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"Razzle" cavorting around in style
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The week up to the Bank holiday
finally gave a chance of a few flyable evenings even if some where at bit breezy. Managed to fly 4 out of 5 nights with only
giving Wednesday a miss do to the wind.
Mike Bond brought along a ducted
fan Mig 15 built from a recent free plan in R/C Model World. I test flew it for him the performance was stunning, even if
the flight time is short. Running 400 watts (clocking 38 amps static) its performance was not surprising. Sadly flying it
a couple of nights later it completed an uncommanded roll into the ground, at the speed it was travelling not much of the
structure survived. The mechanical bits were all OK and Mike is intending to rebuild it.
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| Mark Burns brought a recently
completed Park Zone Striker F27 with a superb colour scheme. As with most
Parkzone products the kit comes as a ready to fly package with TX and all the other bits.
The complete package retails for £126.00, but parts can be obtained as spares to give just the complete airframe a lot cheaper
plus a hotter motor/prop package to give stunning performance, asks Clive for details. I test flew Mark’s model and
must say it flew superbly, not quite the performance of the Mig 15 but not far off. Mark took some in flight pictures, which
I hope to have on the web ASAP. |
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Having dismantled a couple of
my less successful indoor models I had a spare GWS motor set up and reset up and tested my
Great Planes Yard Stick this “was” (see weekend) my back up model for duration
attempts but it flew really well and the clubs “cinematographer” was able to get some great in flight shots. |
