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Gene Lindsay with his beautiful 2M Osprey,
Gene is building a polyhedral wing version and hopefully he will send us a
photo when it is completed. |
Ray Kostuk of Tucson, Az. about to launch his Big Bird, at the October, 99 SAGE club contest in Avra Valley, AZ |
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Hi Ray, I did put 3/8" x .007 CF inside the four aft fuselage sides and also in the inner wing panel trailing edges. It's covered with Ultracoat lightweight white with Ultra-coat transparent violet on the bottom of the wing and stab (it looks great with the sun behind it). I also built a small compartment over the C.G. for two 3 oz bags of shot. As soon as it was done I headed to a local
yard for some hand launches and as expected, it floated around very nicely
without ballast. Today I was at our club field for some winch launches and
I did use 3 oz of ballast. I was amazed how high the Bird got
on launch and how well it penetrates. I think I'll just leave the
ballast in it unless it's a no wind day, but more flying will sort that
out . It's pretty much a "no brainer" finding lift because
the plane really tell you when it's in even the lightest lift. Bob Eagan |
Mark Garvey sent this photo of his 2M Lil Bird and in his letter said, "I absolutely love this model. It is difficult for me to go into it without going for huge exaggerations, but it is simply an excellent model to build and fly. Building is simple due to laser cut parts, and once built, it is an absolute delight to fly"
1975 SOAR NATS Otto with his Challenger waiting his turn to launch. Background, L-R, Ted Strohm (holding Cumulus), Walt Hill, Earl Pell.
Kelly Pike, way back in the days when he traveled the USA for Hobie, catching a Hobie Hawk after a hand toss in Buckeye, AZ. Photo by Taylor Collins |
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