Help identifying this glider
10-22-2012, 07:32 AM
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Help identifying this glider
I got this glider over the weekend. No manual, no instructions, and no markings that I could find. Could you provide some tips on where I can find some additional information about this glider? Can it be converted to electric power? (I assume it requires some extensive surgery)
The previous owner fixed a hole in the canopy by adding another canopy on top of the hole. That is why it seems like the canopy has a bubble towards the rear of it.
Thanks
Rafael
The previous owner fixed a hole in the canopy by adding another canopy on top of the hole. That is why it seems like the canopy has a bubble towards the rear of it.
Thanks
Rafael
10-29-2012, 08:22 AM
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RE: Help identifying this glider
ORIGINAL: rcsoar4fun
.....What is the span and wing construction?
.....What is the span and wing construction?
Thanks for the help. I'm a helicopter and powered airplane pilot. I wanted to get into hotliners or similar on the cheap by buying this at an auction. Turns out I may have bought a scale glider and I'm having second thoughts about hacking it off to install an electric motor.
Rafael
10-30-2012, 05:09 AM
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RE: Help identifying this glider
I agree with rcsoar4fun... while the rest of the plane could arguably be a semi-scale model of a variety of sailplanes, the canopy shape (where it meets the fuselage) appears to be representative of the Glaser-Dirks DG series. Here's the DG600:
10-31-2012, 04:46 AM
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RE: Help identifying this glider
Further research leads me to believe you have a Gerasis 2.7m DG600, based on wingspan and color of wing tips. An older model, now out of productionif I'm not mistaken, but definitely closer to $300 than$50 when new.
10-31-2012, 08:01 AM
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ORIGINAL: AMA-69405
Further research leads me to believe you have a Gerasis 2.7m DG600, based on wingspan and color of wing tips. An older model, now out of production if I'm not mistaken, but definitely closer to $300 than $50 when new.
Further research leads me to believe you have a Gerasis 2.7m DG600, based on wingspan and color of wing tips. An older model, now out of production if I'm not mistaken, but definitely closer to $300 than $50 when new.
Thanks AMA-69405, based on your info, I found this:
[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=835226[/link]
it looks identical to mine. I might keep it in stock form and fly it for a while.
Any idea on where to find a new canopy?
Thanks again.
Rafael
