1.8m Electric Glider

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Direct drive Speed400 powered sailplane.

E_18_1.jpg (22956 bytes) Power is a direct drive Speed 400 with 6*3 folding prop. Weight is 450grs with a span of 1.8meters.
It climbs quite slowly but steadily, 4 climbs can be expected with the 7*500mha cells. E_18_2.jpg (26253 bytes)
E_18_3.jpg (14011 bytes) Wing tapered by angling the rib progressively to the tip, this is an interesting way of tapering a wing using ribs of the same size
The receiver sits in front of the servo's and the battery sits on it's edge forward of the foam block. E_18_4.jpg (28279 bytes)
E_18_5.jpg (27637 bytes) Relay type on off switch with BEC, home made again.