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May 22, 2007, 04:04 PM
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Staffordshire, UK
Joined Aug 2005
27 Posts
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Large (10ft ish!) Electric Glider
Hi,
Im looking for a new glider to add to my collection! SOmething large that will glide/thermal well and not to steep to setup! Any ideas?? Thanks MAtt |
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May 22, 2007, 04:26 PM
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Marietta, GA
Joined Jun 1999
43,272 Posts
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AVA, Topaz, Graphite, Pike, Trinity, Ceres, Soprano, Thermik Dream, XL3200, Stork E/Classic Fortune, Pulsar 3.2.. take your pick!
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May 22, 2007, 05:22 PM
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North Texas
Joined Nov 2002
1,171 Posts
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XL3200's are nice, if a bit intimidating due to their size. It's the only glider that ever made me nervous on launch. You definitely need a powerful motor setup with the 3M+ sized gliders.
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May 22, 2007, 07:51 PM
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Springfield, Missouri, United States
Joined Jul 2002
4,168 Posts
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Might post this over at the Sailplane Talk forum for some more helpful insight
http://www.rcgroups.com/sailplane-talk-103/ Larry |
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May 22, 2007, 07:54 PM
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In a house
Joined Nov 2005
2,265 Posts
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, He could do that too. 
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May 22, 2007, 09:27 PM
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LI, New York, USA
Joined Mar 2003
22,130 Posts
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What does this mean? Price? Do you have a budget in mind? Large = expensive in terms of motor/ESC/Battery If you give us some more information we can give you better suggestions. The second post had a lot of good ones. |
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May 23, 2007, 10:28 AM
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Greensboro, NC
Joined Nov 2003
1,030 Posts
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If you are willing to build:
http://www.skybench.com/slnost.html Some good old stuff here-real floaters that could easily be converted to e-flight reasonably cheaply as they are light. I have an Aquila Grande (123") that performs well with a Jeti 30-3, so you don't have to go too exotic to eliminate a winch or hi-start. |
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May 23, 2007, 11:44 AM
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Joined Dec 2002
2,156 Posts
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Hey now,
once you get some idea what you actually want, you could look on RCSE for used models. I often see very fine rigs for sale at low prices. I got a RnR Millenium with digi servos for two hundred, it had some wing and fuse damage, but a bit of glass work and some paint, and you'd never know it'd been crashed. You often find pristine stuff too, but not as cheap. Nice full set ups for $300- $700. Extreme high end stuff of course goes a bit higher... RobII |
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