Archive of the Yahoo! Groups mailing list for the Bug hand-launch glider 2002-2018
Thanks Carl. I ll check them out. They re not the one in the article but they may do just as well. Thanks again, Al ...
From Allan Wright · April 15, 2002 10:53 AM
Here is where I bought mine: www.acp-composites.com Regards, Carl Petersen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
From Carl Petersen · April 15, 2002 10:35 AM
I don t have my article with me, what was the store that they reccomend in the Bug article to get your carbon fiber products from? I want to re-order and I
From Allan Wright · April 15, 2002 10:19 AM
Well I got to fly my extended wing Bug this weekend and all I can say is WOW! I made a new wing by extending the span of each wing panel by 6cm for a total
From Allan Wright · April 15, 2002 9:54 AM
... Ugh - didn t really explain fully. I was considering a 33% increase in span, from .75M to 1M Al
From Allan Wright · April 10, 2002 1:57 PM
Has anyone built the Bug larger than the plans? I was thinking that the design was strong enough, that if I added 1 extra rib and kept all the wood
From Allan Wright · April 10, 2002 1:22 PM
Hi All, Would anyone be interested in sharing the moderator chores for this group? I have no experience building or flying a Bug yet and thought it would be a
From John Gallagher · April 6, 2002 7:34 PM
Carl and I were flying our Bugs a couple of years ago around November. I was one of the lucky ones to get the plans early. We both got over 6 minutes. We made
From ifome · April 6, 2002 10:40 PM
I uploaded some photos of Bugs to the photos section. They had been posted to the ezone. Hope noone minds. I also uploaded a file written by Zhack called
From John Gallagher · April 6, 2002 5:51 AM
... I ve had a minute and a half, but only had the bug 3 days, and no sunshine here yet. Man is it fun though! Al
From Allan Wright · April 5, 2002 2:10 PM
So far the longest flight mentioned has been 2 minutes. Has anyone on the list had longer thermal flights with the Bug? John
From John Gallagher · April 5, 2002 12:48 PM
Do the plans for the Bug call for washout in the wingtips? Most gliders use washout to prevent the tip stall that you describe. If you backoff one click of
From John Gallagher · April 5, 2002 12:03 PM
Here s a link to my bug page. There is a pic of me and my bug as well as a few AVI movies, including one of a flight over a minute long (camera runs out after
From Allan Wright · April 5, 2002 12:02 PM
Whoops! Forgot the link! http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=95
From rockinric · April 5, 2002 11:38 AM
Hi, Here s the link to the new sailplane forums on Ezone. There are separate forums for Thermal, Slope and Hand Launch. Come check them out - lot s of good
From rockinric · April 5, 2002 11:37 AM
Here s the index page of the ezone. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/index.php?topic=ezone Do a search in the Sailplane forum for the Bug. John ... ADVERTISEMENT
From John Gallagher · April 3, 2002 10:21 PM
Thanks for sharing this modif with us. The original fuselage design is really fragile. I have used the Apogee fuselage design with the Bug wing and it is more
From duclevan · April 4, 2002 12:41 PM
Does E-zone has a web address ? ... in it ... weighs 111g ... level flight ... do you ...
From duclevan · April 4, 2002 12:20 PM
Hi everyone! I bought a bug off of E-zone all built. I installed my equipment in it and have it trimmed out for it s flattest glide possible. Mine weighs 111g
From Allan Wright · April 4, 2002 8:30 AM
What amazed me the most was one time I flew the Bug off a slope in 20- 25 MPH winds and it penetrated amazingly well. It required nearly 3/4 down elevator to
From colinb_us · April 3, 2002 10:49 PM
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the BugHLG group: What s your building experience with the Bug? o I m interested in the design but
From BugHLG@yahoogroups.com · April 3, 2002 9:24 PM
Hi, Welcome to the Bug email discussion group. I started this group with the hope that it would become a permanent archive of info on building and flying Carl
From John Gallagher · April 3, 2002 9:05 PM
Thanks Colin for the photos. You ve built an extreme Bug. What s the flying weight and your longest flight? John ... ADVERTISEMENT ... [Non-text portions of
From John Gallagher · April 3, 2002 8:10 PM
I uploaded several pictures of my Bug in the files area. I call it Carbon D-Bug because of the carbon fiber fuselage and discus launch capability. Hope you
From colinb_us · April 3, 2002 5:26 PM