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Old 12-31-2015, 07:56 PM
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Wow, this thread seems to be as immortal as a unicorn! Speaking of basic R/Gs for beginners, a slide-pod R/G (in versions sized for 13 mm, 18 mm, and even 6 mm [MicroMaxx] motors) with a delta wing and a forward canard (like the Centuri Mini-Dactyl's two gliders, see: http://www.ninfinger.org/rockets/no...a/73cen00c.html ) would be a great plan that the NAR could have on their website. The Mini-Dactyl B/G's two gliders are very easy to build and to trim for a good glide (and they're good "foul weather" gliders, having good wind penetration), plus they look sleek. A slide-pod R/G version, up-scaled slightly to compensate for the mass of the motor pod and its expended motor inside, would be a virtually foolproof "first rocket glider."
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