Being so light no effort or rotation of the body is needed to throw it, and even an unfit and arthritic person like myself can launch it to 25m very easily (and with no aches the next day). Due to COVID-19, please expect delays. We have different kinds of sailplanes to suit every gliding need. The ELF is based on MIT's Dr. Drela's HLG glider design, the Apogee. The Vladimir's Models Elf is a 1m lightweight mosquito class mini discus launched glider (DLG) that weighs only 95g ready to fly. From foam to balsa to full composite; we have it all.

Gaining altitude without the use of a motor is a feeling hard to describe. The Libelle takes RC hand-launch glider flying to the next level, building off of the global acceptance of the Dream-Flight Alula. Due to it's low weight, with a scant wing loading of 2.77* oz./sq. RC Discus Launch Gliders (DLG) are usually small to large sized radio control sailplanes that are propelled using a discus launch method from the wing tip of the dlg RC glider.

Over 40 minutes of continues flight on a single 1s 150mAh lipo battery. Premiere RC sailplane designers and producers specializing in discus launch gliders and electric gliders. Electric Gliders, Scale Gliders, Slope Soaring Gliders, Thermal Soaring Gliders, Hand Launch Gliders, Discus Launch Gliders and those perfectly suited for competitions like F3K, F3J, F5J and Open Thermal. The ELF is a small discus-launch glider ideal for sport flying while on travel or in your neighborhood park. Discus Launched Gliders (DLGs) are a different breed of rc glider, designed with a particular launch method in mind.

ft. ready-to-fly, the ELF is able to sustain flight in … THE RC DISCUS LAUNCH GLIDER FOR EVERYONE There are few experiences in model aviation more satisfying to the soul than flying an efficient, slow-moving glider that has been launched to soaring altitude by hand. A short pin through one wingtip is gripped between index and middle fingers, and then the pilot spins around 360 degrees before flinging the glider upwards - in a similar way to a discus being thrown in the athletic field event. Stay safe.

The perfect size trunk glider easy to carry that will soar in virtually any terrain. The Feather² Squared is a high performance discus launch micro F3k glider packed into a micro size floater.