Bug HLG

Lone Star Balsa is highly recommended on the Ezone. www.lonestar-models.com Let us know how you do. Right now 103 grams sounds very good. John ... go

From John · February 1, 2004 12:05 AM

Where can you get Contest grade balsa online? I have built a bug to 103 grams (flies very well) and now want to go for one close to 70 grams. I plan to follow

From abra32001 · January 31, 2004 11:01 PM

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From mikesfreemail · January 14, 2004 3:08 PM

With the talk of presets, it might be good to define what I consider the two methods of Side-Arm-Launching. The original method: There used to be a animated

From John · January 13, 2004 11:06 PM

... I wrote the preset article on the polecat site. It works with the AM version of the Focus radio, but I haven t had any success with getting the Focus FM

From John · January 13, 2004 8:22 PM

Hi, With a cruciform tail, I haven t felt a need for presets during launch. When I was learning to launch, I sometimes preset the (mechanical) trim lever on

From Robert · January 13, 2004 3:57 PM

New pics posted. This is a gift for my father-in-law, who is just getting into R/C. With that in mind, I built the pod hard enough to hit a golf ball. (might

From trizzle777 · December 23, 2003 11:19 AM

Thanks for your time and the great insights and tips.....i m forwarding that one to the archives. I m giving Bug 1 to my father in law for Christmas to get

From trizzle777 · December 10, 2003 8:48 PM

trizzle777, I realized that I didn t answer all your questions. I do SAL my bug and although it originally had a wing-tip peg, it no longer does. My peg had a

From gldrgidr · December 10, 2003 12:31 AM

First off. The week before my flight, the high temperatures were in the low 50 s and upper 40 s which lowered the ground surface temperatures. On the day of

From gldrgidr · December 9, 2003 11:04 PM

Just a note, thermals work on temperature differential - so any time you have major temperature differences within an air mass you get major lift - the winter

From Michael Kelley · December 9, 2003 8:03 PM

I ve had some INCREDIBLY long flights with my ultralight BUG ( 20 minutes). It is now unfortunately AWOL (I lost it in a thermal) but while I had it I would

From jason_wasylyk · December 9, 2003 12:30 PM

That s unreal, and congratulations. I haven t finished my bug yet, but I do have other (poor) HLG experience flying a Candy HLG (ARF) in cold weather. At

From trizzle777 · December 9, 2003 1:10 AM

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:55:38 -0000, dimple_kwok wrote: Simply use a piece of .060 carbon at the hinge line to connect the left side with the right side. The

From paul@bigcolorsigns.com · December 8, 2003 2:53 PM

Can some one please tell me how the two elevator halves are joined together and while not having to make a big hole on the vertical stab? Cheers Henry

From dimple_kwok · December 8, 2003 12:55 PM

Two weeks ago, here in New Jersey, we had a good flying weekend. I got my longest thermal flight with the Bug. It was 6 minutes and 50 seconds. Has anyone

From gldrgidr · December 7, 2003 2:15 PM

One more question. Is the CG correct according to the plans? This glider, especially with the stock tail length and increased wingspan is very sensitive to CG

From gldrgidr · December 7, 2003 1:51 PM

Henry, When you look down the fuse, do the tail surfaces look straight? You should only see the leading edges of the tail surfaces. Twisted tail surfaces act

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From wyld_alicia8 · December 3, 2003 3:48 PM

hi all, Ive finished my Bug making it side-arm-launchable but still kept the V-tail. The AUW is about 3.5 oz. Yesterday i flew it at my local field and was

From crazyguyk3 · November 29, 2003 6:41 AM

Can you post a picture or two for us to look at? My Lil Bugger now has a balsa pod and weigh about 4.5 ounces with the 34 wing. I m using a cruciform tail

From Chris Lewis · November 25, 2003 1:23 PM

1. Are you tip-launching it? 2. How are your (or others ) planes doing in the same conditions? Can others wring out a good flight with it? 3. Is it the plane

From Paul Johnson · November 25, 2003 8:03 AM

I am frustrated that I am still getting miserable flight time. I have extended the wing and lightened the pod by using a smaller diameter tail tube. The all up

From dimple_kwok · November 24, 2003 6:18 PM

I ve been using single lithium cells for over a year with hitec s 555 receiver. Servos run a bit slower, but not a problem. Think of it as linear expo .

