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Suggestions on a Larger Glider to Upgrade from the Park... - 4/25/2012 4:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have been flying a great flying Parkzone Radian. Are there any other larger RC electric gliders on the market I could purchase that fly just as good and are built RTF with a wingspan over 80 inches? Thanks for any information.


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RE: Suggestions on a Larger Glider to Upgrade from the ... - 4/25/2012 8:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Try Esprit http://www.espritmodel.com or Soaring USA http://www.soaringusa.com/home.php

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RE: Suggestions on a Larger Glider to Upgrade from the ... - 4/25/2012 9:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		I can check that site out. Id like something RTF most look like ARF models. My radian flys great and I dont want to purchase a radian pro since it wont catch thermal as good. Id like a much larger Glider to fly instead of the small 80 wingspan.

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RE: Suggestions on a Larger Glider to Upgrade from the ... - 4/25/2012 10:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		The problem is, new, you're not going to find many that are ready to go with the spec's you're giving. None that I can think of in any case.

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RE: Suggestions on a Larger Glider to Upgrade from the ... - 4/25/2012 10:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		Last time I did a search, nobody had any ARFs, much less the size you're looking for.

Tower used to have the Bird of Time as an ARF, but you had to modify it to take a motor and it's pretty narrow in the fuselage. So it isn't easy.

There isn't a lot out there.

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RE: Suggestions on a Larger Glider to Upgrade from the ... - 4/26/2012 3:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		I did find one glider but its from Nitro planes the Diamond 2500. It has a 98 inch wingspan. Not sure if its going to be as good a quality glider like what Horizon sells. I guess the only RTF version or PNP is the Radian with a decent wingspan. I just wanted something with a larger wingspan to fly thats RTF. I did see what the above listed websites had on espirt models and soaring USA have but alot of the gliders include the motor. Most look like slope soaring gliders or something to have a towplane take them up to altitude. I guess the Radian is about the best for the money right now so I might just keep flying it.
The Diamond is nice but its similar to the Radian Pro using the aileron setup but has a T tail and rudder. Its a great larger wingspan glider but I dont know if any replacement parts are available.
Thanks for the information. I guess Horizon seems to be the best selling glider right now as far as RTF goes.

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RE: Suggestions on a Larger Glider to Upgrade from the ... - 4/26/2012 11:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		Funny that there really isn't much out there. Guess fewer people fly sailplanes nowadays.

All I noticed other than foamies in a quick search last night was Tower still has the Vista. It's still not a standard like you're looking for, but isn't a foamy. It'd need the motor upgraded, but is only a touch more than $100 as an ARF.

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXMUY1&P=ML

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