Purbeck Sailplanes new model - AdrenalineV
Read the buyilding and flying review on the AdrenalineV page
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Pyrenees
Modeles MiniJ Read the
building and flying review of this
exciting
all-moulded 60 inch pylon racer from
France on the
MiniJ page
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As featured in Silent Flight
Check out the new Purbeck Sailplanes advert
in the latest editions of Silent Flight and QFI. My Adrenaline is the model now featured in the
advert. The photogaph is one that was taken by Peter Webb in his studio.
My full review of Adrenaline is featured in Silent Flight Magazine available 27th March 1998.
A shorter version is available online on the Adrenaline page.
Latest arrival
Over the Christmas period I was lucky enough to be offered a Calypso Contest all-moulded model.
It has now flown briefly and I can only say, 'Roll on summer. Oh ,and please Mr. Blanchard,can
I have a set of instructions. I've already said I'll pay for them.'
Why is it that it seems in the cottage industry that customer support seems to vary inversely
to cost!
Calypso has now flown see Calypso page for details
Winter Blues
Being the user of a European size transmitter and a tray I have looked on with envy at my
colleagues using smaller transmitters in their tranny muffs.
I now have an M and M Developments Maxi-Mitt which will take all European transmitters in their
trays. It is well made and they will customize it to suit your needs. I have used it and it is
wonderful to be able to feel the sticks when it's time to land. Their service is excellent and
speedy (mine came next day).
If you want one give them a call on 01633 413375.
Programming The Graupner MC20 - Coming Soon
There are not many owners of the MC20 who could say that the instructions that
come with the MC20 are easy to understand. This series will hopefully throw a little light on
the subject, particularly applied to programming the more complicated F3F/F3B style gliders.
A Tail Of A Third Scale Schleicher Ka-3
What happens when you take Cliff Charlesworth's plan, a computer
photocopier and a borrowed third scale Petes Pilot?
Inspired by a glass and foam ASW27, that went wrong the aircraft featured in this review is the
result and the reason for a local shortage of spruce and ply!
Third Scale DG600
Purbeck Sailplanes are shortly to produce a limited
edition DG600 to one third scale. Initially just four kits will be produced for evaluation
purposes and I am lucky enough to have my name on one of them.
It is not intended to offer this kit for general availability as the size and complexity of
kitting a model at this scale means it would be very expensive and exclusive.
It is hard to ignore the fact that scale models are getting bigger and bigger - a trend set by
modellers on the continent - and there is no denying that the larger the model the more relist-
ic it appears in flight. At one third scale and with extension wingtips fitted the DG600 will
measure up at 6 metre wingspan and promises to be truly awesome in flight.
More details as soon as they are available.
Estimated specifications are:
Adrenaline Plus
A second Adrenaline kit has been acquired to investigate the
practicality of installing four servos in the wings. This idea inspired by an American design
by world champion F3B pilot Daryl Perkins -The Whip - will allow crow braking to be used for
landing and also allow full variable camber of the wing to be utilised during pylon turns,
theoretically resulting in decreased drag. Visit the Adrenaline Plus+ page for details
Schleicher Ka-6
As soon as the ASW 27's and the Adrenaline are finished
construction will start on a 1:3.6 scale Schleicher Ka-6. The fuselage only (from a Rodelmodell
kit) was bought cheaply at a club bring and buy.
Bryan HP-18
As if I hadn't got enough to build I've also now got a
Pat Teakle (West Mendip Sailplanes) HP-18 kit (from the same club bring and buy).
It is a basic kit providing glass fuselage, foam wings and tails, brief instructions and not a
lot else. See the HP-18 page for further details.
Sagitta Project Two
Another kit! Visit the Sagitta page
for info and updates.
The first of the ASW27s (Peter Webbs) has flown on Bunster Hill near Ilam in Derbyshire. All went well untill Peter deployed the brakes to test them. One of them refused to go back in. What happened next? Well Peter gave me the transmitter! The first thing was to put the nose down to gain some speed, re-trim for straight and level on rudder, gain some height and land. Panic focuses the mind and the touchdown was perfect. The postmortem showed that the bowden cable to the brake was flexing (now fixed with a little solder) Hopefully future flights will be less traumatic. The second (Colin Watts) has also flown. See Flying-ASW27 for more details
