Experimental 12" Balsa Glider

Experimental 12" Balsa Glider - Test 2

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7 жыл бұрын

Brad flies an awesome experimental 12" model in calm weather which results in a personal record free-flight duration for this model of 44.18s.
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Quick Links:
0:13 Flight #1 - 43.70s (Catch)
1:03 Flight #2 - 40.74s (Close Fly-by)
1:50 Flight #3 - 44.18s (Close Fly-over)
This was flown in a late evening in February with no help from thermals so this video shows its true gliding capability. I think next step is to classify this bird and build some more! What do you think?
Model: Undesignated
Wing Span: 12 inches (30.5 cm)
Weight: 6.59g
Built: Unknown Date (Summer of 2016)
Designer/Builder: Brad Williamson
Flight: Feb 19, 2017 @ 6:00pm ET
Music: "Big Mojo - Vadodara" - Kevin MacLeod
We're just having fun flying some of our best outdoor (CLG) catapult launched gliders.
The Williamson brothers have plans to build more gliders and post more flights -- please [subscribe], like, and comment for more!
Also, were going to get tickets for FliteFest East in Ohio as hosted by the awesome guys at FliteTest-- we hope to see you there!
Enjoy flight and enjoy life!
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Пікірлер: 79

@JohnBorlaug 7 жыл бұрын

Now I just need to get a stopwatch! none had in box stores in my town! Great flights here! :D

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope you get some good flight times! 😊

@CreateVideo 2 жыл бұрын

*_cool, the flight is very beautiful_*

@rileyhowe9610 7 жыл бұрын

😮nicely done I love the new intro 👍🏻

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

@SuperRaymondh 3 жыл бұрын

awesome flights! Nice work

@NighthawkGliders 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@lesliepaulburdsaljr9144 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that floats beautiful in the air.

@NighthawkGliders 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah!!! It’s awesome! 😊

@mach1425 7 жыл бұрын

nice intro nice flight and i am gonna be honest here ....... the glider looks so gorgeous beautifully made and designed

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love this design and how it looks in the sky! Thanks! 😊

@mal8279 4 жыл бұрын

Superb design guy’s, it looks great when the glider catches the sun @1:22

@NighthawkGliders 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We love the lighting, too! 😊

@goldenfish77 4 жыл бұрын

It is good to see that balsa glider with 7 gr. can flies outdor very nice! I like it very much!

@NighthawkGliders 4 жыл бұрын

Helps when the wind is perfectly calm! 😀

@goldenfish77 4 жыл бұрын

@@NighthawkGliders Yes, nowadays it's rarely in our city, but it's very important, I can see. ;) I like Your easy gliders very much! I try to build similar glider from foam with similar wing airfoil.

@powerhousepaperairplanesrogers 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing airtime something just beautiful.

@NighthawkGliders 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@Colin399 7 жыл бұрын

I look forward to it.

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

😀

@maxinegray1587 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely right A real winner. John

@NighthawkGliders 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks! 😊

@isbfan4389 4 жыл бұрын

I’m just starting to make balsa gliders for my grandson and find your videos really helpful. Currently the climate here in uk is cold and damp, and I wanted to ask if gliders should be varnished to prevent them soaking up humidity and dew. Secondly, which material do you recommend for nose weight trimming? All the best!

@robertlundstrom8061 5 жыл бұрын

please make a build for this one!

@65616larry 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome flight , never built a flapper but hopefully one day in my off season

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you like it! If you do build a flapper be sure to post it! 😀

@THEfromkentucky 5 жыл бұрын

So elegant.

@NighthawkGliders 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊

@rodneysmart9774 6 жыл бұрын

Very impressive.

@NighthawkGliders 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😊 I do like how this one performs. The challenge is replicating its success.

@VC27 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful glider! Where does one get the plans for this?

@NighthawkGliders 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! NighthawkGliders.com/store

@maxxu8 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Can you explain what function the big gap at the wing root serves? Thanks.

@NighthawkGliders 5 жыл бұрын

Mainly, it just looks cool 😎! But aside from that, it allows more flexibility on the trailing edge of the wing where I can bend up or down to help trim the airplane.

@maxxu8 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your quick reply. I cannot help but thinking about vortex drag that usually happens at wing tips, but still your video proves that's not a problem at the wing root. :)

@NighthawkGliders 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can’t say there isn’t any vortex drag near wing root. It would be neat to see this in a wind tunnel. I suspect its close proximity to the fuse might disrupt that a bit. But who knows? 🤔

@adolfosimon8176 5 жыл бұрын

buenos vuelos!muy bonito modelo!

