Hello
I've been very interested in getting my feet wet in the DLG part of this hobby. Earlier this year I was inspired to make my own dlg with cheap parts and building methods. So I drew up a rough plan and created airfoil templates for the main wing.
The result is a 1.2 meter dlg with a hot wire cutted foam wing glued to a carbon boom. The tail fins are made out of depron and tape. Clear packing tape is the only reinforcement to the main wing. Despite it's simplicity it flies great! The launch is straight and it tracks really well. Thanks to the AG35 airfoil it floats well in dead air and thermals great from small bubbles. The rising air from a black sheet metal roof heated by the sun is enough to make this plane ascend into the sky.
The current setup is elevator/ailerons with servos glued to the boom in the nose.
Excuse the poor quality video!
I hope that some of you will try building a DLG because flying one is really addictive!
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