[LASS Soaring] What handlaunch to get? An incomplete list...

[Ben Wilson]

POLECAT SIDEWINDER II - $300
Being a member of Team Polecat, I've got to suggest the SideWinder II.  
For $300 you really can't beat the price for a competition-level DLG...  
Hi-Load foam bagged with carbon rods and glass.  If Bruce can't bust 
that wing, no one can!  A really excellent deal on a plane.

http://www.polecataero.com/products/sidewinder2/

SIMPLY COOL - < $200?
Our little man Lee has been flying a SideWinder II this year, and as a 
back-up he's been flying one of Kennedy Composites "Simply Cool" RES 
DLGs.  Really slick ship! Molded one-piece wing.  I wouldn't put it in 
Bruce's hands, but for youngin's and beginnin's it's pretty alright.  I 
don't see it on Kennedy's site, so I'm not sure about availability or 
price - but I think it can be had for < $200

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=387155

DL50 - $70
I'm kinda a sucker for the cheap DLGs, 'cause that's what I got started 
with!  I flew Red Weston's Red Herrings for about a year before I got a 
'real' DLG.  The DL50 from Mountain Models is a 50", foam wing DLG that 
is really simple to put together and is pretty tough!

http://www.mountainmodels.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_28&products_id=212


ALL THE REST...
Now as far as competition-grade stuff goes, you're looking at $400+ per 
plane. And this isn't a complete list, but these are the most popular 
planes 'round my neck of the woods.

Polecat XP-5 - $429
http://www.polecataero.com/products/xp-5/
Pilot: Bruce Davidson

Taboo GT - $450
http://olgol.com/TabooGT/
Pilots: Oleg, Phil

Jones Prototypes Vandal - $500
http://www.jonesprototypes.com/pricing.htm
Pilots: Paul Anderson, them west coasty boys

Blaster 2 - $385
http://kennedycomposites.com/blaster2.htm
Marc Gellart won the NATS with one of these!

Photon II - $370
http://kennedycomposites.com/photonii.htm
RES w/ Flap. Pretty and indestructible in a mid-air!

EURO MOLDIES
....and then you've got your Euro moldies like the Firework III / IV 
from SoaringUSA.com
http://www.soaringusa.com/products/subcategory.htm?category_id=294

...as welll as the Aspirin and SALPeter DLGs over at F3X.com
http://www.f3x.com/htdocs/DLG.htm

Most of the dudes in Germany fly molded ships. Why can't we get CNC 
molds and a people to crank them out here? Not sure.

aero22 at aerofoam.com wrote:
> Ok, Uncle! I give up, I want to play too.
> What handlaunch should I go out and get now?
>
> Mark Mech
> www.aerofoam.com
>
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