A Tornado at the AMA Headquarters! (Big balsa glider!)

[@TonhaoMastersBR]

Wow, that was AWESOME!! Landing in the runway just on second try!! Guys, your videos are always inspiring. It shows the magic behind free-flight airplanes!! Cheers!! :D

[@NighthawkGliders]

Some might call it luck... but the runway was quite big... so we call it skill! 😉

[@CaptainMavic]

It was great to hang with you guys and capture some footage!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thank you so much for helping us out. The additional camera angle was super helpful in this video!

[@infinitestarz]

BUILD VIDEO BUILD VIDEO!!!! Great flights guys!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks! 😊

[@joshuawfinn]

That whoosh on the first launch! Now that's how it's done!

[@NighthawkGliders]

I know, right! Instant goose bumps just hearing that. 😀 Now we wish we used the radar gun on that thing!

[@joshuawfinn]

Well, yeah! I so cannot wait for next year when we see who can make the biggest whoosh!

[@CaptainJohn]

Wow, I love you gliders!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks! 😀

[@CaptainJohn]

No problem, keep up the good work!

[@сергейБайчук-д8й]

GOD!!!👍👍👍✈☁😊)))

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

That is a big fella 😊

[@NighthawkGliders]

Without a doubt! It transitions well and we LOVE this thing! It’s fun and borderline dangerous! Should we try something larger? 😜

[@joshuawfinn]

Nighthawk Gliders, "should we try something larger?" Well, duh! :P

[@yayathidayat6678]

Looks like fun project

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yes, it was a blast! 😀

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Awesome flights guys! Man I love that plane! But...36" is not 60cm...it's actually 91.4

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yup, you are right. After publishing, I quickly realized the blunder and added a “correction” in the description text. 😊

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Yup. I see that now. Nice save!😄

[@scottfrank8805]

how....do...you.....do that stressfull, HIGH stress launch, with out the wings tearing off... Very nice guys!

[@NighthawkGliders]

I know, incredible, right? And with no carbon reinforcements... hmm... in hind sight, we’re still scratching our heads! It could be dandruff... but mostly in amazement! 😜

[@lasersbee]

The way it's porpoising it looks/seems a bit tail heavy..

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yes, it was. We walked on the field and forgot to bring some extra clay to balance that out... So, you know... sometimes you just go with it! 😀

[@Aviatr23]

Great job! But now I have to watch tornado videos to get it out of my system.

[@NighthawkGliders]

Hmm. We may be starting something here. Kinda like “shark week?” Maybe we need a “tornado week”. For those needing a good fix? 😂

[@eladioboss]

Muy divertido! Excelente avioncito!!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Gracias! 👍😊

[@JohnBorlaug]

Way to go gang! yep- the flat earth society has determined factuals of roundness, and are traveling to the nearest radio store, and that location has been "bucketlisted" by MOI! :D

[@NighthawkGliders]

Ok! Cool! The space there is incredible! Hope you have fun!

[@alfredlebeau3137]

Is a super tronado Coool🤔🤔🤔 i imaginen a super American kestrel 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@NighthawkGliders]

You may be right... I want a larger American Kestrel! 😁

[@alfredlebeau3137]

Wit roket porpultion Corsé only experimental lonch divice 🤔 alternative 🤔🤔?

[@alfredlebeau3137]

Meavi mr Joshua help in thes experimeta porollet 🤔

[@joshuawfinn]

Alfred Lebeau, I endorse this abuse of gliders! :)

[@daviddavids2884]

thanks for posting. good work. here are some things to consider. this should be considered to be a 'lets see if someone can be injured' iteration of a BUNGEE LAUNCH. jeez. there is too much 'draw' to consider it to be a catapult launch. certain features may increase a tendency to stall. it appears that the length of the fuselage forward of the main wing should be reduced by about one inch. the wonky inboard main wing trailing edge May also be a factor. on a free-flight glider, EVERY little thing matters. you may know, a conventional fuselage Should have an inherent Moment Arm of 3:1, with the reference point/fulcrum being located, Appropriately; ie., at the model's (ideal) Center of Mass (c-m), which IS at 25 percent of fuselage length. were it me, i would use a bit more dihedral, at the horiz-stab. there is no indication that a lift-making profile was used in the construction of the main wing. compare the clark-y profile (the profile of model wing Should ALWAYS be thickest at 30 percent of chord.) it is not clear whether Spruce has been used, for the tail boom. if not, it Should have been. with Correct tapering, of course (to keep the dom good). cheers googletranslate

[@NighthawkGliders]

Ok, thanks for commenting.

[@paige2732]

Kool

[@NighthawkGliders]

👍😀