1:35 Yes, I think it too! :) Very nice shoots and flies. I congrat to your modifies!

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, goldenfish! 😊

Lovely video and that music really helps the ambience 😊

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Grandad! Yeah... I enjoy some accompanying music when I watch these things glide so peacefully through the air. 😊 Glad you enjoyed it, too!

Very long flight times! I like it very much! Your gliders are very thin and easy weight. Perfect!

Great design guys! That's so tunable! buying a few! :D

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, John! 😊

Cool! I love your gliders!

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

We’re happy if you’re happy! 😀

@CaptainJohn

5 жыл бұрын

Nighthawk Gliders and I’m happy when you make me happy!

fantastic glider, love micro gliders well done :)

@NighthawkGliders

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They are fun! 😊

@BikingVikingHH

4 жыл бұрын

Good to see you here.

Flies great! Seems to have a sightly high sink rate. Maybe built it a bit lighter, like 5 grams. Also i think you could go even a bit lower on the dihedral. That would also help improve the glide a bit. Nice model! I’m a fan. :)

Love it somebody that does flight times. In. College we would go for glide distance. We had about 25 feet up from the dorm.

nice plane

Awesome!!

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

I know, right? 😜

estoy necesitando urgente un par de estos modelos

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

absolutamente! 😊

@pelaucareca

5 жыл бұрын

@@NighthawkGliders where I buy the plans?

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Visit www.nighthawkgliders.com. On home page, sign up for our news and announcements. When plans are available, we’ll email you. Thanks!

Flies Great!!!✈☝☁🍃))))

Looks really good! When will it be available?

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We don’t have release date yet, but if you go to NighthawkGliders.com and sign up for our Newsletter, you will be notified ahead of everyone else! 😀

Flies nicely. Lighten it up a bit and use separate flaps and you could probably have a competitive design for Elastic Launched Glider.

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Hmm. 🤔

Could You show how to trimm/adjust Your gliders for perfect fly? How to fix usual problems after assembly kit from Your store...

@NighthawkGliders

4 жыл бұрын

A reasonable request... we’ll give this some thought. Thanks for the suggestion! If you purchased a glider, we appreciate that! 😊

Do you have any tips and/or links to videos for long flying indoor gliders?

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Good question... especially if you are doing this for competition such as in Science Olympiad (for example.) I'd say some of the key obstacles to indoor flight is (1) Low ceiling height and obstacles, (2) Air conditioning/heating left on, and (3) hardwood/cement floors... So, you'll need to have a super-lightweight glider that has a reasonably large wing area that is close to the minimum weight required by your rules. You want to launch it as close to the ceiling as possible w/o hitting rafters, lights, basketball hoops, etc. Avoid air drafts because that can make your glider stall dramatically (and even crash!) Normally in competition, they turn them off, but when you are practicing, you may not get such luxury of turning these systems off. Hard floors can be a challenge-- especially if you are testing gliders and they are not trimmed yet... they can stall, flip, or roll and hit the ground hard and break. If you have a calm day, launch your gliders outside over grass to get them initially trimmed. When indoors, launch them gently and lightly and trim them as you progress to higher and higher altitude. The main keys to good flight time are high altitude on launch, successful and quick transition into a glide, and a good glide ratio. Always launch your glider with a starting roll and trim your rudder to continue its glide in the same direction. And I repeat-- avoid the obstacles... if it hits something, the flight is over! So, change your launch location and/or direction! And finally, build lots of gliders and practice, practice, practice! I hope that helps! Good luck!

@blomgus

5 жыл бұрын

@@NighthawkGliders That was very helpful, thanks!

Seems 30 second flites consistently :) What is the notch in the wing ???? What is its purpose ??? TNX :)

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Well, technically, if wing is sanded thin enough, you can gently curve the trailing edge of the wings down to slow down its gliding speed and increase the wings lift performance. But, I think it’s mostly for looks! 😜

Cool!!! :D

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

We appreciate your comment, Antonio! Thanks! 😊. Hoping all is going well for you in Brazil?

@TonhaoMastersBR

5 жыл бұрын

Yes my friend, It's all fine by here!! Thanks!! :D

would suggest a little less dihedral to avoid what appears to be a little dutch roll in flight. but a beautiful little glider with a surprising performance. John Gray [New Zealand]

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah. For this test, I built this glider with less dihedral than normal. I may even need to lessen it some more. We’ll see. 🤔. Thanks for commenting!

couple 30-31 second flights... NICE! has me wondering if the egg carton top idea cant be modded for band launching. its sure not that I don't love balsa, its the cheap+available+recycled things everyone has!

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Still holding on to your egg carton plan... for I have a few cartons stacked on my shelf. Someday, I hope to get around to tinkering around with that idea to see how it flies. 😊

@modelnutty6503

5 жыл бұрын

kept really light, for indoor tossing it'll surprise ya. thinking it'd need about a 3" spar (skewer slit to half round) to bridge the big dimple so it doesn't fold up with a band launch. a hook up front with thread and CA, moving the tail feathers forward a little for a bit of skewer to pull back... all easy enough to tinker with. recently watched a couple foam board chuck glider videos, it's generally too thick for small stuff but some of the foam board DLG (discus launch RC glider) were really impressive!

Nice gliding. Myplane is about 2.9~3.5g

@NighthawkGliders

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Wow, your glider is super light!

When will this plane be available???

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Working on it! 😊

Why does it wobble?

Hey are you guys OK, you have been quite lately.

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, Grandad... we are overdue for a video! 😜 Just been busy with other things, unfortunately. Thanks for inquiring about us!

ขอแบบแปลนหน่อยได้ไหม

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

ขออภัยเราไม่มีแผน ขอขอบคุณสำหรับความอดทนของคุณ!

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@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Interesting thought. Hmm... 🤔

@alfredlebeau3137

5 жыл бұрын

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This is a laser cut model ??? From where ??? I look on your website but see nothing This sort of looks like a SuperSweep A glider that would be awful hard to beat

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we have a laser cutter. We’ve been kitting them, but only made them available locally. Online Store coming soon as we have some hurdles to overcome. Sign up to our newsletter on our website NighthawkGliders.com and you’ll get first notification (and dibs) when store opens! 👍😀

I like to trim my gliders to the point it they just almost barely barely barely threatens a stall dip ! But that is just me :)

@NighthawkGliders

5 жыл бұрын

That’s cool. What type of gliders do you fly and do you fly them indoors or outdoors?

@frankartieta7483

5 жыл бұрын

@@NighthawkGliders Hello :) I fly a almost a 12 inch Sandpiper :) I used some of the dimensions of your sandpiper but do not cut the sweepback on the leading edge , also I use a horizontal elevator , with the rudder in front glued to the stick ! I do spend time when I build ! I am so much a stickler for accuracy I have trouble getting much done ! I posted on Hip Pocket aerodynamics earlier ! I flew in the park today and had one really good flite :) tnx fer reply :)

Well, when i play with it, trust me, i can drop from 80 to 75 kg in one day lol

@NighthawkGliders

3 жыл бұрын

Better than spending time in a gym! 😊

@michaelconstantine5149

3 жыл бұрын

@@NighthawkGlidersyup, lol

Love it somebody that does flight times. In. College we would go for glide distance. We had about 25 feet up from the dorm.