From the experience flying the BAMF for the past several years and taking a look at the events on the world stage... it seems that higher heights and higher penetration are always required to keep pushing forward. It seems that competition is biasing towards planes that penetrate very strongly with less disturbance from turbulence.
Aerodynamically, the wing shape was modified to be less affected by turbulence while the lift is slightly increased closer to the root. All cross-sections on the fuselage are decreased and the pushrod exits are further refined for a tighter install. In terms of flying philosophy, we feel there are two ways to tackle high winds: fly extremely fast with a lower L/D so you can reach somewhere faster, so even though L/D is lower you will reach the target area quicker and less affected by the outside forces (wind & turbulence), or secondly slightly slower than extreme but retain very high L/D so even though it may take you a few seconds to get back you should get back with a little extra height.
Personally I am not an extremely aggressive pilot with 40 hours of stick time per week, so I have always preferred the second method of tackling wind. As such, the Vibe was designed that way and if you've flown it, you will know it's not the fastest out there but comes back home with height to spare. Think of the BAMF 2 as taking what the Vibe had but further increasing the L/D and with a very strong launch height ability.
Mechanically, I have always wanted/needed a model that can really break down small. As such, the BAMF 2 comes with a center split 2-piece wing with a fat carbon joiner, with the option of a very simple removable fin that will be strong enough for *most* pilots. For extremely powerful launchers, it's probably still safer to glue the fin on. The nose is extended to reduce the need for nose weight and to make gear selection, install and maintenance extremely easy.
Of course, the BAMF 2 will continue to be made in Ukraine where we have had an incredible few years of production success. All models are made with solid Cascell cores, carbon shear webs, and high-quality finish.
Images shown are a representation of the model only and may differ slightly due to the handmade nature of the model.
Structure:
Solid Cascell moulded wing and tails
Light: CW30 skin
Standard: CW40 skin
Strong: Co-axial CW60 skin
Tails: CW20 skin
1-piece fuselage
2-piece wing (centre split)
Nosecone
Right-handed launch (please message us for left-handed version)
Just received my new Glider, it was well packed and shipped properly. It is a very good finished Glider. At the moment I am very happy about it and I am working to start to fly as soon as possible. Many thanks to Armsoar for the support.
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clint christofferson
Awesome
Love the plane with the new sunburst paint! Packaging was great, no worries about damage in shipping.
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Peter Foyd
Great
Greatplane flys amazingly service of for and questions about anything were quickly answered will definitely be getting another