There are the John Stevens Eliminator models, but they are not cheap and
there is LOADS of work to do on them, Im building his HLG and that is painful
(need to build a vac bagger).
The BOT looks great and I would be able to get the kit in the UK, I am
however tempted by the Big Bird as it is 100" (can use in 100 comps) and has
spoilers.
Majestic, kit looks very fast to build, great quality kit, but really think
it looks ugly, and I have never really liked slow flying v-tail models (have
a HLG with vtail and it just mushes).
At the end of the day I just want a versitile thermal model which will make
the most of the small amounts of lift that we seem to get around here. Not
too heavy on construction time. Cheap and strong.
A friend of mine had a Flair Sunrise, that was an amazing glider, I flew it a
few times and never had a short flight. Wish I could get a kit for this now,
its such a shame they stopped it. The same with the Sailplanes International
Osprey 100", I had one of these. I brought it second hand for �25. Nylon
covered it was very strong, yet it thermaled great! I lost it when I specked
out a few summers ago.
---------- Original Message -------------
Subject: Re: [RCSE] : 100"+ non-moulded ship
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2002 07:08:37 -0400
From: "Andrew E. Mileski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Justin Fielding wrote:
> The thing is, I am reluctant to go for an American kit as:
>
> 1: I will get stung by customs when I have it shipped over.
> 2: You guys in the USA seem to have much stronger lift than here in the
UK.
> A plane that you just cannot get down, might have problems getting up over
> here.
>
> Sorry, should have said im in the UK. Am I wrong on either of the above
> points?
1: Get used to it. I'm in Canada where the dollar is $0.65 USD,
I have to pay shipping and customs too. Everything is made in
the U.S. it seems. If you do find a UK native kit, post about
it for the benefit of others.
Majestic : $159 USD + shipping http://www.laserartco.com/
Bird of Time: $65 USD + shipping http://www.towerhobbies.com/
2: They don't get much lighter for the size. A BoT will fly on
gopher gas, hence my remark about adding spoilers (you don't
have to of course).
Majestic : 110", 990 sqin, 60-70 oz (8.7-10.2 oz/sqft)
Bird of Time: 118", 1070 sqin, 41-52 oz (5.5- 7 oz/sqft)
I hope you find a suitable flying machine :)
--
Andrew E. Mileski
Ottawa, Canada
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