From Paul Johnson · November 17, 2003 10:34 PM

Has anyone tried using a small Li-Poly pack in their Bug? I just bought a 250 mah single cell pack that weighs about .2 ounces. It only puts out 3.7 volts but

From gldrgidr · November 17, 2003 9:59 PM

Hey Everyone, I m impatiently awaiting delivery of my Bug plans and am wondering if anyone call tell me to what extent the Bug Material List attached in the

From pneumatized · November 17, 2003 3:05 PM

... I m not familiar with the design but I know that Eut builds a lot of interesting models. You can reach him by posting a query to the SAM list at

From wcstoddart · November 12, 2003 8:09 PM

Has anyone in this group also come across a slowflyer plan called the Food Wrap 2000 by Eut Tileston? If it s not an abuse of the forum to ask, has anyone

From trizzle777 · November 11, 2003 10:28 PM

The Gambler pod is longer than the Bug, but similar in design. I glass the whole thing with 2-ounce glass cloth and it strengthens it a lot. If you really want

From Allan Wright · November 7, 2003 8:19 AM

I glass mine with .056 FG cloth and water based polyurethane. Not much weight and a lot of strength. I also make my pod deeper and thinner to allow the servos

From John Gospodarek · November 7, 2003 7:36 AM

Has anyone glassed the whole fuse pod? Does it add structural strength beyond what just a coat of thinned epoxy would? I think Gambler plans suggest that

From trizzle777 · November 6, 2003 9:39 PM

What would be the fun in that??? ;o) Seriously, scratch building is a great way to burn off stress from work. Besides, for less than $15 I can have a complete

From Chris Lewis · October 27, 2003 10:21 AM

Hi Chris, The standard Bug wing center chord is already 7 . You probably already know that when you increase the wingspan that much, you re talking about

From John Gallagher · October 23, 2003 11:02 PM

I m planning on upsizing my Lil Bugger that s based on the Bug wing. My question - How wide of a root chord can I expand up to? I m thinking 48-54 wing span.

From Chris Lewis · October 23, 2003 7:11 PM

Thanks Doug and John. I guess mine isn t as heavy as I thought. The plastic picture hanger tow hook, sounds like a good idea. John ... Sign up for Internet

From John Gallagher · October 10, 2003 2:25 AM

My bug wing is the small one at 29 inches. It has a weight of 1.4 oz. and fuse has a weight of 2.8 oz. for a total of 4.2 oz. My wing has been repaired and

From Doug Slate · October 9, 2003 11:27 PM

John, My 34½ in. wing (tip to tip across top not around bottom) is 1.8 oz. at 52 grams. My 29 in. wing (tip to tip across top not around bottom) is 1.6 oz.

From John Gospodarek · October 9, 2003 11:12 PM

Can I ask again for some of you who have built the extended wing (~34 ) wingspan bug to weigh the wing. It might be helpful to us all to have a benchmark

From gldrgidr · October 9, 2003 11:34 AM

John, I m at work but will try to check my wings tonight. They have some repairs so they are on the heavy side also. I think Al did not notice that you were

From John Gospodarek · October 6, 2003 9:58 AM

If that s with equipment it s extremely light. If that s without it s only marginally heavy. On Sun, 2003-10-05 at 23:20, gldrgidr wrote: Hi, I m trying to

From Allan Wright · October 6, 2003 9:02 AM

Hi, I m trying to find out why my Bug came out so heavy. It s 3.8 ounces with a wingspan of 34 inches. My wing weighs 1.4 ounces. Can those of you with

From gldrgidr · October 5, 2003 11:20 PM

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From Ron van Sommeren · September 29, 2003 5:55 PM

Hi All, First off, I know I should not clog up the various groups with off topic emails. I know it s not acceptable and I promise I ll never do it again, but

From Mark · September 8, 2003 2:41 PM

Hi All, I ve haven t sent many posts in the last day or so... so I thought I d mention a few things as we go into the weekend: Looks like we re going to have

From Mark · September 5, 2003 4:17 PM

Hi dimple-kwok, Shouldn t be embarasing at all. There s a lot to be learned in the compostites field. There are a number of sites that do a pretty good job

From Mark · September 1, 2003 1:01 PM

Carbon fibre is black in colour, fibreglass is normally white. Carbon fibre is considerably stronger than fibreglass and more expensive weight-for-weight. The

From Daniel Armstrong · September 1, 2003 5:41 AM

This question has been bugging me a long time and I have been too embarrassed to ask. What is the difference between carbon fiber and fiberglass? I can I tell?

