Skorpion

André La Rochelle ready to
launch his Skorpion

(photo, Louis Cimon)

(Français)

    • Type : slope glider
    • Wing span : 54 in.
    • Wing profile : E374
    • Wing area : 445 sq. in.
    • Wing loading : 9on./sq. ft.
    • Weight : 28 on.
    • Channels : ailerons, elevator
    • Materials : Styrofoam and balsa
    • Source : scratch built from a R/C Modeler plan

Comments :

The original model had a low wing, I modified it to a high wing. I thought then (and I still think now) that a high wing glider breaks less during landings than a low wing plane. Flies very well. Good penetration: it has flown in 70 km/h winds without ballast and behaved very well but would have flown better with ballast. It necessitates at least 12 mph winds on the slopes I use. Easy to build and rather solid.

(see also Slope Flying Stories )

©, Louis Cimon
97-09-15