That is a beautiful and majestic glider! It seems to be begging for more height and a larger flying space! Super-cool! Thanks for sharing that one, Josh!
I'd recommend looking at the R/C specific kits we have like the Firefeather, Carbonette 19, and Micro BOT. The only freeflight gliders we have that I would recommend for R/C conversion are the Sweepette and Polly C.
I have specifically worked to keep this type of construction out of Science Olympiad because of the difficulty producing it and the performance advantage. It would precipitate a rules change banning the very materials that have made SO gliders so wonderful the past two years.
Gonna be hard to beat the Protege. I'm hearing it's dominating contests here in the Southeast. If the rules stay the same next year I'm going to try a 4" chord and possibly experiment with tip plates.
colin miller, go to the Facebook group mentioned in the video description and ping Mikhail in there. He's the admin for that group and he'll get back with you about the purchasing process.
@@joshuawfinn Thanks for the reply. I have not been flying hand launch gliders since the late 90's, so I don't know whats out there. I came across a video of Mikhail Yashinskiy putting together the one you are flying. His wing is slotted near the tip. The reason being I think just like the Coot (a glider from years back) the trailing edge of the wing is warped down to act as a flap during the glide, and flexes up during the launch so you can get increased height on your throw. You should try it with yours. The Coot was a Cat.1 indoor glider and if you built it right it performed very well. I wish I remembered the times I use to get. I do know they were pushing 30 seconds. Coming across your video's has sparked my interest in hand launch again! By the way Mikhail said the material is " a substrate under the Laminate of Polish production". Whatever that is.
I could be wrong, but I believe the flaps are from a foam called Iso-Floor or something like that. Apparently, it is a foam underlayment for laminate flooring used in Europe. I have used DOW blue foam cut to rough thickness on a bandsaw then sanded to final thickness for my F1N’s. The technique and material worked well.
geebee3d, that's consistent with what I've heard. I think good low density pink foam cut with a hot wire would be just as good. My Cat II vacuum bagged glider came out plenty light made from that stuff. If only I'd made the spars thick enough...
edward hasiak, I've seen those guys slitting the tips and I'll probably do it eventually, but part of me worries about how flexy the tips will get. Maybe I'll buy a second one when Bill Gowen imports more of them. Either way I'd love to fly IHLG with you sometime. Where are you located?
Jack Hydrazine unfortunately no. It's far, far too fragile. I could see it serving as the basis for a really light no moving parts 1/8A or 1/4A rocket glider though.
You know I’ve been waiting for this video! That thing flies just amazing! How much higher than that can it be thrown? I notice that it transitions to a slightly nose down attitude, which costs a bit of altitude. Would it be possible to trim for a flatter transition? Awesome flying!
The transition is just about perfect, and if you notice, I did get several transitions where it flopped straight in at perfect flight attitude. That said, when you're doing it for the camera there's a degree of concentration you lose. I can launch about 5' higher when I'm focused on flying the airplane well. Any higher and I tend to hit the other side of that slot as the model glides back around. As for altitude potential, I'm seeing the Russian and Polish fliers discus launching this design to almost 40 ft. By comparison, the flights in this video are peaking out at 23'.
Ah I see. It must be that with my smaller models I’ve gotten used to seeing quicker transitions. That is amazing to imagine this thing getting discus launched. You’d think with camber in the wing and a standard tail it would just roll over.
That’s interesting. I was under the impression that it was camber and stabilizer effectiveness that factored majorly into whether or not an aircraft can be discus launched. I will consider wing loading more critically when building my next DLG.
Copterdude, for outdoor flying, most of your models are actually too light. Indoors, build them heavy enough to get all the way to the ceiling. Discus launch will usually get them higher.
Absolutely amazing. I keep coming back to this video.
It is definitely an amazing airplane.
That is a beautiful and majestic glider! It seems to be begging for more height and a larger flying space! Super-cool! Thanks for sharing that one, Josh!
Very beautiful glider
Everytime i check on your channel i see something amazing!
Pro tip: you can watch series on flixzone. I've been using them for watching lots of of movies lately.
@Ares Vincent Yup, have been using flixzone for months myself :D
@Ares Vincent definitely, been using Flixzone for years myself :)
That is like it is on rails 😍
Hey grandad!
So peaceful!
glider is wonderfully
that's to special glider it's fantastic 👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍
Which is your best glider that can be converted into either a DLG or powered RC glider?
I'd recommend looking at the R/C specific kits we have like the Firefeather, Carbonette 19, and Micro BOT. The only freeflight gliders we have that I would recommend for R/C conversion are the Sweepette and Polly C.
