Tim Mackey Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Mornin' Grumpy! Long time no hear...how's it going me 'ol fruitcake? How's that Hawk coming along dare I ask ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 can you get the muiltiplex in a none powered vershion oz ive only flown a none powered eletric glider before??sorry about the spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Yes you can Chris, it's available as a glider or powered glider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 so tell me does anyonw have any exsperiance flying the muiltiplex and is there any advantage by useing the power vershion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 what wind ranges does it fly in so what is the littlest wind speed speed it will fly in and what is the greatest wind speed it will fly in?? also how well does it fly?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdy Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Hi Chris! I've no experience of any gliders, I'm just making recommendations from what I know as tried and tested, so I'm in no position to comment on the easystar. The Graupner Electro UHU is very similar (There was a reveiw last year of it in RCM&E) or you may want to try the Multiplex Easyglider or the Pro version(that isn't suppposed to put you off - its just the new version). The advantages of an electric glider are that you don't need a slope (lots of those in scotland!) and can glide back down after climbing under power. With a pure glider you need a slope or thermal or some form of lift, enless you can get something to tow it up. All the best birdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Multiplex Easyglider looks good but its made out of foam so i don't know how much of a beating it will take?easystar. has the same problems also is there optional power pods for gliders??thanks for the suggestions birdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 Easy Glider Electric does it have a foam consturtion??p.s any other suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Chris...can I suggest that you allow a little time for folks to reply to your postings before posting the next question.Yes the easyglider is "foam" but very durable, Elapor actually. The model is not adaptable to power with a pod system, you choose which flavour you want and buy accordingly, IE: electric version, or non powererd version. Try a google for the answer to some of your questions, this link here took just 5 seconds to find for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 sorryand i never though of googleing my questionswell i have and there is one question i really need answering has the easy glider use alerions??i looked it up on the net and it looked like it did have alerions heres the link easyglider beacuse if it does i can't fly it ive only ever flown a rudder elivator glider taht was made out of balsa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Who says you cant use ailerons ? - besides, it has rudder too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 sorry link didn't work iam new to all this http://www.rcgroups[u].com/forums/showthread.php?t=373015[/u] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 soo what your saying is that i can put the alerions on but not use them??still it looks complicated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 just thought that ill have to by 4 servos where as with rudder elivator i would only need to and i can't afford to extra servos which i probly woun't use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 ill look on google for some gliders if you have any ideas??that are under £80 and are rudder and elivator only with a simple design which is basic to put together so all i have to do is glue and screw and i want the it to just be the fusalage and wings you know with no hardware included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Satinet Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 if you can fly a rudder elevator plane to a reasonable standard you won't have trouble with ailerons. I actually think R/E is harder to fly than aileron/elevator/rudder. I'm late to this thread, but have the SAS range of planes been accepted. R/E is okay, but most planes of this type will be floaters, thus they won't be good in a wide range of winds. Or they will require build and/or cost more than £80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 could you elaborate on "R/E" please and what is sas also you are never to late to this thread trust me all information is good informationplease come back and elaborate and hi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 RE means rudder elevator, and SAS is soar ahead sailplanes - a slope soaring manufacturer run and owned by a guy called Alan Head - here is my SAS wildthing - they are terrific models but NOT powered...purely slopers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Satinet Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 R/E is rudder and elevator. I.e a plane that only has a rudder and an elevator for controls. There aren't many planes like that aren't designed for flying in light winds. Some of the designs from "back in the day" had only R/E. but you can't get them and even if you could it would mean a lot of building.SAS make EPP flying wings. http://www.freewebs.com/sasepp/ Good planes to learn on. Very tough, being made of EPP foam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Satinet Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 yeah sorry. I had my slope hat on....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 so thease sas are good to learn on and are they easy to fly?thanks for the info guysalso i think my uncle has a epp flying wing not sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Satinet Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Yeah, easy to fly. The point is that they are made of EPP and extrememly hard to break. Are you flying from the slope or flat field? If the slope you don't need to worry about motors or launching equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 i fly from a slope and a very steep one at that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 do you have to do much cutting and shapeing for putting in servos and cables ect or does it come all ready for the stuff to be installed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 They can be built in around a day or less depending on how fussy you are - very easy, good instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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