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Title:Welcome To The Radio Control Conference
Notice:dir's in 11, who's who in 4, sales in 6, auctions 19
Moderator:VMSSG::FRIEDRICHS
Created:Tue Jan 13 1987
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1706
Total number of notes:27193

1451.0. "EZ Spirit Of 76 Glider" by WFOV12::HARRIS_R () Tue Sep 08 1992 12:12

    Has anybody had any expierence in building the EZ Spirit of 76 guilder?
    Hobby shop is selling this plane for $19.99 and claims it takes only
    2 to 4 hours to build.  They also say it's all foam.
    
    How does this plane fly? 
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1451.1Spirit of 76KAY::FISHERThe higher, the fewerWed Sep 09 1992 12:0129
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>    Has anybody had any expierence in building the EZ Spirit of 76 guilder?
>    Hobby shop is selling this plane for $19.99 and claims it takes only
>    2 to 4 hours to build.  They also say it's all foam.
>    
>    How does this plane fly? 

Well - Kevin Ladd's first glider was a Spirit of 76.
But he thru it together and we tried to sort out the balance
at the field.

We wrapped some tape around the nose with rock in it and attempted to fly it.
We crashed it once or twice on the hi-start then he threw it in the garbage can.

Now you have to take this with a grain of salt.  We were just klutzing around
and did know what we were doing.  In the careful hands of a loving builder
and flyer - it may be fine.

But at $19 I believe it is over priced (my opinion).

Bye          --+--
Kay R. Fisher  |
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1451.2I'll Pass On This OneWFOV11::HARRIS_RFri Sep 11 1992 08:461
    So it fly's like a rock.  Thanks!
1451.3HANNAH::REITHJim HANNAH:: Reith DSG1/2E6 235-8039Mon Sep 14 1992 11:064
We've been hearing about a quick built $20 foam plane from NSP that they are 
going to use on their annual Cape Cod slope soaring/racing session in October. 
It's put together with tape and has a short building time. Does this sound 
like the same plane?
1451.4Real EZDV780::BEATTYFri Nov 06 1992 15:519
    I once bought a Captain America foam glider at Toy' R Us, taped the
    wing and covered it, cut holes in it and placed servos, receiver and
    battery so that no ballast was required to balance it.  I installed
    strip ailerons on the wings and used ny rods taped and epoxied to the
    fuse for rudder and elevator and it was an excellent slope glider for
    less than $20.00 in materials.  If you try this make sure you get the
    straight wing glider, the taper wing does not fly as well.
    
    Will