Trotter HLG by CLM Pro
The Trotter HLG is a traditional hand launch glider and has been designed and constructed by a Croatian hand launch glider team. The team has successfully campaigned the Trotter and have taken home numerous medals as a result. The wing construction utilizes a carbon-kevlar D-Box (the kit version has carbon only D-Boxes) and the wing ribs are reinforced top and bottom with UD carbon and are consolidated at their trailing edge with a carbon strip. The wing is then covered in Oracover film. The airfoil is the S4083 making the Trotter ideal for thermal sailing. The fuselage is comprised mainly of carbon fiber. The wing saddle area is reinforced with glass and carbon and the nose cone is 2.4ghz friendly kevlar. The V-tail is constructed from balsa and the ribs are carbon reinforced. Due to the Trotters simple construction, it is very easy to maintain and repair, making it suitable for beginner and experienced pilots alike. The Trotter only requires two channels and a V-tail mix to fly.
Below is a video of a Trotter in action. A customer sent us this and he reports that he is very pleased with the performance and very light weight of the plane.
And here's another at the slope.
What's in the KIT box:
- Fuselage, boom, nose cone, servo tray
- Carbon leading edges for D-Box
- Pre-made wing spars (balsa with carbon caps-wrapped in Kevlar and glass)
- Laser cut balsa ribs and carbon ribbon for spar caps
- Hardware kit
- Full size drawing
Specs:
- Wingspan: 1.5m (59.1")
- Wing Cord: 185mm (7.28")
- Airfoil: S 4083
- AUW: 200 grams (7oz.)
- Fuse Length: 870mm (34.25")
- V-tail angle 110°
- Dihedral angle: 0°
- COG: 55 - 70mm from leading edge