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metalman

02-11-2004 11:15 PM

filip rg

Any tips on build and setup? Filip from northeast sailplane.
Thanks,
Bill

bjaffee

02-12-2004 12:51 AM

RE: filip rg

Reinforce the inside of the forward fuselage with extra glass or carbon. It's quite thin.

metalman

02-12-2004 10:02 PM

RE: filip rg

Thanks for your help.
Bill

LWThompson

02-22-2004 07:30 PM

RE: filip rg

Thin how? I keep hearing this and was curious if it is being compared to planes in the $400.00 range. I would rather add carbon, Kevlar and epoxy rather than lead but for $150.00 is it a good deal? It looks good in the photo.

bjaffee

02-25-2004 04:14 AM

RE: filip rg

They just didn't use very heavy glass for the fuselage. It tends to crack fairly easily from what I've seen. It's not like it would cost them more to make it a bit tougher...I think they were just going for very light weight.

It's a really good flying plane, and I think it's worth the price, but you have to keep the fragility in mind, especially if you don't have a nice grassy landing area. Adding some heavier glass reinforcement ot the inside of the forward fuse shouldn't add too much weight though.

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