From dimple_kwok · September 1, 2003 4:48 AM

... managed to solve ... an super ... launched ... office). ... ok. I guess this solve the problem of warping. sounds like it is a common occurence. The

From dimple_kwok · September 1, 2003 12:39 AM

I had the same problem wen I made an extended wing 100 cm. I managed to solve it with the covering (ora cover light). Today I ve made the first tes flight s

From frans.biemans@wanadoo.nl · August 31, 2003 4:47 PM

Frustrated, How much warp are you talking about? If it is within reason then your covering could be enough to pull it back to back where you want it. The way I

From John Gospodarek · August 31, 2003 10:22 AM

Hi THE MAILSERVER SAYS there is delivery error, something about bcc not allowed. I don t know how this happens... I just scrapped a set of extended wings I

From dimple_kwok · August 30, 2003 3:48 PM

Hi All, I m new to this group. I like RC and this groups sounded interesting. I belong to a number of different groups and recently started building a web

From Mark · August 23, 2003 3:26 PM

I have solved the problem with the rib templates not matching the wing planform, the copier I used to copy the rib templates from the plan enlarged the

From b2kopke · August 19, 2003 12:50 PM

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From Dr. Jason Wasylyk · August 19, 2003 12:27 AM

now I need the parts. I have 2 FMA S80 servos I figure I ll need get a GWS R-4P Rx, and the carbon parts for the boom & spar, the wood I have or can get

From njgliderman · August 18, 2003 9:16 PM

First day out with the bug! Only had a few test flights today but I luv the BUG. Nephew borrowed the scales so I don t know what she weighs but the last

From Doug Slate · August 8, 2003 10:02 PM

Citeren b2kopke : I didn t had the problem with the ribs. ! For an x-tail look at my photo album (Frans. I ve used m2 bold s. This way

From frans.biemans@wanadoo.nl · August 8, 2003 6:19 PM

Has anyone had a problem with the rib templates on the plan being too long (causes the spar hole/leading edge to line up too far forward)? Also what is the

From b2kopke · August 8, 2003 4:50 PM

I have a few carbon pods left from a club project. These were designed by Colin Bosch and used for his successful Carbon Bug. This is a design that features

From Ed · August 4, 2003 12:04 AM

Thanks Robert, Corner reinforcement using 1/8 square balsa strips adds tremendous strength to the fuse with very little additional weight. If you build using

From gldrgidr · August 1, 2003 1:07 PM

Frans and John, Great looking Bugs. I like the idea of the corner reinforcement on the fuse. Are your servos stacked together? Do you just use double sided

From Robert · August 1, 2003 10:08 AM

Wy don t you build a X-tail?? This one won t get damaged in an dlg launch.. Cyja Frans ... From: Allan Wright To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 21,

From Frans · July 21, 2003 2:59 PM

Seal the wood, or cover it with a covering. If you have done this, then be careful to shrink both sides of the covering equally. al On Mon, 2003-07-21 at

From Allan Wright · July 21, 2003 2:01 PM

How do I stop the tails of my V tail from warping? Bill Scott

From Bill Scott · July 21, 2003 1:51 PM

Denny Maize from Polecat (XP-3) leaked out this improved method for hinging DLG tailfeathers. This involves using a strip of Micafilm covering as a hinge for

From gldrgidr · July 19, 2003 10:08 PM

Just finished my first bug. It has a 34.5 wingspan, x-tail (Sidewinder style tail), and a wing peg. I used red ultracote lite on top of the wing and clear

From gldrgidr · July 19, 2003 12:10 AM

I ve uploaded some pictures of my X-tail. And the construction. Follow the link:

From Frans · July 13, 2003 10:51 AM

I wil upload some pictures of itt, probably tomorrow. I can t explaine because my Englisch is nt that good. Bud when You l see it you ll undderstand..

From Frans · July 13, 2003 8:35 AM

... What do you mean by 4 x m2 bold s? -- Thanks Jim, a newbie to modeling. This E-mail address may not be shared with any person or business without the

From Jim H. · July 12, 2003 5:13 PM

Bill, I blew off a few v-tails while trying to throw really hard. A SAL will be fine with the v-tail for now, until you start trying to really chuck it. Just

From Frans · July 12, 2003 5:06 PM

Bill, I blew off a few v-tails while trying to throw really hard. A SAL will be fine with the v-tail for now, until you start trying to really chuck it. Just

From Dan · July 12, 2003 12:59 PM

... SAL ... None, but you can run the spar to the wing tip for more support. ... I ... No. only if you want to tinker.

From John Gospodarek · July 9, 2003 1:46 PM

Hi all, Tapestreamer motor conversion: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=129868 Discussion list:

From ronvans · July 7, 2003 12:42 PM

What modifications, if any, need to be made to a Bug to make it SAL capable? I m not interested in a full blown discus style launch, I don t think either the

From Bill Scott · July 5, 2003 7:20 AM

I have built a lot of these, so I know your interest in lightening! ... Most Definitely!! That ll help, you ll notice ... Just light balsa is good for the

From Dan · July 4, 2003 1:39 PM

... I m a beginner to R/C and confused here (and my Bug plans haven t even arrived yet.) Balsa Products lists the range of the GWS R-4P at 4.8g as 1000 ft.

