Super Mini Topsky DLG
Product Code: SUPER-MINI-TOPSKY
Description
Super Mini Topsky DLG
The Super Mini Topsky is a fun to fly mini discus launched glider with ailerons, making it suitable for light wind slope soaring as well as flat field thermal soaring. It is very tough and flies excellently, making it a great first aileron glider.
This lovely little model is supplied as a very complete kit, requiring a few evenings to put together. The kit includes a complete accessory pack, including all linkages and a plug and socket for connecting the aileron servos. See the good installation manual (link below) for more info. The manual recommends a bit too much dihedral, we suggest 4º to 6º, so for DLG flying pack up each wing 3.5 cm to 5 cm (or one wing 7 cm - 10 cm) when joining them. If you are building the models mainly for slope soaring you can reduce the dihedral to nothing if you want. The model will be more aerobatic, but will require more skill to thermal correctly.
See this RC Groups build thread for up to date info.
Super Mini Topsky DLG benefits include:
Independent Super Mini Topsky model review:
This lovely little model is supplied as a very complete kit, requiring a few evenings to put together. The kit includes a complete accessory pack, including all linkages and a plug and socket for connecting the aileron servos. See the good installation manual (link below) for more info. The manual recommends a bit too much dihedral, we suggest 4º to 6º, so for DLG flying pack up each wing 3.5 cm to 5 cm (or one wing 7 cm - 10 cm) when joining them. If you are building the models mainly for slope soaring you can reduce the dihedral to nothing if you want. The model will be more aerobatic, but will require more skill to thermal correctly.
See this RC Groups build thread for up to date info.
Super Mini Topsky DLG benefits include:
- Spacious 2.4GHz friendly pod for easy RC installation
- Attractive pod colour options
- Accurately cut CNC wing cores for good aerodynamics
- Unidirectional carbon leading edge and trailing edge for ding resistance
- Carbon reinforced wingtips
- Carbon laminate wing spar installed for minimum flex during flight
- Glassed wings for low drag and toughness
| Super Mini Topsky Specifications | ||
| Wing span | 1.0 m | 39 in |
| Wing area | 12.0 dm2 | 186 sq in |
| Length | 72 cm | 28.3 in |
| Flying weight from | 138 g | 4.9 oz |
| Wing loading | 11.5 g/dm | 3.8 oz/sq ft |
| Aspect ratio | 8.3 | |
| Wing airfoil | AG03 | |
| EDA | 6.0º | |
| Centre of Gravity | 49-53 mm from wing leading edge | |
| Controls | Rudder, elevator, ailerons | |
| Super Mini Topsky Typical Weights | ||
| Pod | 22 g | 0.8 oz |
| Boom | 5 g | 0.2 oz |
| Wings | 56 g | 2.0 oz |
| Tail | 6 g | 0.2 oz |
| Accessories | 5 g | 0.2 oz |
| Total structure | 94 g | 3.3 oz |
| Wiring & glue | 5 g | 0.2 oz |
| Pushrods | 5 g | 0.2 oz |
| Receiver | 4 g | 0.1 oz |
| Tail servos (2) | 9 g | 0.3 oz |
| Wing servos (2) | 9 g | 0.3 oz |
| Battery | 12 g | 0.4 oz |
| Flying weight | 138 g | 4.9 oz |
| Recommended R/C-nano gear only | |
| Elevator & rudder servos | Ripmax SD100, Dymond D47, Power HD HD-1440A |
| Aileron servos | Ripmax SD100, Dymond D47, Power HD HD-1440A, Power HD DSM44 |
| Receivers | 4/5 channel rx to suit your transmitter, eg Spektrum AR6250, AR6255, AR6100e, Futaba R6004FF, Orange DSM2 compatible, Jeti Duplex R5, Multiplex Mlink RX-6-DR Light, Schulze Alpha-535 |
| Battery | SmartLipo 240, HyperLipo 2S 175 mAh LiPo, HyperLiPo 2S 300 mAh |
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