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This model was born of pure self-interest! I wanted a tough,
lightweight handlaunch glider (HLG) that I could take down
to my local public park and fly around for a while to take
a break from the shop and the phones. Of course, it also
had to look like a 'real' airplane, so I choose the venerable
Schweizer 1-26 as a scale subject. The earlier 1-26 models
always appealed to my aesthetic senses most with the elliptical
fin/rudder and vintage color scheme possibilities. After
many prototypes and many hours of shoulder wrenching testing
and experimentation, this was the result! This is the ultimate
fly-anywhere HLG and is perfect for taking on trips or keeping
around the office to fly on your lunch break at work. It
shrugs off light poles, trees, cars, flying buddies, etc.
to give maximum fun with minimum shop time. Certainly not
competitive in today's contest environment, but certainly
a blast for sport flying in seemingly impossible locations.
It's thermal flying capabilities may really surprise you,
and it's excellent as a light lift slope ship.
What's included in the D.A.W. 1-26 Foamie
HLG kit
- Expanded Polypropylene foam wing panels
with pre-cut spar slots and end bevels!
- Machine cut Expanded Polypropylene fuselage
- Coroplast (TM) corrugated plastic, pre-hinged
stabilizer and fin
- Basswood spars and and dihedral braces
- Balsa sub-trailing edge
- Balsa trailing edge stock
- Complete hardware package for 3-channel
flying, including pushrods
- Block of scrap EPP foam for construction
and repairs
- Comprehensive instruction manual including
CAD figures, taping diagrams and instructions for either
polyhedral or aileron wing setup
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