Looks like I’m going to spend some money!! That’s better than any glider i have built.
They are definitely incredible. Best glider I've ever owned too.
Good heavens, 30 second flights from a chuck glider!
Slider2732, the fliers in Russia are getting 45 seconds. Incredible flying!
My record is 55.4 s with my glider (not this one). But this glider is GREAT!!!
Download plan PDF?
This should be a Science Olympiad glider!
I have specifically worked to keep this type of construction out of Science Olympiad because of the difficulty producing it and the performance advantage. It would precipitate a rules change banning the very materials that have made SO gliders so wonderful the past two years.
Butter
interested in a kit. Thanks
Tutorial?
ultra cool
Nice
Need to create one at SO ELG scale
Gonna be hard to beat the Protege. I'm hearing it's dominating contests here in the Southeast. If the rules stay the same next year I'm going to try a 4" chord and possibly experiment with tip plates.
lovely airplane .:)
Where can l buy one of these beautiful machines? Please
colin miller, go to the Facebook group mentioned in the video description and ping Mikhail in there. He's the admin for that group and he'll get back with you about the purchasing process.
Nice glider. Is that a all balsa wing? What is the grey color, paint?
It's a special foam that is not available in the US. Mikhail built a drum sander to grind it to the desired taper.
@@joshuawfinn Thanks for the reply. I have not been flying hand launch gliders since the late 90's, so I don't know whats out there. I came across a video of Mikhail Yashinskiy putting together the one you are flying. His wing is slotted near the tip. The reason being I think just like the Coot (a glider from years back) the trailing edge of the wing is warped down to act as a flap during the glide, and flexes up during the launch so you can get increased height on your throw. You should try it with yours. The Coot was a Cat.1 indoor glider and if you built it right it performed very well. I wish I remembered the times I use to get. I do know they were pushing 30 seconds. Coming across your video's has sparked my interest in hand launch again! By the way Mikhail said the material is " a substrate under the Laminate of Polish production". Whatever that is.
I could be wrong, but I believe the flaps are from a foam called Iso-Floor or something like that. Apparently, it is a foam underlayment for laminate flooring used in Europe.
I have used DOW blue foam cut to rough thickness on a bandsaw then sanded to final thickness for my F1N’s. The technique and material worked well.
geebee3d, that's consistent with what I've heard. I think good low density pink foam cut with a hot wire would be just as good. My Cat II vacuum bagged glider came out plenty light made from that stuff. If only I'd made the spars thick enough...
edward hasiak, I've seen those guys slitting the tips and I'll probably do it eventually, but part of me worries about how flexy the tips will get. Maybe I'll buy a second one when Bill Gowen imports more of them. Either way I'd love to fly IHLG with you sometime. Where are you located?
Could it be converted into a boost or rocket glider?
Jack Hydrazine unfortunately no. It's far, far too fragile. I could see it serving as the basis for a really light no moving parts 1/8A or 1/4A rocket glider though.
what is the other glider with a propeller
It's an F1L. They can be quite fun.
@@joshuawfinn wow, saw the vid of it
You know I’ve been waiting for this video! That thing flies just amazing! How much higher than that can it be thrown? I notice that it transitions to a slightly nose down attitude, which costs a bit of altitude. Would it be possible to trim for a flatter transition? Awesome flying!
The transition is just about perfect, and if you notice, I did get several transitions where it flopped straight in at perfect flight attitude. That said, when you're doing it for the camera there's a degree of concentration you lose. I can launch about 5' higher when I'm focused on flying the airplane well. Any higher and I tend to hit the other side of that slot as the model glides back around. As for altitude potential, I'm seeing the Russian and Polish fliers discus launching this design to almost 40 ft. By comparison, the flights in this video are peaking out at 23'.
Ah I see. It must be that with my smaller models I’ve gotten used to seeing quicker transitions. That is amazing to imagine this thing getting discus launched. You’d think with camber in the wing and a standard tail it would just roll over.
Copterdude, it's a function of wingloading on the discus launch. I don't know where the break point lies on needing a normal tail.
That’s interesting. I was under the impression that it was camber and stabilizer effectiveness that factored majorly into whether or not an aircraft can be discus launched. I will consider wing loading more critically when building my next DLG.
Copterdude, for outdoor flying, most of your models are actually too light. Indoors, build them heavy enough to get all the way to the ceiling. Discus launch will usually get them higher.
does this plane has an airfoil?
Yes they have airfoil. Just type F1N plans and You will see airfoils.
Have the same, really
Pretty nice plane isn't it?
Wowed me once again :-)