| Length: | 16.50 inches |
| Manufacturer: | Edmonds Aerospace |
| Skill Level: | 1 |
| Style: | Glider |
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I am extremely impressed by this kit. Good materials and
excellent laser-cut parts yield a fast-building sport model with very good
competition potential. The glider itself is made up of only eight pieces
of 1/16" balsa - wings, elevon, fuselage, tip plates and nose
reinforcements. The pieces are almost self-jigging and go together very
quickly. Even a slow builder like me can put it together in an afternoon using
yellow carpenter's glue - complete with fillets. ;-) Rob does NOT recommend
airfoiling or rounding anything, so it's almost a 'shake the box' build-up
(model railroading kit term <G>). I must admit that I'm planning to try
*some* sanding on my next kit - just to see what effect (if any) it will have
on the glide. The only shortcoming I see in this kit is failure to provide an
engine hook. Per the instructions, motor retention is accomplished by taping
the motor casing in place with masking tape. I prefer more positive location
and retention, so I'm adding a motor hook (trimmed to avoid exhaust gas
impinging on the retainer) and engine block to the pop-pod on mine. Outside of
that one minor quibble, I find this to be an absolutely outstanding kit and a
great introduction to boost gliders. Check the launch reports for results, but
so far this looks like a real winner!
Other Reviews
- Edmonds Aerospace Deltie By Jack Hydrazine (June 20, 2015)
A boost glider using 18mm motors. Components All the components were used. Great laser cutting of the pieces. /h2 Building was very easy and straight forward. Because they were laser cut balsa the pieces fit very well together. Finishing Did not finish it to keep the weight to a minimum. Just make sure you balance the glider with the ...
- Edmonds Aerospace Deltie By Kris Henderson
Brief: This is a boost glider that literally takes minutes to build and isn't all that expensive. Construction: The kit comes with a body tube for the engine and pop pod recovery device (streamer), three main body pieces, balsa nose cone, and clay for weighting one fin down to enable it to circle around your launch site instead of taking off a couple miles down wind. The ...
- Edmonds Aerospace Deltie By Paul Gray
Background The Edmonds Deltie is one of the most popular boost gliders, and with good reason. The glider is well designed, and it has a nice style to it. It can be assembled and ready to fly in a very short period of time. Considering the fact that the glider only weighs around five grams, it is capable of staying in the air for a long time. Construction The glider portion of this ...
- Edmonds Aerospace Deltie By Neil Thompson
( Contributed - by Neil Thompson) Brief: This is a very nice kit by Edmonds Aerospace. The pop pod comes back on a streamer, and the deltie glides back. Construction: The kit contains: 1 tube and a lot of little balsa parts, all very neatly laser-cut. It was very easy to build, fitted together like a jigsaw puzzle. Everything fits together nicely, and everything ...
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N.P.T. (August 16, 2003)
H.W.H. (February 22, 2006)
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D.K. (October 1, 2000)