Lidl - Foam Glider

These are now back in stock & I purchased one from the Ferndown branch on Monday.
Other members also have them so I have started this web page in order to keep all the
information in one place.

The intention is to "convert" them to R.C - the Salisbury Club turned up with a couple thus converted
at our Scale Day and they performed well.

We currently do not have any details of their conversion but when available it will be posted here.

Anyone with additional information please post it here.

Many Thanks

Colin.A

Below is a link to the YouTube video Dominic took from Scale Day of the Christchurch Clubs converted Lidls Chuck Gliders for anyone needing a reminder:

Thanks Colin for starting this thread. I have brought a couple myself, so will at some point look to have a go at converting.

The models were converted and flown by the Salisbury M.F.C, I have contacted them and asked
if they can provide details on the R.C bits.

If you go into Dominic's excellent video and " play- pause " between 3.40 & 5.20 mins it shows the
layout in good detail.

The LiPo positioning at 4.60 mins is very neat, I will update once we get more details.

I expected the sky to be dark with Lidl gliders by now, especially since I visited Lidl in Winton and Lidl in Ferndown (West Moors?) and there wasn't one to be seen, not only that, there wasn't one when I visited after the previous rumour that the fabled glider was in stock. To add to the frustration, there was no sign of the bargain boxes of heatshrink sleeving either. Jamara do a similar glider package, but at £29 + postage its a non starter.

Kevin from the Salisbury Club has kindly supplied pictures and details of his conversion
and are as follows.

Motor - Turnigy D2830/11 - 1,100 KV and on 3 cells gives about 250 W. Other motors
around 1,000 KV would be suitable.

E.S.C - Cheap 30A - LiPo - 3S 1,100 mAh - Folding Prop 7 x 4.5 - Servos 9g

C of G - 40 mm from leading edge, may need 15g on tail to balance.

Motor Down Thrust - 12 to 15 degrees at wing root.

Advisable to add carbon rods to wing & fuselage for additional strength.
Glue - Your choice - Cyno, Epoxy or Hot Glue Gun.

There is a lot of information on various websites and the conversions vary.

Kevin has opted for Ailerons, Elevator and motor only others have also added rudder.
Wing has dihedral tips - some have retained this others have removed the dihedral for
pylon style racing . Ailerons vary from tip only to full length.

Pictures show motor, battery & receiver installation + aileron servo location.
LiPo is located in a shallow cut out under the fuselage and retained by the black strap.

Since we are limited to 3 pics - other pics showing elevator servo installation are
on next posting.

Trust this helps to get you started.

Regards

Colin.

Last 2 pics showing elevator servo installation.

Sorry Colin didn't see your topic till after I posted the details of my design in the Electric Power forum.
Had another flight of my Lidl's glider conversion this morning. With a cold, secondhand 400 mAh battery achieved 7 minutes. The motor is a High End Technology (HET) Typhoon 5/3D. The stated rpm/V is not known as I bought it secondhand. It pulls 8.8A and 102 watts turning a 7x6 prop at 7,500 revs. The maths says under load therefore it is 640rpm/V. It will loop from a level flight.

Hi Rick - No problem at all - thanks for adding it to previous postings.
I have spec sheet for HET 5/3D - 1200KV , 80 W max - 14poles - listed for 3D flying
model weight 150/300 g - suggested prop 8 x 3.8 , 9 x 3.8 for 3 cell set up.

Couple of projects to finish then I'll be onto mine - intend following the Salisbury
set up with no dihedral and more power for " Hot Liner " type performance.

Kind Regards

Colin.

Colin, I think you’ll need a bit more pitch on your prop if you seek “Hot Liner" performance, what you have there is probably more suited to 3D flying!