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Added this Month in Classifieds
4 items added from Simon Cocker
HF Modell Ventus
LET DG 808
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6th Nov
"Photos from a photo mission. I flew formation with Clayton Stansell's Cessna 175 for about 35 minutes. The twin AT-450's only required about 50% thrust to keep the sailplane in the formation at 80 MPH indicated (about 92 MPH true) at 7000' MSL. "
Photo:- 1 . 2 . 3 . 4
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6th Nov
.....Noisy Legs
We have seen what a jet engine can do to a model Swift, now see what it can do to a mans legs!! Click to download video
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The classic ag-plane of the 60s is now taking flight from the hangar of TMRC thanks to the great design of Dick Graham. A faithful reproduction of both the PA-25 Pawnee from Piper and Dick's 1980 Nats winning scale design, the quarter scale all laser-cut kit will have a wide performance range with 42cc to 62cc gas engines and be fully capable of towing up to 6 meter scale sailplanes weighing over 25 lbs or carrying 5 pounds of dusting powder or tootsie rolls in its optional laser cut hopper kit with included plans.
The laser cut short kit is as near accurate to the prototype with the addition of full plywood sides from the rear of the canopy forward to the firewall, and new plywood tabbed and slotted front formers including a fuel tank compartment. In addition, all servos are now mounted within 12" of the surfaces they actuate to minimize long linkages and simplify construction while providing better control response and margin of safety. The model has a 108" (2.7m) span, 72" (183cm) length, 1700 in. square wing area. Weight is only 18-22 lbs. and requires 7-9 servos for rudder, elevator, flaps(2), aileron(2), throttle and optional tow release and dusting hopper actuator.
Short kit contents consists of more than 130 precision cut parts including 72 qty 1/8" balsa wing ribs (both full and partial ribs plus all aileron and flap ribs), 4 qty 3/32" and 1/8" aircraft ply root and strut attach ribs, 30 fuselage side, bulkhead and hatch formers and frames 1/16", 1/8" and 1/4" ply, 8 qty 1/8" through 1/4" balsa fuselage cockpit/canopy formers, 6 wing and tail tip, leading/trailing edge 1/4" formers with jigging notches, and 8 miscellaneous control horn, tail wheel and servo mounting plates and gussets plus three part 5/16" landing gear wire kit. TMRC also offers complete hardware packages as well as all special cut long stock to complete the aircraft including spars and wing struts plus vacuum formed strut fairings, fiberglass engine cowl and custom made scale sprung jig-welded chromolly tubing landing gear struts.
Base kit price is $395.00 US and more images and specs and ordering information may be found at www.tmrcsailplanes.com or in the UK or Europe from www.belairmodels.com.
Tom Martin
TMRC
www.tmrcsailplanes.com
"Home of the Schweizers"
20808 S. Prospect Avenue
Belton MO 64012
816 331-8807
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This little used French company by UK modellers is developing a DG 500 with variable wingspan between 5.2 and 6.28M. See info and pictures here. Also on the drawing board is a half scale Discus 2b.
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 A new page has been added to the Documentation section on this rare glider. A kit of this glider will be available in the near future from Tom Martin, TMRC Sailplanes,
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 Here is a link to the first assembly picture of Schleichers new glider
Yesterday (Nov 9th) the new ASG 29 had its first flight. The ASG 29 is Schleicher's new 15m/18m flapped ship with sustainer engine as an option. L/D is 52:1 for the 18m version.
More details can be found here:
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More Scale detail from France
For old timer fans, Vincent Besancon has added two more interesting pages to his web site.
One gives scale details of a rarely mentioned Austrian Musger Mg 9a with great 3 view drawings.
The other is scale documenatation on another rare glider, the American Frankfort Cinema.
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A new article by Noël Rumers from Holland,on how to set up one of these in a Motor Glider has been added to 'Hints & Tips'
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The new Hall Cherokee II has just been released by TMRC Sailplanes. The quarter scale Cherokee II drawn and flown by David Smith, is based upon the 1956 design of Stan Hall developed specifically for the home built market as an all-wood, all-fabric-covered sailplane.
The laser cut short kit is as near accurate to the original as feasible and builds a very lightly loaded and very thermal- and aerotow-capable airframe with vintage looks that only pre-1960 designs can offer. The model has a 132" (3.35m) span with optional scale or sport scale wing shown on plans, is 64.9" (165cm) in length with 13.6:1 aspect ratio, 1280 in. square wing area. Weight is only 6.5 lbs. with wing loading of 11.7 oz. per in. square. It uses the scale GOE 649 airfoil and requires 5-7 servos for rudder, elevator, spoiler, aileron and optional tow release.
Short kit contents inlcude all complex fuselage and turtledeck plywood and balsa bulkheads and formers, keels, crutches and wheel and wing mount formers, plus brass sleeves and 3/8" (11mm) 7075 T6 wing joiner, landing wheel, axle wire and stop collars, plus pushrod set for tails, all ply and balsa wing and stabilizer ribs and roots, stab and fin trailing edges and spars, cockpit and canopy formers and bows, plus canopy glazing, large nylon hinges, incidence pin wire and sleeve, and miscellaneous nuts, bolts and washers.
Kit price is $195.00 US and includes complete high quality hardware package and more images and specs and ordering information may be found at www.tmrcsailplanes.com or in the UK or Europe from www.belairmodels.com.
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Fed up with scale models, then buy your very own TG-4 from ebay
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Pat Teakle back in production
The production of these well known sailplanes has been recommenced. Further details from
Brian Hughes Tel: 01236 612521 or
John Williams Tel: 01452 714701
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LS-11, a new two seater
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Check out this site for details of the new LS-11 double seater glider. It has just completed it's maiden flight and there is an interesting 16 min video on this available for download. A unusual feature for modellers is the retracting nosewheel.
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Foka 4 Aplenty + Condor IV
The latest download issue, number 12, of Radio Controlled Soaring Digest has many pages of detail photos and information on the Foka 4.
If that doesn't interest you, then there is plenty else to read. Great issue!
In back issue number 10 are also great detail photos of the Dittmar Condor IV
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