2025年2月1日 · Soaring USA offers a deep selection of 1.5 meter DLG (Discuss Launched Gliders) and HLG (Hand Launched Gliders). These gliders are ideal for pilots looking to have a nice light air back-up sloper or a weekend thermal trainer for smaller fields.

Handlaunch sailplanes, Hand-Launch Gliders or "HLG" are smaller sized planes that typically weigh between 6 and 15 ounces, but any plane that you feel comfortable throwing into the air could be classified as a "handlaunch". These sailplanes are launched merely by throwing hard to get altitude, or by using a towing mechanism from the ground such ...

2000年5月1日 · The Apogee hand launch glider obtains thermaling performance primarily via high launch and tight circling capability. Its key design features are: small size – 30-40 in. span, 125in^2 (30") -190 in^2 (40") wing area

2025年2月1日 · Soaring USA offers a wide range of 1.5 meter gliders (about 60 inches) for many forms of glider flying, including handlaunch, Thermal, Slope, and Dynamic Soaring. In addition to hand picking quality planes from all over the world, Soaring USA maintains replacement parts for the vast majority of our products.

Classic HLG Trotter has 1.5m / 59.1" wingspan, total model weights is approx. 200 grams / 7 oz. Wing is constructed with ribs reinforced with carbon strips, hybrid carbon-aramid D-Box and some additional reinforcements which gives extremely strong and lightweight wing.

Cat’s Meow is the first ever low ceiling hand launched glider kit ever produced in the US. It builds to roughly 10g and uses Vector Board flaps which require no finishing. This is a surprisingly fast build which produces the beautiful slow glide that is a hallmark of the ultimate in hand launched glider performance.

2025年2月1日 · Their experience with discus launched gliders has allowed them to create a four servo polyhedral wing electric DLG type glider that blows away the competition. With forward sweep (on the 1/4 chord line) the polyhedral angles give the model brilliant handling and great stability, and makes it possible to climb in weak lift even at the limit of ...

THE MOST WINNING STING MK2 GLIDER OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS. The STING MK2 Glider over the past 3 years : the 18” auto sprung wing DT. Recently this glider won the USA Nats and won 3 State titles, won the Australia Nationals and won the prestigious Australian Free Flight Nationals against all the latest gliders on the world market.

1st place, Senior HLG, 2024 US Nationals, Dev Goda Polly C is a new take on the classic Polly by Carl Rambo, sized for tip launching (34.5″ span, 5″ chord) and reconfigured for modern dethermalizer systems.

4 天之前 · The ELF is a small discus-launch glider ideal for sport flying while on travel or in your neighborhood park. The ELF is based on MIT's Dr. Drela's HLG glider design, the Apogee. Due to it's low weight, with a scant wing loading of 2.77* oz./sq. ft. ready-to-fly, the ELF is able to sustain flight in the smallest and lightest of thermals.