DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 11:54
I know my place... 
Chicken.......
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Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 15:49
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 19:28
Hate to say this, Scale Police, but you're out of your jurisdiction here 
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 22:16
I take it that you are not selling this as a scale plan then Chris
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 22:22
It's based on your excellent drawing Vince... 
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 24 Sep 2019, 09:02
Well it must be scale then, would be nice to see one in the Turkish livery.
I have just completed a series of drawings of the Weltensegler (World Gliders) early gliders from 1919 - 1925 for a 'Customer', free as usual, but I don't think you will be creating models of these.
I have just completed a series of drawings of the Weltensegler (World Gliders) early gliders from 1919 - 1925 for a 'Customer', free as usual, but I don't think you will be creating models of these.
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 26 Sep 2019, 08:48
Hi Vince,
Interesting looking biplane glider! Did the full size actually fly?
Martin.
Interesting looking biplane glider! Did the full size actually fly?
Martin.
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 26 Sep 2019, 08:54
There are no reports of it flying, but it was well built
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 26 Sep 2019, 12:50
Hi Vince,
I am tempted to ask for a copy of the drawings, just to have a go at building it. I reckon it would need a number of build iterations to get it to fly at all. 2.5m to 3m span might work.
Martin
I am tempted to ask for a copy of the drawings, just to have a go at building it. I reckon it would need a number of build iterations to get it to fly at all. 2.5m to 3m span might work.
Martin
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 23 Oct 2019, 12:40
Finally, a chance to maiden the Habicht. A weighty bird with 3.5lbs of lead up front (AUW15lbs) nevertheless a couple of short test flights showed a decent roll & loop capability and a very safe stall with the HQ35 sections...
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 24 Oct 2019, 21:36
C'mon Chris.All that work to make a scale model and then you just invent a new colour scheme. will have to report you to the Scale Police 
Nice mode; though
Nice mode; though
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 24 Oct 2019, 23:26
What was even better, was that the colour scheme changed as he was flying it????
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Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 25 Oct 2019, 08:39
Nope - there were witnesses!
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 25 Oct 2019, 09:16
Just Coffee......
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Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 25 Oct 2019, 10:13
Stealth technology...very hush-hush
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 25 Oct 2019, 15:43
Personally, I thought it looked quite "appealing"
Geoff
Geoff
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 25 Oct 2019, 15:48
However, we are a Scale group, not a Scale look alike group.
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 19 Dec 2019, 12:53
I've finally got some decent airtime with the Habicht this last couple of weeks. Initially, I thought that the choice of the HQ section might have been a mistake, but I now realise that I have a glider able to do all the aerobatics in my limited repertoire (including sustained inverted flight) and which still has perfect low speed characteristics. I like it!
Re: DFS Habicht 1/4 scale
Posted: 21 Dec 2019, 10:40
Great pictures Chris, as always!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.