Foam Chuck Gliders Converted to R/C

Dave Pelletier and Art Pascale put their r/c conversion foam gliders to the test! Both planes feature "real" r/c gear and brushless outrunner motors, and as you can see, they're great fliers!

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[tadflip]

looks kind of like a uav in the air

[sonex413]

@tadflip The guy who did the hand catch at the end of the video, Dave, put a little video camera in his, and we were flying it by watching the feed on his laptop computer screen on the tailgate of his truck! So I guess you could say it's a uav! Thx for checking out the video!

[tadflip]

@sonex413 no problem! where did you get the glider?

[sonex413]

@tadflip They have been in toy and hobby stores for years, in a variety of styles and under a variety of names. The one I currently see in stores is the Guillow's Flying Eagle. It's a straight-winged glider unlike the swept-wing ones in this video but the idea is the same. I just picked one up at the local r/c hobby shop and will eventually do a build video for converting it to r/c. Hit the subscribe button if you want to see the build video when it comes out!

[RcLento]

Smooth Flight !

[sonex413]

@RcLento Thanks! Smooth air helps! (but yes, they are really easy to fly!).

[hearsejr]

I am looking forward to the how too videos. lol.

[tadflip]

@sonex413 you seem to be active so ill subscribe

[sonex413]

@utubemarketeer Thanks for the nice comment!

[utubemarketeer]

Great idea mate! I should have picked me up one of these glider planes while I was in Hobby Lobby! Ima def try it! Thank you for this!