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RC Models => Electric Planes => Topic started by: rahulroy31 on April 16, 2025, 10:10:07 AM

Title: Composite high performance powered glider - 1600mm
Post by: rahulroy31 on April 16, 2025, 10:10:07 AM
This is a full composite high performance powered glider.

The wing is hotwired from EPS with airfoils as  AG34 : AG35 : AG36... 1600mm span.

The wings, tailplane and vertical plane are foam , fiberglass, carbon fibre composites which are vacuum bagged.
The wing is one piece with full length built up CF tow spar, and live fiberglass hinge for flaps and ailerons.
The fuselage is pod and boom. The pod is balsa, fiberglass composite with carbon fiber reinforcements . 

Electronics : 2217 1000kv motor, 30A esc, 6 x 9gm micro servos, 2200 mah 3S bty.

AUW - 815 gms.

Flew it with two flap settings at 4 and 7 degrees, the third position was airbrakes at 45 degrees.

A great flyer .. fast, with low sink rates.. could thermal in wide thermals. Tight turns in narrow thermals was a challenge, due to no dihedral. Landings required airbrakes   ...unfortunately in one of the flights one blade of the folding prop broke, resulting in the whole motor mount breaking off and a crash

More details at myrahulroy.blogspot.com

Happy Flying, Rahul
Title: Re: Composite high performance powered glider - 1600mm
Post by: sanjayrai55 on April 16, 2025, 11:27:24 AM
wow!  {:)}
Title: Re: Composite high performance powered glider - 1600mm
Post by: K K Iyer on April 16, 2025, 12:31:03 PM
@RahulRoy31

Great stuff as usual.
But 404 Not Found error on link.
Title: Re: Composite high performance powered glider - 1600mm
Post by: rahulroy31 on April 17, 2025, 08:22:29 AM
Can you please try this link.. https://myrahulroy.blogspot.com/

Regards
Rahul
Title: Re: Composite high performance powered glider - 1600mm
Post by: K K Iyer on April 17, 2025, 10:19:21 AM
Quote from: rahulroy31 on April 17, 2025, 08:22:29 AMCan you please try this link.. https://myrahulroy.blogspot.com/

Regards
Rahul

Lots of great stuff there that I'd not seen earlier.
Can you include dates in the details?