[LASS Soaring] Re: [RCSE] What handlaunch to get? An incomplete list...

[Ben Wilson]

D'oh!  I forgot one of the first DLGs I built... the Gambler!

http://wrightbrothersrc.com/products/gambler.htm

Sticks 'n carbon - super easy build, but with Drela foils! Launches 
pretty dang hard for a built-up 48" thing.

Ben Wilson wrote:
>
> POLECAT SIDEWINDER II - $300
> Being a member of Team Polecat, I've got to suggest the SideWinder 
> II.  For $300 you really can't beat the price for a competition-level 
> DLG...  Hi-Load foam bagged with carbon rods and glass.  If Bruce 
> can't bust that wing, no one can!  A really excellent deal on a plane.
>
> http://www.polecataero.com/products/sidewinder2/
>
> SIMPLY COOL - < $200?
> Our little man Lee has been flying a SideWinder II this year, and as a 
> back-up he's been flying one of Kennedy Composites "Simply Cool" RES 
> DLGs.  Really slick ship! Molded one-piece wing.  I wouldn't put it in 
> Bruce's hands, but for youngin's and beginnin's it's pretty alright.  
> I don't see it on Kennedy's site, so I'm not sure about availability 
> or price - but I think it can be had for < $200
>
> http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=387155
>
> DL50 - $70
> I'm kinda a sucker for the cheap DLGs, 'cause that's what I got 
> started with!  I flew Red Weston's Red Herrings for about a year 
> before I got a 'real' DLG.  The DL50 from Mountain Models is a 50", 
> foam wing DLG that is really simple to put together and is pretty tough!
>
> http://www.mountainmodels.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_28&products_id=212 
>
>
>
> ALL THE REST...
> Now as far as competition-grade stuff goes, you're looking at $400+ 
> per plane. And this isn't a complete list, but these are the most 
> popular planes 'round my neck of the woods.
>
> Polecat XP-5 - $429
> http://www.polecataero.com/products/xp-5/
> Pilot: Bruce Davidson
>
> Taboo GT - $450
> http://olgol.com/TabooGT/
> Pilots: Oleg, Phil
>
> Jones Prototypes Vandal - $500
> http://www.jonesprototypes.com/pricing.htm
> Pilots: Paul Anderson, them west coasty boys
>
> Blaster 2 - $385
> http://kennedycomposites.com/blaster2.htm
> Marc Gellart won the NATS with one of these!
>
> Photon II - $370
> http://kennedycomposites.com/photonii.htm
> RES w/ Flap. Pretty and indestructible in a mid-air!
>
> EURO MOLDIES
> ....and then you've got your Euro moldies like the Firework III / IV 
> from SoaringUSA.com
> http://www.soaringusa.com/products/subcategory.htm?category_id=294
>
> ...as welll as the Aspirin and SALPeter DLGs over at F3X.com
> http://www.f3x.com/htdocs/DLG.htm
>
> Most of the dudes in Germany fly molded ships. Why can't we get CNC 
> molds and a people to crank them out here? Not sure.
>
> aero22 at aerofoam.com wrote:
>> Ok, Uncle! I give up, I want to play too.
>> What handlaunch should I go out and get now?
>>
>> Mark Mech
>> www.aerofoam.com
>>
>>   
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