Uploaded February 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
My first foray into DLGs, the scratchbuilt "Electron" is a 100g foamboard glider weighing 100g. The wing and tail surfaces are made of de-papered and taped ReadiBoard (aka Dollar Tree foamboard) affixed to a 6mm carbon fiber tube from Radical RC. The electronics are minimalist and not yet enclosed. The wing was provisionally mounted with 3M extreme mounting tape with the knowledge that I would crash, allowing the wing to pop off. I was aware that at some point it would detach upon launch, and it it did. After some strengthening it ought to be better able to withstand launching forces.
My first foray into DLGs, the scratchbuilt "Electron" is a 100g foamboard glider weighing 100g. The wing and tail surfaces are made of de-papered and taped ReadiBoard (aka Dollar Tree foamboard) affixed to a 6mm carbon fiber tube from Radical RC. The electronics are minimalist and not yet enclosed. The wing was provisionally mounted with 3M extreme mounting tape with the knowledge that I would crash, allowing the wing to pop off. I was aware that at some point it would detach upon launch, and it it did. After some strengthening it ought to be better able to withstand launching forces.
