Economical Sloper from HK

Discussions related to sail plane models.
User avatar
retiredVTT
Posts: 5599
Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:59 pm
Location: Bedford, NS,CANADA
Contact:

Economical Sloper from HK

Unread post by retiredVTT » Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:23 pm

http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__ ... source=EDM

..might be just the ticket for introducing one to slope soaring!

Bill
Bill
HEFA #5
MAAC #13708

User avatar
JohnOSullivan
Posts: 1219
Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:50 pm
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Contact:

Re: Economical Sloper from HK

Unread post by JohnOSullivan » Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:19 pm

That looks like it would be a good one Bill.
Here's another true sloper the Wraith.
http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__ ... _ARF_.html
I have one of these which I got about a year ago. I am in the process of finishing it.
It has a very slim fuselage and needs small servos and batteries. I was a bit worried that it might be too tail heavy, but when all was said and done, I only needed 1 ounce nose weight.
I also added a 1" wide centre panel insert so that I can keep a two piece wing for compact packing (I'm heading to Ireland in November)
The fuselage is strong glass and the wings are built up balsa with plastic covering. The model is strong and should stand up to some tough flying on the slope. It weighs in at 12.8 ounces for a wing loading of 7.5 oz/sq.ft.
Just perfect for medium winds and will take lots of ballast
John
MAAC #5401 L
MACI (Ireland) IRL#26

Post Reply