Traceur by Modellbau Joost

I’m really stoked to see this development! This is the Traceur VTPR glider by Modellbau Joost of Germany. It’s one of the first commercial offerings inspired directly by the ultralight Le Fish and Swiss Fish designs that Swiss Peter and I have been working on here in the US. I’m tremendously excited and honored to see these ideas spreading globally!

The Traceur incorporates all of the cool new things we’ve discovered over the past year:

• Ultralightweight construction from EPP with carbon fiber reinforcement and lamintating film covering
• A Madslide-inspired all moving stabilizer capable of close to 180* rotation and actuated by a Henderson Pulley
• Pre-cut Swiss lightening holes for reduced weight and a cool newschool aesthetic
• A two piece wing design for portability

Overall this design looks to be very promising and I can’t wait to begin seeing video of it in action. It’s a wonderful time to be involved in slope aerobatics and VTPR – we are creating the future one day at a time! 🙂

Read more about the 1.4m Traceur ultralight VTPR glider at the Modellbau Joost website (German).