Mini Dart 2 1m DLG

The Mini Dart 2 is a lovely very competitively priced all molded 1m DLG. The quality of the construction, attention to detail and surface finish are all very good, and the flying performance is excellent.

The wing is all molded from spread carbon or glass, depending upon the layup chosen, over a solid XPS foam core. The fuselage (also made from carbon or glass, to match the wing) is a one piece design with a very good sized nose and a slip-on nosecone. Removing this reveals a very large space (approx 120 x 30 x 22mm) for installing the RC, which makes for a very easy installation – probably the easiest of any DLG we sell. The front portion of the fuselage and nosecone are made of glass (in both versions) so are 2.4GHz friendly. The rear of the fuselage sports a carbon pylon for mounting the tailplane, and the rear of the boom is ready-slotted to take the fin. Both the tail surfaces are lightweight fully molded items, either carbon or glass, to match the wing. The carbon fuselage and tails are all back, and the glass ones are all white.

The beautifully molded wing has quite a wide chord, giving a low wing loading and benign handling. The wing has large ailerons and a high gloss finish, as good as on models double the price.

The very complete accessory pack includes aileron pushrods, all control horns, a glass servo mounting tray, a contoured carbon fibre throwing blade, and torque springs and pull cables for actuating the tail surfaces. The servo tray now has 20mm x 15mm cut outs making it most suitable for KST X06 or BMS-101 servos. A well illustrated build manual is available – see the link below the More Details heading.

Also see this RCGroups Mini Dart thread and this one for more info.

Now available very nicely made custom wing and tail bags to keep the model in perfect condition – highly recommended.

Mini Dart 2 Carbon layup Specifications
Wing span	1.0 m	39 in
Wing area	11.6 dm2	180 sq in
Length	72 cm	28.2 in
Flying weight from	125 g	4.4 oz
Wing loading	10.8 g/dm	3.5 oz/sq ft
Aspect ratio	8.6
Wing airfoil	AG45, AG455, AG46, AG47
Dihedral angle	6.0º
Centre of Gravity	58-62 mm from wing leading edge
Controls	Ailerons, elevator, rudder

Recommended R/C-nano gear only
Elevator & rudder servos	Blue Bird BMS-101DMG, Blue Bird BMS-101HV, Hitec HS-40, KST X06
Aileron servos	Blue Bird BMS-101DMG, Blue Bird BMS-101HV, Hitec HS-40, KST X06
Receiver *case removed	Spektrum AR410, FrSky GR6, Jeti R4L, Futaba R3004SB, FrSky X4R, Orange DSM2 compatible, Multiplex Mlink RX-6-DR Light*
Battery	Ytong 1S 380 mAh LiPo, HyperFlight 150 mAh 4.8V NiMH, Radient 1S 500 mAh LiPo (Short), Radient 1S 500 mAh LiPo, Radient 1S 600 mAh LiPo

Mini Dart 2 Control Throws
Rudder	11 mm each way
Elevator	8 mm up / 8 mm down
Ailerons	11 mm up / 8 mm down
Camber Settings
Launch	1 mm up
Speed	0.5 mm up
Cruise	0 mm
Thermal 1	2 mm down
Max thermal	6 mm down, elevator 1 mm down
Landing	45 mm down, elevator 5 mm down

Mini Dart 2 Carbon Layup Typical Weights
Fuselage (carbon)	22.7 g	0.8 oz
Wing (carbon)	54.0 g	1.9 oz
Fin	2.5 g	0.1 oz
Tailplane	3.3 g	0.1 oz
Accessories	7.5 g	0.3 oz
Total structure	90.0 g	3.2 oz
Glue mounts etc	2.0 g	0.1 oz
Receiver	5.0 g	0.2 oz
Tail servos	9.0 g	0.3 oz
Wing servos	9.0 g	0.3 oz
Battery	10.0 g	0.4 oz
Flying weight	125.0 g	4.4 oz

Mini Dart 2 Glass Layup Typical Weights
Fuselage (glass)	32.6 g	1.1 oz
Wing (glass)	59.0 g	2.1 oz
Fin	2.6 g	0.1 oz
Tailplane	3.3 g	0.1 oz
Accessories	7.5 g	0.3 oz
Total structure	105.0 g	3.7 oz
Glue mounts etc	2.0 g	0.1 oz
Receiver	5.0 g	0.2 oz
Tail servos	9.0 g	0.3 oz
Wing servos	9.0 g	0.3 oz
Battery	10.0 g	0.4 oz
Flying weight	140.0 g	4.9 oz