Plastic wing???

[Lonestar]

Hi there all - I have the following Q for you Are there any non-lexan wings available? Looking for something tough but flexible to sustain lots of abusive, uncontrolled landing on my XXX basher Brand/part# would sure help. Thanks!

Paul

[Si G]

Academy SB wing, part no: SB-007. Your model shop can order it from Horizon if you're in the UK or MRC if you're on t'other side of the pond

[Darren Boyle]

Academy wing is not currently available here in the UK, we have had them back ordered for over 6 months now.....

[glypo]

Depending how things go, I could have a plastic (Nylon based) wing for sale within a few weeks.

Designed using the latest aerospace technology it will give around 10% more downforce (I didn't want to much, or you just overload the rear) but critically it will have over 65% less drag - better battery life and top speed as a result.

Should be plenty strong enough for bashing too. I'll let you know how it goes, and I will test thoroughly before releasing.

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by glypo

Depending how things go, I could have a plastic (Nylon based) wing for sale within a few weeks.

Designed using the latest aerospace technology it will give around 10% more downforce (I didn't want to much, or you just overload the rear) but critically it will have over 65% less drag - better battery life and top speed as a result.

Should be plenty strong enough for bashing too. I'll let you know how it goes, and I will test thoroughly before releasing.

Any pics? Would be intensely interested! Any idea on price yet?

[smokes]

what happened to those old yokomo nylon wings?

[scotoap]

Originally Posted by Lonestar

Hi there all - I have the following Q for you Are there any non-lexan wings available? Looking for something tough but flexible to sustain lots of abusive, uncontrolled landing on my XXX basher Brand/part# would sure help. Thanks!

Paul

Has anyone tried adapting plastic containers like milk bottles or sandwich boxes etc. there are a variety of shapes and widths in the cheapy shops from around 50p that I have seen locally.
Might be cheaper in the end if like me your mostly upside down with the buggy jumps Ha Ha

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by scotoap

Has anyone tried adapting plastic containers like milk bottles or sandwich boxes etc. there are a variety of shapes and widths in the cheapy shops from around 50p that I have seen locally.
Might be cheaper in the end if like me your mostly upside down with the buggy jumps Ha Ha

That's a trend that seems to always resurface every couple of years. In 93 it was the done thing on Yokomos.
Looks utterly rubbish, doesn't work terribly well and the plastic from the containers shatters, leaving bits of wing all over the track.

[mark christopher]

hy does no one do a tenth wing scaled down from a 8th one?

[sparrow.2]

Originally Posted by mark christopher

hy does no one do a tenth wing scaled down from a 8th one?

Kyosho do one, but it just doesn't look right on a 1/10 scale.

[josh_smaxx]

One of the companies like 3racing or something do one, its very strong, looks crap though. Seems like a very good choice for bashing but not racing.