@NighthawkGliders 5 жыл бұрын

¡Gracias mi amigo! Agradecemos el comentario!

@goldenfish77 7 жыл бұрын

Very stable flights and nice job! Thanks! I like balsa and foam gliders recently, maybe they are better than paper HLG...

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for compliment! Someday we'll be creating some paper gliders and giving them a go... Have you seen the FREEFLIGHT0304 channel (kzfaq.info/love/yb5SiM1oIOvdAeyWRGPnMw)? These guys have frequent competitions and excellent gliders!

@goldenfish77 7 жыл бұрын

Nighthawk Gliders Yes, I have seen them...and I think that they are very clever. :) I think that is a good and mayba sometimes hard hobby, but it's a good thing in my life too. So if You want let see my pelicatoo glider. It's not perfect, but it can fly nice enough. :) Thanks for your vids, they are very useful and great!

@wildlaborg 7 жыл бұрын

This is really nice flight. Do you have any plan for building, or tutorial?

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have no plans right now on how to build it... but, when I get time to produce another video build series, this may be the very next one! Demand for this seems to be increasing. 😊

@wildlaborg 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I become interested in flappers too. Sharpenned tools and doing some training on the balsa to get it realy thing without breaking. Thank you in advance.

@takshchanana9573 6 жыл бұрын

@Nighthawk Gliders Please give me design of this experimental glider. I want to make same.

@tux603 7 жыл бұрын

Congratulations! Very beautiful flights. Is it a flapper ?

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, it is a flapper! Although, I believe my flaps might be a little too rigid, they are pretty much working as designed. However, the right and left may not be equally balanced (one more flexible than the other) so my glider will do funny thing and roll a lot if I launch it too hard.

@tux603 7 жыл бұрын

yes not easy to get both the flaps equally balanced.

@TonhaoMastersBR 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video!! How about some scale gliders?? :) Keep up the good job!

@NighthawkGliders 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment! Scale Gliders could be cool... maybe we’ll make some someday. 😊

@soningsoning4913 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastis!

@NighthawkGliders 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! (Terima kasih!). 😊

@drmikecubbin 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Do the wings run parallel to the fuselage? Aside from a great plane/flight do you see any advantage to having the rear vertical stabilizer on the underside as opposed to the top?

@NighthawkGliders 5 жыл бұрын

I can’t really explain any science on this. Although, I think it just looks awesome! 😀

@NighthawkGliders 5 жыл бұрын

If anything... I think I saw some great DLG gliders with Y-Tails and gave it a try on this model. I imagine the air flowing over the vertical stab is clean and gets no backwash from the wing when it is gliding. One downside. If you launch this glider too slowly, you could get a tail strike on your catapult launcher.

@user-uk3uu4ys7r 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍✈✈✈☁

@whymypeepeehard7016 7 жыл бұрын

PLEASE MAKE A BUILD VID FOR SANDPIPER GLIDERS

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Hey, HonnHero. Thanks for subscribing! The glider in this video is an experimental - not a Sandpiper. But I am editing a 3 part build video on my 12" Sandpiper and will be published soon!

@Thalarctos. 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@muralidharan.a3781 7 жыл бұрын

good design . sir may you give the measurement of this glider .

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sorry, I don't have the details available right now, but I'll probably have to produce a "how to" video of this one day if people are showing some interest. I still don't even have a name for it yet!

@user-xb5gl7ql7f 6 жыл бұрын

Hello, I want to have this model of glider. I will take to teach students to do. Do you have a sample? Thank You Sir.

@NighthawkGliders 6 жыл бұрын

I don't have a documented plan of this experimental glider yet... however, I recommend if you will be teaching students, try this plan first: goo.gl/XBy5RK Good luck!

@user-xb5gl7ql7f 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. ^_^

@Colin399 7 жыл бұрын

Any chance of a copy of the plan?

@NighthawkGliders 7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, we don't have any documented plans for any of our gliders (yet)... We might have to do a how-to video on this one. Thanks for subscribing, we appreciate that and please stay tuned! 😊

@miguelgasitulli8566 6 жыл бұрын

Can you give me the plans of the plane or sell me the plans?

@NighthawkGliders 6 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. If only I had any plans. This was an experimental of which I will have to try to recreate someday! Until then, Miguel, my apologies for coming up empty handed. But thanks for asking! I think there is a demand for this one! 😊