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IS-5 Kaczka**

Let us all watch your new project progress.
Roger-Spragg
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Joined: 23 Mar 2015, 14:29

IS-5 Kaczka**

Post by Roger-Spragg »

I thought that I'd bring you up to date on our Newent Club build. Last year it was the T21 which many of you will have seen flying sedately, and I'll say delightfully, at various of the meets last summer. This year we've been a bit more ambitious and as some of you will know our liking for the unusual we are having a go at scratch building a 1/3 scale IS-5. The IS-5 was a one off experimental Polish glider circa 1946 and a canard to boot. I only know of 2 full size canard gliders, I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, this one and the one Dick Rutan designed, which I believe didn't perform particularly well. I'll attach some photo's of the original and our progress to date. We hope to maiden it at the first Ghost Squadron event at Middle Wallop. By the way if your Polish isn't up to it Kaczka is Polish for Duck! The photo's explain it all!
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