James Hammond - Aeroic

Sorry not to have been around for a while - Its great to have feedback and I'm glad you are having fun with your E-Forza, Steve - it makes it all worthwhile.😊 A bit about your new plane: The Toccata is a bit smaller, but beware! Its a Forza on Steroids. 😮 I have heard say that its currently the fastest 2M glider available. It has a long history as it was directly developed from the good old Typhoon that I designed what must be 20 years ago now. Typhoon is still the biggest selling 2M moulded model of all time, and might be a classic now. Toccata has a special wing planform and angular geometry as well as the new aerofoil section all based on BSLD theory, and all of which according to current thinking are pretty extreme, but I'm (now) happy to say that despite the risk I took making the moulds etc it seems to have worked, but then I never did do "me toos"😎 I hope you get a lot of fun out of the new plane.😇 Best, Doc.

Hey Steve - we do have a light version of both models. I'm not sure what the actual ready-to-go weights for the models are, but they are certainly lighter than the "S" versions. I guess that an electric version will never be that light, but the Corsa has proportionately more wing area, so it can fly in lighter or thermal air pretty well. Neil can get you one of either, if you wish. Cheers, Doc.

Hi Chaps, I think I should provide some clarification to this diatribe. The first thing that surprises me is the idea of making a “gag racer” for F3f competition out of a model not designed for and wholly unsuited to F3f. “GAG” - From the Oxford dictionary: a joke or funny story, especially one told by a comedian (= person whose job is to make people laugh): It begs the question, why would anyone turn up at an official F3f race with a joke – unless the joke was on themselves? Frankly, I wish I had that kind of money to waste making myself look silly.🤪 Anyway, that’s not the point of this post. This entire thread needs clarification. This model was sold to the thread writer as a very early model with known minor cosmetic blemishes and was therefore heavily discounted. It was one of the first three out of the moulds, and there were known but minor faults. Try as we may with a new model, some things always need to be adjusted and improved.🫢 I stress here that the wings on this particular model were replaced not for warranty purposes, but because a very faint witness was visible on the top surfaces where the spar line could be seen. This was one of the pre-foam balsa-cored models that are no longer produced. The thread writer was informed of this many times. The supplied wings were perfectly usable, apart from the slight cosmetic blemish, and the “Warranty Replacement” wings in question went on to become part of a very important and successful towed rocket test and are still being flown in the USA with absolutely no problems whatsoever. For reference, we now utilise a locally produced core product, which is a closed-cell rigid foam made from polymethacrylimide (PMI) chemistry, and we have been doing so for more than 18 months. Throughout this thread, it appears that any faults mentioned are seen as an ongoing issue with Aeroic models. I assure you this is not the case. However, nothing and nobody is perfect, so with any Aeroic model, if a buyer discovers a fault, I promise you that I will personally do my utmost to have the faulty part or even the entire model replaced at no charge. Fortunately, it does not occur very often.😎 This is a slope or Alpine soarer; it’s not a "gag racer" or an F3F, and anyone who wants to use it as such has wasted their money. By all accounts, it does its job pretty well if its popularity is anything to go by. As a bit of a peek, there will be a 5-metre, 4-part wing version—actually the span the model was designed for—coming later this year. The moulds are made, and a wingset will soon be test flown. Cheers, Doc Here are a couple of pics taken today at Torrey Pines in the USA of four Alpenbrise A157 models - Including the one with the WARRENTY REPLACEMENT wings.

Kit - as usual from AWD John. However, it's carefully worked out, and though it will be a builder's model, Andy Whitehead is a genius at making the building method extremely accurate, with numerous jigs and other tools included to ensure straight building, as well as a large number of printed parts for the complex mechanical assemblies or fiddly parts. It all comes in one small (low postage cost) box. I think it will be a lovely little transportable *BIBOC allrounder slope model * BIBOC = "Bung In Back Of Car" Cheers, Doc.

Wot...nah...the only hills I could find in the Cambridge area were Mole hills...🤣 Doc.

Sure will! I used to live close to Cambridge = Great Shelford. Heck of a drive to Dunstable to chuck a model off! Doc.

Hey Gents! A new kid may be on the balsa block in the not-too-distant future - a slope allrounder this time. Yes, Andy and I have been at it again, and Andy has wrought his mechanical engineering balsa construction magic. By the way, these pics below are a little bit different from what Andy ended up with on his CAD table - but the general shape is the same Remember the name... CADENZA! 😎 Kaaa-Den-Zaaa!🤣 Watch this space! Fun Doc

It's what he does, PDB. For most of us, aeromodelling is supposed to be FUN. For some, it's not. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Aria has flown, and a couple of tweaks have been made; now Andy is planning a kit run. I think maybe 50 to kick off with. I'm sure this is going to be a great fun little model. Cheers, Doc.

Drive is just a plain old pushrod onto the madstab assembly, both of which are included in the kit, Mike. By the way, it has had its maiden voyage and seems to be going pretty well. It does everything a VTPR - What I will call "FREESTYLE" from now on, as I'm told "VTPR" seems a bit ott. There is a maiden flight video - not a very good one! - on the AWD builders group FB pages. Andy has made some tweaks to the kit to tighten everything up and hopefully it should be a part of the AWD lineup and available pretty soon. Two more of my outlines coming soon from AWD: "Foo Fighter" - Kinda PSS/Spitfire late mark-ish. And "Cadenza" a slope allrounder. Cheers, Doc.

AngelWings Madstab mechanism, Mike. Just flew for the first time yesterday. Reported to be good on all counts. Cheers, Doc.

I'm only responsible for the design and looks. Balsa genius Andy Whitehead is the build guru. Thanks, Doc.

I'm happy you are enjoying it, Steve. Doc.

Better look out for "she who must be obeyed" Rene...😏 Cheers, Doc.

Hi Rene. I designed the Aria with ailerons/flaps, possible with ailerons only also possible is Wingeron. I'd go with Ailerons and flaps and make the flaps follow the ailerons full span for VTPR and use the flaps for landing. Cheers, Doc.

Some pics of the Aria Trial assembly. EVERYTHING is jig built. Its coming aolng nicely. cheers, Doc.