If you're looking for really interesting A/2 glider plans, then the January 2007 issue of New Clarion is a great resource. It contains fabulous information on a number of, shall we say, "nostalgic" glider designs. A/2 gliders are basically the big ones - usually between 60 and 79 inch span (~ 2m). SAM 1066 is a UK based chapter of the Society of Antique Modellers - well worth a visit and their membership is free!
Converting a free flight glider to radio control RC
Free Flight gliders could be useful starting points for an RC conversion - to make a really high performance radio control glider. To flesh this out, here's an example of enlarging a Keil Kraft Soarer and converting it to RC (discussed on the RC Groups forum) :
And here's a super example of an RC conversion of the Lulu (50" free flight glider, discussed on the SFA forum, by my friend Eagleone):
I would suggest that neither the Soarer nor the Lulu is in the same league as the big A/2 gliders. Indeed, I daresay that converting one of those "biggy" free flight A/2 designs to RC would create a very high performance radio control sailplane.
If only I had the time to try it....
Converting a free flight glider to radio control RC
Free Flight gliders could be useful starting points for an RC conversion - to make a really high performance radio control glider. To flesh this out, here's an example of enlarging a Keil Kraft Soarer and converting it to RC (discussed on the RC Groups forum) :
And here's a super example of an RC conversion of the Lulu (50" free flight glider, discussed on the SFA forum, by my friend Eagleone):
I would suggest that neither the Soarer nor the Lulu is in the same league as the big A/2 gliders. Indeed, I daresay that converting one of those "biggy" free flight A/2 designs to RC would create a very high performance radio control sailplane.
If only I had the time to try it....
2 comments:
One of the more beautiful, and still quite competitive A2's is "Sans Egal" which if memory serves is still on one of the plans lists from Aeromodeller.
I wonder if the elevator needs to be that big on the lulu? I know that free flight planes tend to have larger tail surfaces, the lulu's looks huge..
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