I made it really light, it's (or better to say it will be) 150cm span sailplane with made only of balsa and a little glass on the bottom of fuse (landing on field, not grass). I ...
9303 vs. Evo9 questions in the radio forum, but sailplane info feedback requested
... the 9303 in the Radios forum, since it is a question about radios. However it probably was best posted here in Sailplane talk since I am looking for feedback primarily from a sailplane perspective. I know it is against forum regulations to post the same question in two ...
Optima Batteries
I did search the Sailplane talk threads, honest, but really didn't get my question answered. I'm looking for a replacement for my "yellow top gel cell battery" and found that there are blue, red and as mentioned, yellow tops. The gel cell I have was not purchased by me so I ...
!!!very unique glider!!!
... the length is 48" There is a tow hook attached so i would assume it balances around there and it has a full flying T-tail. The wings are balsa built with d-tube sheeting and plenty of dihedral. The fuselage is fiberglass ( i think) as well as the center ...
Bagged stab for Sagitta XC
... extra work to do. I think I can salvage them but it will take a little bit extra work. The overall weight finished about 1/2 oz heavier than the balsa/built up stabs but now I have a nice airfoil shape that has proven a nice mod for the Sagitta. Yes, I now ...
Need CG-Skybench 2 Meter Lil Bird
... framed up a Skybench 2 Meter Lil Bird sailplane last year, and can't for the life of me find my original plans. Can anyone ... Ray at Skybench, but he hasn't replied. I know he's busy. Hope someone can help. (I'm posting this question in both the Sailplane Talk and the Electric Sailplane sections.) ...
AR9300 DSM2 9-Channel Carbon Fuselage Rx
... announcing new RX for Carbon fuselages was started... it seems to have "died" I have not seen any postings on the subject. Has anyone out there tried one? How did it perform? I am posting in Sailplane talk instead of "Radio" since those using this product might be mor likely to see it. Dave
I've got an idea...........
... don't we start a forum called "Sailplane Talk"?? Neat huh? That way those of us not interested in "LSF e-starts", "power pods", "e-glider events", "Radians" and "full scale flying experiences" will have somewhere to talk about RC SAILPLANES instead of "powered sailplanes", (i.e. ...
Jesenicky F3B video
... FAI contests I know! IMHO autor of this video (Michal Sobota) should put it to Eurosport Watts magazine, what do you think? I don't knew where to put this thread - in "Sailplane Talk" or "Sailplane Events" or maybe "Sailplane Videos"?
Which vacuum bagging system?
... ! But not my Gliders, a BOT and an orginal design 2 mm. Any way I used to sheet foam wings with Balsa and 3M77. Now I would like to get into Vacuum Bagging. And was wondering which system is better, ACP's or CST's ? Or someone else's ? Having learned the ...
Ar-25
Has anyone ever built an AR - 25 that was in Model Aviation, August 1978? I got the plans from the new AMA web site, John Pond plans. It is a neat little 2-meter all wood sailplane. Dave Jones designed it. Anyone built one??
airtronics Eclipse 2 metre anyone??
... I believe was originally know as the Airtronics Eclipse sailplane. It is 78" all wood built-up (late 70's design?) soarer and light slope ... and sold by Hoellein in Germany as the "Return 2000". Has anyone built this in its present or former incarnation and have they any information or tips with ...
CA glue, OOPS
The only connection my question has to "sailplane talk" is that I was working on a sailplane at the time. The question is: Does anyone have any idea how to get CA glue off of clothing. I was clearing a blocked container and it "spit" a couple of ...
Newbe just got the bug
... Soarer. Anyone know of this one? I must have been bitten by something cause all of a sudden I have this itch to build and fly a sailplane. Fortunately I can build balsa, but I have much research to do on the flying sailplane part. I have found some ...