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This Month from the Calendar
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| 1st April
Vertical Shear Webs
Check out this interesting discussion on the pros and cons of shear webs on a wing spars
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| 1st April
1:3 scale Minimoa Build Thread
Also on the RCGroups forum you can follow Chris Williams build thread for his new model of the Minimoa scaled up from his popular plan.
Chris Williams plans are available from Traplet Publications producers of the magazine Quiet & Electric Flight
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| 1st April
Schweizer-mania + Nimbus 3
The website of Jim Phoenix carries a host of very detailed restoration photos for the Schwizer 1-26. In the left menu column of his website, the models '686' and '525' are the '1-26e' variants, whereas '038' is the '1-26b' version.
For the glass modelers out there, you will find on the same site detail pictures of a Nimbus 3
(Thanks to Chris Williams and Don Turner for the link)
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| 1st April
Perfect Prefect
On the Eerste Zaanse Zweefvlieg Club web site gallery are several pages of photos dedicated to a restored Slingsby Prefect. Most of the images can be downloaded in Hi resolution for extra clarity. The rest of the Gallery is also well worth a browse
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| 3rd April
New LS-8 18
Click pictures above to increase
HE-Faserverbundwerkstoffe have emailed in to announce their large 6 meter version of the LS-8 18 glider. Further details, pictures and videos from their website (Look to the bottom of the left column)
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| 3rd April
One on one with 1:1
Bill Maisey forwrds this enticement to scale modellers to try the real thing. Click the image.
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| 4th April
Newly certified Allstar 2 seater
Allstar are the owners of the range of Polish gliders originally sold under the SZD types from Bielsko.
On the 2nd April they certified their new two seat glider named the Perkoz,designed back in 1991 as the SZD 54 when production was stopped due to the companies bankruptcy. It is a replacement for the well known trainer the SZD 50 Puchacz.
Here is a composite picture I produced with the new Perkoz in the background and the older Puchacz in the foreground. This clearly shows the change of the wing mounting and the rearward move of the tailplane..
Photos of the new glider can be found here
Details of the original SZD54 project are here
Thanks to Zbigniew Michalczyk for the news
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| 8th April
2.4 GHz rolls on
Futaba are releasing a 12 channel 2.4gig transmitter and modules for existing units with up to 14 channels. Details can be found here.
Meanwhile Xtreme Power in the States are supplying transmitter modules for JR and Futaba and are now working on a module for Multiplex transmitter. Details here
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| 11th April
More Moa
Chris Williams has completed his Minimoa build thread on RCGroups (see link at the top of this page) and to support his project he has posted a first class video of the new Minimoa ready for download (7Mbytes)
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A Really useful Database
13th April
From Jean-marc Zuliani
As an RC addict for the last 26 years, I decided few months ago to build a DataBase which try to list every RC aircraft & glider kits produced in the world.
In only 10 months of existence I already have more than 366 000 visits.
Today, 1163 gliders are in my DataBase, most of them are scale sailplanes.
Access the site here. For future refernce, this useful link has been added permanently to the top of this page
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| 18th April
News shortage
Interesting news is in short supply at the moment, in the meantime Schempp Hirth has carried out the maiden flight of their new version of the Ventus. The 2cxa uses the 18 meter wing and a longer fuselage sporting a larger rudder. Details are a bit scant at the moment. Quote from their site "Numerous spectators admired the elegant silhouette"
In the meantime here are a couple of light hearted videos from YouTube
First off shows that power planes easily burn.
Secondly, just for TV fun
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| 21st April
Now you see it..now you don't
This humerous video (24.5 Mbytes) is about what happens when you loose site of your model. These guys will really raise your spirits.
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| 21st April
Chinese R/C
I just had an email in from China offering to sell me R/C gear and thought you may like to check their website, (although it is very slow) to see what is on offer. It seems the Chinese interest in our hobby is growing. Personally, some cheap Axel type pilots would be of interest
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| 24th April
New report on wstech Varios
Barry Cole has written us his thoughts on the wstech Classic Sound Voice Vario. You can read his report here and for future reference you will find it in our 'Articles' section.
Thanks Barry
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Previous Month
New JR 2.4Gig Tx report
8th April
