Zephyr
An ultra-light RC Glider that's great for hand-launching, slope soaring, or mini hi-starting. With this glider, virtually any empty lot or public park becomes a flying site. The idea of this Glider is certainly no original with me, for I have been hand-tossing Wanderers and the like for some time. Small RC Gliders are such a logical evolution. Zephyr brings together many aspects of modeling. The lightweight construction is similar to that of Free Flight models. It can be hand-launched into thermals like solid-balsa Gliders. It soars like a high-performance Sailplane. It slope-soars from a ridge in light-to-moderate wind. It can do aerobatics.
Easy-Adjust Releasable towhook
THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT about the releasable towhook is that it needs to be built into the fuselage rather solidly, and it is difficult to relocate for optimum placement under different conditions. Relocation requires readjusting the linkage between the hook and the servo. During competition the transmitter is in impound and cannot be used to fine-tune the hook release point with respect to the elevator or spoiler operation. Even when a separate servo is used, adjustments are tedious. The solution to the problem is this easy-adjust scheme in which the servo is mounted directly on the towhook.
