Where are all the delta wings?
 

Hi all, I have been away for a number of years, I've been thinking about getting things rolling again. I've always loved my deltas, I notice it's hard to find kits now, what's out there these days? No more Diamond Dust?? :( I'm also shocked there are no good electric kits out there that I know of. I may have to get back in business and get some kits rolling! :)

MJD is making the Screamin Demon. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/extr...-no-could.html is the thread.

I have a DiamondDust 4 sale here on RCU.
Will list a ACM Whiplash when I get home.

Most manufactures will not make a kit in low volume.

Today most stuff produced is foamies and electric

It took me a while, but I got some DD plans and rebuilt an old DD I had. Made a few copies. Stuck one in the vault. I can send out a copy if needed. But yes, I was like you. There was nothing to be found.

Could be interesting, I've never been a fan of the single fin, I really like the double fins in the middle of each wing half. Would be easy to change this kit. I have built a couple of my own design deltas this way and they have been rock solid.

Do you have a link to the DD?

Would there be a market for deltas these days? I'm really thinking about making my deltas into kits. We really need some nice electrics too I think!

Here is a pic of one of my deltas I used to fly, so much fun!

http://www.btemodels.com/vortex.html

I just build one, very nice kit and great instructions. It's rather big and slower then DD or SD, good first delta.

Bruce Tharpe will give you dimensions etc.to build different size Delta Vortex. I love my full size one.

I built a small foamboard delta from flitetest.com Flew well.

Sig still sells the wonder

They still make that one eh? It's a nice kit but I like the smaller performance stuff :)

Too ugly lol

How thick is the main root on this one?

Wonders are great fun. Easy to build. Easy to fly, had my nephew on the Buddy Box on a wonder with no R/C exp.

I built several with O.S. Engines from .15FP to .25FX and flew on a friend built with .32SX and kit bashed a twin with two OS.15FP

Never flown one but I have built a couple different size Lanier Shrikes. Those were fun little things.

I like my Wonder. Got a Fox .15 BB in it. The FP .15 it came with was way too tail heavy. I guess that is why I got such a deal on it. I had to extend the nose 3/4" and add two oz. The Fox was about that weight, so it was the candidate. Nice smooth, fairly fast flyer in the wind that we have here. I have been thinking of an LA .25, .40 or SX .32 that I have sitting in the drawer, but have to get a bit more stick time.

I ran my deltas with a 32sx and MAC pipe, such a great combo.

I have a couple of those pipes. Might be a plan. The one SX needs a bearing, and the top of the cylinder has a 1/16th" plating flake on it. Kind of afraid to splurge on the bearings. I think there is another one around as well as an earlier ringed one. I remember a guy in the old club had a .40 4 stroke in a Wonder. Didn't sound fast, but sure went by quick.

Hello Horn, Could you please tell me the CG on a Diamond Dust? Built it about 15yrs ago sold it and recently re acquired it. Its about ready to fly again but need to check cg. Thanks

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=2107883

root is about 3"

Ty, that's actually a really nice delta, would almost make a nice turbine trainer ;)

Yes, there is plenty of room in the fuselage. A turbine, edf or pulse jet would work...

I guess I look at it differently ... they are all over! I don't enjoy standing there just building a Kit, I am a Scratch Builder and there are plenty of Delta's out there. Also, they REALLY need Updating and Modification. On Outerzone look at Hustler XD-7 Delta, 363, and including Enforcer by Laddie Mikulasko at 48". He's a great builder and designer but that Delta needs some rework. Set your Search selector to 50 at the bottom, Search Deltas, and 49 will come up, screaming for attention.

I have a few. Not really a fan of plans. Just kind of engineering on the fly. Foam and coroplast are my friend lately. I guess most of these are really not done, or even started by me, so draw your own conclusions from that.