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Your kit contains the following items
Pre- cut airfoil parts
Formed Depron prop blades
Rubber
Wooden body formers
Mount and prop fittings.
Low Wing Design
Sample Flight
Video:
See the SloFly in action (Youtube video link)
High Wing Design
Overview:
The SloFly is a uniquely designed rubber powered
glider which is able to fly at slow speeds, making it
perfect for indoor (hall or sports facility) flying or
for outdoor flying on zero wind days. This is
achieved by using light weight parts to give an all
up flying weight of just 8.5 grams. The slow flight
speeds are achieved by the combination of prop
diameter and size which produces ample thrust
but at a slower rotational speed in a conventional
rubber band powered setup.
Skill Level Required:
Intermediate
The SloFly is not a snap together kit. There is a
degree of trimming and gluing to be done to
construct the body formers and wings as well as
sanding of the prop blades. Finally, test gliding and
trimming is required to produce a good flight path.
This involves adjusting the position of the centre of
balance, increasing down-thrust on prop and
adjusting the incidence of the tailplane. See the
instruction manual for details.
Designs:
The SloFly comes in 2 designs – High Wing and Low
Wing. The build process for each design is almost
the same and both are covered in the instruction
manual. There is no difference in the flight
characteristics between the two designs, but if you
have a preference for one over the other please
contact us to check on stock availability.
Additional Items You May Need
* Foam safe glue
* Wood glue
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Summary of Contents for MicronWings SloFly
- Page 1 Skill Level Required: Intermediate The SloFly is not a snap together kit. There is a degree of trimming and gluing to be done to construct the body formers and wings as well as sanding of the prop blades. Finally, test gliding and trimming is required to produce a good flight path.
- Page 2 The flight surfaces for this glider are made from very thin light weight foam. If any of the surfaces have become creased bent in transit, you can flatten them with a “warm” iron. Sandwich the foam between two pieces of paper on a flat surface and quickly rub them with a warm iron to flatten.
- Page 3 For either design you can use foam safe glue to attach the wing to the wing brace mount. In the kit there are three body former sticks. Take your time and work very carefully with these sticks. They are made to be light and are therefore fragile.
- Page 4 First measure the length needed so that when it is doubled up on the hook it doesn’t hang down (as shown below) Spare rubber available on the MicronWings website Link You can attach the rubber at the back by opening up this joint.
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