Lidl Glider RC Conversion

I missed the Lidl Glider hype last year, so when only I got the news that XL gliders are again available in Lidl stores in Poland, I got two. Just in case one is not enough. A few days later, my first Lidl Glider based with spare parts and some carbon fiber is done. It even flies. Barely, but flies. I messed up the motor inclination angle and will have to fix it. But looks good

[waldemarkraus]

Please keep us updated, bought two of them yesterday :)

[rcpilots]

Great honest and entertaining video, you’ve given me some good ideas for adapting my glider, cheers

[darkofc]

Thanks for being honest and sharing this - fun project those Lidl gliders!
My younger son eating them faster that I could repair - apart from tail part of fuselage - really durable - and I mean REALLY durable - good for testing radios.. ;-)

[gavinvales]

this is scary i've been looking at loads of lidl glider conversions like yesterday. i feel left out too.

[Caroline_Tyler]

I'm loving my Lidl glider conversion. 1806 2700kv motor and on 3S it's both nice and fast and also super floaty!

[jopan]

What esc, prop, and battery do you use?

[michaelmckee]

Nicely done Pawel. Unfortunately these are not available in Australia

[Lugior]

I bought 2 today! Perfect timing with yout Video ;)

[marinehm]

Cool! Let us l know when you get it fixed!

[chanyu]

Lidl Glider RC Conversion, I did the same thing like you, but I want it to do 3D aerobatic( auto-hover in the air vertically). Can we have a mode for 3D aerobatic in the future in inav?

[SkyrisUK]

i On the next build, Put the Ailerons at the ends of the wing not inboard. CG at about 38 - 40mm from lead edge and dont bother with Rudder.. A bit of 2.5mm carbon down the tail will be plenty . Will be such a sweet little flier you wont believe it . best 8 bucks you can spend in this hobby

[QuadDamageFPV]

Not bad, maybe a tiny bit of weight on the nose 🤔 the triumph is getting the Lidl glider converted, I have had mine a year now and it remains in its box 😔
Looking forward to seeing the next flight 😎

[MCsCreations]

Beautiful job, Pawel! 😃
I would love to get one of those as well... But I saw a few at Banggood. I guess I'm going to have to try them. 😃

[j.q.higgins]

Well done, and thank you for sharing this steeper end of your learning curve! I have recommended this video to a friend who is planning to do the same conversion, and I am sure it will help him a lot.
Pleased to subscribe to your channel, and keep up the great work!

[Marvin-Berlin_FPV]

Hi Pawel, I did sth. similar with an old Playmobil glider. But 2 servos only. Was OK for the money :-) Greetz from Berlin!

[cprcprcpr]

Where did you supply the carbon fibre rods from? China also? Or Europe? :)

[teddykristiyan]

Do you meassure CG correctly?
Honestly, glider behavior just like that..climb when open throttle..then close the throttle and gliding...

[jibbajabba]

I got one of these but it hasn't flown yet, I hacked the tail off and turned it into a glorified flying wing, loved the fucks and fuckups when detailing the design, then when the camera falls over that doesn't even warrant an oh shit, just an oh la la rofl.

[markvandesande]

If that motor was tilted any higher it would be a helicopter bud lol. Also your control surfaces look a bit small and spine look to heavy. But apart from all the faults nice first attempt. Hope you get it to fly nice. Hope you like your 38 degree weather to day as well.😁🇬🇧👍

[rougeneon]

Great vid. Hilarious "oh shit" hahaha