Air Dropping - Whipit DLG (RCS Fest 2018)

[@powerhousepaperairplanesrogers]

Amazing job love the flights. Hope to see more soon. Keep up the amazing work.

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks! Yeah! Stay tuned! We will do some video at Flite Fest! Weather forecast looks great for flying! 😀

[@joshuawfinn]

Your airdrop was waaay more successful than the last one I did. Ended with both planes in pieces! I think the next thing we need to do, though, is launch the Whipit on a rocket!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yeah, with our hang up I thought we were crashing, but Ben landed it safely. We might have to try rocket power sometime! 😀

[@EleanorPeterson]

Hmm... Almost EXACTLY like the supersonic Bell test flights in the 1960s when they dropped those X-series rocket-powered monsters from carrier planes before the pilot ignited the boosters and went ballistic into the stratosphere and... um... What? Oh, right. OK. I got a bit carried away. Sorry. Whatever. DLG. Yes. Very good. Aw, it's nice just to see some guys having FUN with their hobby/sport/interest/obsession!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yes! Everything EXACTLY like the supersonic test flights in the 60’s... minus the supersonic aspect of flight, of course. Nonetheless, a super-fun time, indeed! 😝

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Really neat idea guys! Man, I really gotta get myself a whipit! That's a nice little glider!

[@NighthawkGliders]

This is our old Whipit. It’s been through a lot. It’s also now our test dummy for silly experiments like this. We have a hook mounted on the bottom of it. Hmmm... could that be for a future video? 🤔

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Ah, that explains why it had a high sink rate. Probably the drag from the hook and the weight from fixes.

[@hellspark]

The Fenix will be at Flite Fest too, in case more drops are desired!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yes! I think we will have to do that some more! 😀

[@JohnBorlaug]

Too Much fun guys! I've been letting puppies chase myne, Pretty hard to film while flyin'! :D It's wild when 6 pups approach the bird, and stop short- to smell & do other inspections! GG and keep it up! ( My factory is 99% complete, time for some Sandpipers!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks, John! 6 pups? Wow, I bet they keep you busy! Yeah, bring on the Sandpipers! Lol. 😝

[@JohnBorlaug]

Just one for me, but Missy has lots of friends! :D

[@StacemanFPV]

Nice! That was pretty cool!

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yeah! It was a fun thing to try. Almost a disaster at first, but happy with final results! 😝

[@StacemanFPV]

Nighthawk Gliders yeah turned out great

[@AeroCraftAviation]

Why is the aircraft unusually colored? Strengthening I assume?

[@NighthawkGliders]

I think this is the type of foam that is very durable. I didn’t inspect it too closely, but I bet it’s the kinda stuff that won’t easily break or tear.

[@alfredlebeau3137]

Coool👍🏻nice

[@NighthawkGliders]

Thanks, Alfred! We have yet another way to try and launch the Whipit! Maybe two more ways. Stay tuned! 😀

[@alfredlebeau3137]

Nighthawk Gliders that is a greit idias like drops tha boom or x1 like choc yagre 🤔

[@NighthawkGliders]

Yeah, just like Chuck Yeager- first to break speed of sound in 1947... but much, much, slower. Like the speed of a mosquito... lol! 😂