Bug HLG

Beautiful proportions! Dick On Jul 6, 2012, at 3:39 PM, janhein Ramakers wrote: > How about this one, > > http://www.cavemanrocketry.com/graupner-topsy-clone_pid1348.html (I > hope > to have some time to edit the discription tomorrow) > > It is a copy of the old Graupner Topsy, originaly flown with a .49 cox > engine but it can also be powered with a small brusless engine. > > The kit is pretty easy to build and a builder with some experience can > do it in a couple of evenings. I did it in a few weeks with only > one hand. > > the drawings can be downloaded from the internet or can send a hard > copy > with the kit. > > succes janhein > > On 7/6/2012 1:48 AM, dfairchilds@... wrote: > > > > I'm a new guy. That is going to obvious! I have been building models > > of my own design and others for 60 years. Yup, 60. Started when I > was > > eight. R/C, FreeFlight, everything, Even a couple of HLG. > > > > I am looking for a design -kit or plans- that lends itself to being > > powered by an 049 engine. I know that is blasphemy to this group, > but > > it is necessary for me to engine launch and radio control the > descent. > > > > I can scratch build from plans, or build a kit, but cannot hand or > > winch launch. I would prefer no carbon fiber, but can do that if > > necessary. > > > > So come on fellow modelers.... Rack your brains, download all your > > experience on me and give me some ideas.... No 2 meter stuff, > looking > > at a max of 36-40 inch wingspan. I want to get it into the > ionosphere > > over Arizona and thermal til my batteries explode. LOL. > > > > Landings > > > > Dave > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]