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Old 09-21-2009, 11:37 AM
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Completed the Mach10 last week and flew it yesterday. Launched on a B6-2. I tad squirrelly on the way up, but not too bad. Transitioned nicely into a glide. I didn't add any trim weight at all and it seems to glide pretty well. Not the best glider in the fleet, but it did ok.


Guys let me qualify the statement above......... What Craig ment to say was that; "I got it back so unlike everyother glider I've built, it didn't gain altitude and fly away, so it just did a broad circle around the field and landed 10 ft from the launch pad.....")

He is way too modest. I'm sure it flew like a dream.....just not like the X-15.
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Old 09-21-2009, 11:47 AM
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Guys let me qualify the statement above......... What Craig ment to say was that; "I got it back so unlike everyother glider I've built, it didn't gain altitude and fly away, so it just did a broad circle around the field and landed 10 ft from the launch pad.....")

He is way too modest. I'm sure it flew like a dream.....just not like the X-15.





Not too dreamy. I'd say Mr. Branche and Mr. Filler's Mach 10's fit that description. But your right, getting it back sure beats the heck out of watching it sail over the trees!
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Old 09-21-2009, 09:51 PM
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Hey, if it didn't immediately go vertical into a death-dive and take a core sample of the launch field, then it's a GREAT glide in my book, and it flew much better than any of my gliders usually do. (I haven't built my Mach-10 yet, though.)

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Completed the Mach10 last week and flew it yesterday. Launched on a B6-2. I tad squirrelly on the way up, but not too bad. Transitioned nicely into a glide. I didn't add any trim weight at all and it seems to glide pretty well. Not the best glider in the fleet, but it did ok.



That Mach 10 looks great Craig!!! In a way I am glad is not one of your best gliders because all of your best gliders are not with you anymore... they always fly away!!!

I am building one and was thinking about the canopy also. How would it look with a Fake Wulf canopy?...

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