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IceWind:
Ok here it goes.

I was in Portugal for some days and had no glider with me.... lots of wind, places to fly and no glider.
Star searching on forums for something nice to build.

And saw the following on RCGroups that caught my attention, build with simple depron and it seemed to perform well.



http://team-monkey.zoar.co.uk/
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=885150

Is something similar to a Wasabi, le fish, voltij and some other.
They are using it for VTPR that was something i found very recently and i was completely amazed.
Some like to fly up high i prefer to have the plane closer and see what he is doing so this is perfect for me. Ok i lack the skills to do all the maneuvers but that come with time and help.

So i had several 3mm and 6mm depron sheets getting dust, brand new 5gr servos that i don't want to use on other models so it was the perfect project.

Started by printing the A0 plans, tried first the tiled A4 but they were not ok.
Cutted the parts and... post-poned the assembly to my return to Dublin.
I didn't want to leave it there so i pack all the parts and they travelled with me in the bag!
Choosing between a extra pair of trousers or parts to build a glider what you do choose? :)

I'll post some photos later on.

Happy Days:
Hey hey!! well done Nando :clap:  :clap:

Interesting looking design. Will you be bringing it to the fly-in? (When we've established which weekend it will be) I can't tell from your picture what the wing profile is but with full length ailerons you should be able to throw it about the sky quite a lot :lol: Has it got rudder control?

Stick your flight cam on it! :wink:

Excellent!

K.

IceWind:
Hi,

The profile is made by a wood spar that runs all the way from one tip to the other of the wing. I had one done but it didn't fit the bag and i didn't wanted to cut it in half. Not sure of the profile name.

It's flat on top and tappered on the bottom.

Yes it has rudder control.

IceWind:
Here it goes some updates.

As it traveled inside the bag i had to perform some things to secure it.
Glued to a ply board, to make all parts stay in place.





All weak parts arrived ok, but the it turns out one of the wing part got damaged. :(
As it will all be covered in tape i hope it doesn't loose too much strenght there or maybe i can fill that with something later.



All the parts:



Starting to glue them.








That's all for now.

DennisZ:
Not to hijack the thread ...
Here is my La Fish
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38384993@N04/sets/72157621716127547/




And she even managed few rolls :)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/WBZnYhMzOhA[/youtube]

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