29 Oct
Posted by admin as Micro-D Worlds smallest DLG GLider
Tags: ar6400, homemade glider, micro, micro discus launch glider. worlds smallest glider, micro dlg, mini dlg, small dlg glider, Spektrum AR6244, spektrum receiversThis model is temporarily not being shipped. If you have placed an order and still waiting for your glider, we will either ship it to you sometime soon or issue a full refund. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.
Having recently flown a few DLG gliders and truly been addicted from the concept of a motorless rc plane, the perfect throw, the understanding of wind, thermals and gliding to the final controlled catch, i have decided to create a micro version of these DLG gliders. Since the smallest DLG in the market is around 35″ wingspan, i introduce the Micro-D. This design and concept of course is nothing original, i have seen many rcgroups threads on how to build your own micro DLG. So this is my version, a 21″ wingspan, small enough to fit in your pocket, ( ok maybe not that small) but a great fun indoors and outdoors. On the perfect day, with heat rising from the ground and cumulus clouds above, you can easily thermal sky high over 30 minus of flight time with this little DLG glider. Remember, it does not like wind to much so a calm sunny day is a dream. Fly it at your local park as i have in the video below, it truly is hours of fun with just one battery.
This Micro DLG was redesigned based on Quark by Adam Woodworth, wing airfoil, length, width and dihedral have been modified along with tail feathers.
Weight: .84Oz ( 23.8 grams) give an take how much glue you use.
Wing Span: 21.5
Airfoil: Mark Drela AG03
Carbon Fuse
Carbon Pushrods
Bluecore Pod
1s 3.7V 138Mah Lipo included
Pod and Wings are hand crafted
Tail feathers ( Rudder and Elevator ) and control horns are laser cut with 1/32 balsa wood (pre-hinged)
Everything in the kit is provided including 1S 25C 30C burst lipo battery:
Build Time: 30 to 40 minutes
Required:
Spektrum AR6400 Receiver equivalent power servo system.
Hot Glue Gun preferably with small tip
Shipping:
As soon as an order is placed, your micro DLG will get built within 2 business days and shipped within 2 business days. If you live in the states, please allow a week for your package to arrive, sometimes less than a week. International orders are packaged in a harder case packaging and usually take 2 weeks to arrive to your door step. If you have any questions, please email me anytime.
United States Orders | International Orders |
$38.00 + $4.99 S&H |
$38.00 + $10 S&H |
Micro−D weights provided by Robert Maynard Rhyu
Measured on Torsion Balance Co. laboratory balance, accurate to 0.01 gram.
Click here to download the full PDF file
25 Responses
TimathyP
December 28th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
1Hey i purchased 2 of your micro dlg gliders, i love it, one thing, i broke the nose on one of them, it was my fault, i flew it in 10mph winds, can i use CA to glue it back?
Anderson
January 9th, 2012 at 11:51 pm
2Truly love your Micro DLG, mu song and i have been flying these at our gym and we use a timer, its just so much fun to see how long one can stay up, my micro DLG is around .9oz, is that to heavy? i get around 30 seconds dead wind airtime, truly a super flyer thank you so much
Yours truly
Anderson Todasky
admin
January 9th, 2012 at 11:53 pm
3you may use thin foam safe CA to glue the pod back, it will not ad to much weight, if you are in need of a new pod, just contact me any time.
Wg1014
January 22nd, 2012 at 9:08 am
4Are these micro DLG’s in stock ready to ship?
Sonne
January 22nd, 2012 at 11:46 am
5How long is the estimated deliverytime?
Just ordered on, and would like to know……….
KC
January 22nd, 2012 at 7:33 pm
6I purchased one of these micro DLG’s first off, i love it, thank you for the great quality and price. question!! can i use a smaller battery to keep the weight down? e.g using a 50Mah single cell, or will that throw the center of gravity off?
Dewei
January 25th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
7i just placed a order, cant wait to fly this little dlg, my frend sent me your way, he loves his, can i use a rubber band to lunch this dlg?
admin
January 25th, 2012 at 11:51 pm
8i would not suggest a smaller battery for 2 reasons,
1. it will throw the CG off balance and you will have to add more weight to the nose.
2. you need the given 1s lipo for its weight, as it will provide a higher throw and longer flight time. Hope this helps
admin
January 25th, 2012 at 11:53 pm
9I make these planes per-order bases, 2 days to build and another day or so to ship.
admin
January 25th, 2012 at 11:55 pm
10yes, always in stock, give it a week at most to build and ship to your doorstep.
Lorenzo
January 29th, 2012 at 9:58 am
11do you have build plans for this, I’m new to this world of rc flight and need step buy step help.
carl sawyer
January 29th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
12These look great fun…what kit do i need at this end. Transmitter etc….
and what is the total cost to the uk? thanks….
LETRECHER
February 5th, 2012 at 7:27 am
13Hello ,
I am french and interested in your micro DLG .
Please , could I pay it via Paypal ?
Thank you for your answer
Fabrice Letrecher
joe d
February 6th, 2012 at 12:14 am
14i love this, and i recently built a TINY (14″ wingspan) dlg. it works, but if you don’t throw perfectly it tumbles. i made the wings out of pink xps foam. it flew great, but it was very fragile. i then put solid balsa wings on. these work much better, but it has to fly faster. i was thinking, what can i do to make it more stable and easier to toss? i have dihedral, and a big tail, but it spins out unless you throw perfectly.
admin
February 20th, 2012 at 7:05 pm
15If your DLG spins say to the right, simply trim the rudder the opposite a few clicks, and try again until your throw is a perfect horizontal throw, also do one revolution spin as you see in my video before throwing the DLG, it takes some time and minor adjustment to get her going.
admin
February 20th, 2012 at 7:06 pm
16Yes i ship world wide, just choose international BUY IT NOW above.
John
February 24th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
17I ordered the kit on the 7th and I have not heard anything or seen any shipping information. What is the lead time on the kit’s right now?
admin
February 24th, 2012 at 7:13 pm
18If you have ordered a Micro DLG and are still waiting for your package, please email me with your questions at LIGROY(at)Gmail.com replace (at) with @ symbol or email me directly from the website on top. Thanks
Lance
February 29th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
19how can i say in words how much i have enjoyed your little micro d glider, its an absolute breathtaking flyer, so relaxing, im getting 3 more for my dad and uncle who flies dlg’s as well.
Hansjörg Abegglen
March 15th, 2012 at 12:49 am
20Hi, I would like to order 2 or 4 of your nice, beautiful micro-dlg. But I am not able to change the number of quantity in the order-sheet. What can I do and
can you help me? Lots of thanks and kind regards from switzerland 🙂
Max
January 30th, 2013 at 5:12 am
21What options of receivers do I have for a Turnigy 9x transmitter?
Max
February 6th, 2013 at 10:08 pm
22Hi! Is the spektrum the only option? I have a turnigy 9X with frsky.
Thanks!!
Cooper
February 19th, 2013 at 4:58 pm
23Does this kit include the two servos? You say this is required: “Spektrum AR6400 Receiver equivalent power servo system”. Do you mean ‘Spektrum Receiver, AND equivalent power servo system’?
John
February 24th, 2013 at 7:49 pm
24hello. I don’t have the spectrum all in one or any spectrum radio equipment for that matter. can this be made to use standard servos/tx/rx?
Giovecchio
March 1st, 2013 at 9:18 am
25Same question as N.20, how can I order 2 units I a single order?
Thanks and cheers from Italy