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1/15 Kirby Prefect, aerotow with a twist
« on: February 02, 2014, 23:49:56 PM »
We set a new a milestone in the model histoy here in Iceland tonight when we did the first indoor aerotow! Good friend of mine wanted to get back to his beginning with a little twist. He found the plans for a Keil Kraft Kirby(Slingsby) Prefect with a 24" wingspan and enlargened it to 35". He controls it with elevator and rudder and has a working release in the nose and a hook on the belly.

All in all we made five tows tonight and I've got no doubt that we'll do plenty more in the future.
I'm waiting for a video from another source but until then I'll leave you with few photos of Frimann the builder and his 35" Prefect.





Tow release in the nose.


Hook on the bottom.
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2014, 08:50:44 AM »
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/Ib46yBXMEaU[/youtube]
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« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2014, 16:12:16 PM »
:clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:  :clap:
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2014, 07:00:23 AM »
Funny :D
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« Reply #4 on: February 05, 2014, 07:33:00 AM »
Very good!  :clap:  :clap:

Was thinking for a long time to do a small indoor scale glider  :?:
So many projects, so little time!  :!:
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