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Quark 2M - Back to cutting innocent trees!
Nhalyn:
Hummm... like this porn style... :-[
Very nice scheme !
And, hum, think that guy will not have enough elevator...
When I see what goes up with 30° of throw, can't imagine what it will be with 80° !!! ???
Wow...
DannyChapman:
Here's my Quark flying during holidays in Ireland (Kilkee Cliffs):
https://youtu.be/R_Inobt6fgY
It was lovely to fly. Unfortunately the receiver was glitchy so after a couple of scares I didn't dare fly any more.
Fred:
That is some very good flying Danny!
Glad you like your Quark, and I hope you'll have fun with it for a very long time.
One day, I'll do a fibre glass version, I would love to try.
Nhalyn:
Naaaaaah... :( :-\ :'(
Not a good idea for me... The cool thing 8) with the Quark is that it is full wood build ! So easy to build, easy to repair, not sensible to small scratches and crashes ;D, and durable.
A crack on the slope ? Just fill with thin cyano :-X and continue to fly... Can't do that with fiberglass.
My Psycho 2 is currently in poor status with fuselage in 3 parts after a loss of talent during an inverted vertical reversement. Still to rebuilt, in fact I've built a Quark since this time...
A good improvement for the Quark : don't do that big holes in the rear fuse flank in order to make the fuse more torsional stiff. You will lost 10 or 15 grams on the final weight... Maybe 20gr ? On a glider that weights 1200 to 1600gr ??? That's the weak point of this glider...
Fred:
I know, I know :-[ fundamentally, I agree with you totally :)
And the choice of wood may have also explain its success. "Easy" to build, affordable, easy to fix, and can be modify to suits your needs (make it very light, normal, heavy, electric, stiff etc etc).
I also like a 2.5 or 3m version (was designed to be 3m originally), but the 2 meters one is easier to transport everywhere :)
For the back holes, true, I can remove them on future cuts. Not sure how much you gain really in weight, as the balsa I use is very light. Less than 10 grs at the back I'd say. I'll have a look, but that is a very simple change :)
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