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A-10 Glider from Sport Rocketry?
Has anyone here built and flown the A-10 glider that was featured in "Sport Rocketry" a few years ago?
It's on my to-do list but I haven't gotten around to building one myself.
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My single channel (rudders) RC version never quite panned out. Both flight attempts had issues unrelated to the glider (hanging up on the launcher and a broken pod hook).
Itchy Richy from NARHAMS and MDRA fame has a big upscale that used BT-80 for the "jet" engines that has flown quite a lot. You can get the original article and plan at: http://www.narhams.org/zog-43/v24/z...4n09_200209.pdf kj |
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IIRC , Martin Bowitz built one and flew it several times. Nothing wither of us could do could get it to glide properly.
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As I recall, the orientation of the engine tubes is critical. If they are evev slightly not straight, they play havoc on the stability. It's also better to be slighlty nose heavy.
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Yeah, Richard flies that upscale at MDRA quite a bit. I've seen some good flights and some not so good flights from it. Usually boosts on F motors. I think the last flight he did couple weekends ago didn't end so well. Don't remember what the issue was. I think it's repairable. |
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