13-12-2011, 03:56 PM
Well, funny you mention that. This glider was actually maidened at Area 51 circa 1995. Back then you made the entire plane from balsa sheets. The wing is superb. Washout is perfect. Bungie launches were the norm. I used vernier calipers and built it slow and good. BNF, PNP and ARF were dreams then. I think this kit was a PIA kit.
It had an altercation with a tree (another Area 51 coincidence?) so there is a small patch in the solafilm on the wing. The fuse took a whack from the resulting free fall. Canopy cracked and the main wing locator bracket epoxied. The fuse is good, the main wing and surfaces are in excellent nick and the balsa has been aged in my garage for 15 years. Too nice to toss it. Fuse will need a bit of work (not much though) around where the wing sits. You need big mutha rubber bands to keep the wing on. ChrisM would be envious.
I got me a TT Soaring Star around 2003 so put the Albatross up on a frame. There it stayed. The Soaring Star was electric and the age of Lipos killed my bungie launching days. So there you go, I flew planes first - not helis.
That whingey neighbour would complain about the noise
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It had an altercation with a tree (another Area 51 coincidence?) so there is a small patch in the solafilm on the wing. The fuse took a whack from the resulting free fall. Canopy cracked and the main wing locator bracket epoxied. The fuse is good, the main wing and surfaces are in excellent nick and the balsa has been aged in my garage for 15 years. Too nice to toss it. Fuse will need a bit of work (not much though) around where the wing sits. You need big mutha rubber bands to keep the wing on. ChrisM would be envious.
I got me a TT Soaring Star around 2003 so put the Albatross up on a frame. There it stayed. The Soaring Star was electric and the age of Lipos killed my bungie launching days. So there you go, I flew planes first - not helis.
(13-12-2011, 03:53 PM)yarrumevets Wrote:(13-12-2011, 03:42 PM)samste Wrote: Area 51 would be a great spot for thermal ling
Indeed it would, mate - could just imagine the warm air coming off that carpark on a summer's day!
That whingey neighbour would complain about the noise
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