From Jim H. · July 4, 2003 1:36 PM

I feel these items are MUSTS (in my opinion). Build it with the cruciform tail and a peg in the wing. The tailboom ISN T too heavy, but a lighter one might be

From Paul Johnson · July 4, 2003 12:07 PM

... various ... FG ... may ... thing ... inserting ... balancing ... based ... forego ... servos ... Buy a GWS 5g reciever and 2 picoBB servos. Your weight

From jason_wasylyk · July 4, 2003 10:24 AM

I have built and flown a bug that is built to plan but due to various reinforcements it is quite a bit heavier 4Oz. e.g. 2 layers of FG on fuse,FG on tail

From dimple_kwok · July 4, 2003 8:43 AM

Glad to know you like the site. I enjoy sharing all of my hobbies. That s part of the fun! On Mon, 2003-06-30 at 11:54, Doug Slate wrote: Thanks for letting me

From Allan Wright · June 30, 2003 12:58 PM

My tiny has a servo for ailerons, which is coupled to the rudder and a servo for the elevator. Al On Mon, 2003-06-30 at 12:09, Doug Slate wrote: Looks like the

From Allan Wright · June 30, 2003 12:57 PM

Looks like the Tiny had a three channel setup with ailerons and rudder. I never thought of using one servo for both.

From Doug Slate · June 30, 2003 12:09 PM

Thanks for letting me know about the videos and NICE web site. I m still surfing your site. I liked the WWI site you maintain. My nephew is into miniature

From Doug Slate · June 30, 2003 11:54 AM

I have a couple small ones here: http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/aew/rc/Bug/ Al On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 19:39, duggiedug wrote: I ve been watching this group for a

From Allan Wright · June 30, 2003 8:57 AM

Nice video. Looks like your Bug site will be nice when you at done. You got more altitude even with a loop than I thought someone might get with such a light

From Doug Slate · June 28, 2003 10:09 PM

I ve started working on a site deticated to the BUG. At the moment there s only one movie on it, but this will change in the next week(s).

From Frans · June 28, 2003 7:17 PM

That would be nice. Yea, I ve wondered where a good place to upload videos would be. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

From Doug Slate · June 28, 2003 8:37 AM

I,ve got a couple of Bug videos., but don t know where I can store them. There all about 5 mb Ill try to upload them to a friends wepsite. If anyone has a

From Frans · June 28, 2003 3:27 AM

I ve been watching this group for a while and almost have my bug built. Just wondering if anyone has any BUG Videos?

From duggiedug · June 27, 2003 7:39 PM

Jim, The terms are pretty much used interchangeably these days. For instance, the Yahoo SALglider Group is all about DLGs. Buddy Roos ... From: Jim H. To:

From Buddy Roos · June 25, 2003 7:03 PM

You should be fine with a cross tail. They are not as vulnerable as they look. I ve been flying 4 different DLGs with cross tails 3 or 4 days a week for over

From Buddy Roos · June 25, 2003 6:40 PM

... mods ... I,ve tried itt. I used rubber bands, the ones they also use to combine the post. The Bug gains a lot of speed, but mine could handle itt. I used 8

From strandzeef · June 25, 2003 5:15 PM

I am from Holland, I ve build a Bug last week and fel in love with it after the first flight . I ve also uploaded some pictures to a fotoalbum (Frans). This

From Frans · June 25, 2003 4:47 PM

Check out the video (LAUNCH.MOV) at the bottom of the page of our Gambler gallery. The Gambler is a side-arm launch (SAL) glider. A picture (or movie in this

From Allan Wright · June 23, 2003 8:53 AM

You need a highstart with small diameter rubber tubing (1/8 ) and you would have to either permanately mount or temporarily tape-on a hook just in front of the

From gldrgidr · June 22, 2003 1:13 PM

I know this question has been asked once before but no one really elaborate on this. Is this possible? Has anyone tried this? What mods are required? Thanks

From dimple_kwok · June 22, 2003 7:41 AM

Side Arm Launch. You can do this with short wings only. The tip won t hit the ground. ... From: Jim H. To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003

From Paul Johnson · June 21, 2003 10:47 PM

I know this shows how much of a novice I am but DLG wasn t too hard to figure out. What is a SAL launch? TIA Jim

From Jim H. · June 21, 2003 7:01 PM

Henry A lot of things could be happening with short battery life. I use a 4 cell 150 ma NiMH and get about 40 min of flying time. That is after I have cycled

From John Gospodarek · June 16, 2003 5:02 PM

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From timeamerica@aol.com · June 16, 2003 4:36 PM