Club Favourite Models

 

 

At the January 2007 indoor meeting we had the idea of listing our favourite models. Not the ones that we were looking forward to building and flying, but the ones that we had already built and flown many times and fallen in love with: the models that we have really enjoyed and would not hesitate to recommend to friends.

 

Up first is the Mini Super-Sportster:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This model is recommended by Rick Williamson as excellent value in an ARF. He has built and flown a number of sp400 models, and he says this one is very well designed, built and finished and it flies beautifully. He has no hesitation recommending it to pilots who already have a reasonable degree of experience.

 

Model Name:	Great Planes Electrifly Mini Super-Sportster EP
Construction:	ARF		Balsa
Ease/speed of construction	Intermediate
Piloting skill needed	Intermediate
Controls	4ch (conventional - ailerons, elevator, rudder, throttle)
Span	39.5 inches	100.5cm
Area	276 sq. inches	17.8 sq dm
All up weight (typical)	22 -24 oz.	624 - 680 g
Recommended Motor	400 size brushed motor and 2.4 : 1 gearbox included (Direct drive Hacker A20 20L brushless out-runner recommended for more advanced pilots)
Input power range	80 - 110 Watts
Gearbox Ratio	2.4 : 1 (brushed) or 1 : 1 brushless outrunner
Battery	8 cell 2/3 A NiMH pack (as designed) recommended for balance

 

 

Second on our list (although the order has no significance) is the Typhoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The story behind this model is that Phil Stang picked it originally, and he had a ball and started to recommend it to everyone in the club. Ray Lemke had not had the best of his experiences with his first model and Phil urged him to try the Typhoon as it was easy to assemble and quick to get in the air yet was easy to fly and lots of fun. Ray hesitated because it looked like it might be hard to keep up with, and too aerobatic for his skill level. He rapidly found that although this model is highly aerobatic and can perform 3D stunts, provided you don't open the throttle too wide it is not too hard to fly and is heaps of fun! So this model has ended up being a firm favourite for Phil and Ray. Thanks for putting us on to it Phil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rods favourite model has got to be his Bill Griggs Assault, but since this model is no longer available we wont include all the details except to say it weighs about a pound and uses an Sp400 on eight Nimh cells:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very soon his favourite model will be the Brio 10, simply because it can accelerate vertically and is a hot performer! Also it comes ready built apart from hinging, and motor and radio installation. The quality of construction is very good and it represents excellent value for money.