Speedster Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Einar from my RC club made this ASK as a winter project, and Saturday it was ready for the maiden flight, The maiden and the build: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedster Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 I had the chance to fly it and it was not bad for a vintage Scala glider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rich too Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Excellent, congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Posted by Speedster on 30/04/2018 07:57:59: I had the chance to fly it and it was not bad for a vintage Scala glider Vintage? How very dare you! You know how to make someone feel old - I did my first solo in a K18 and it was nearly new at the time. It was in the same basic colour scheme as your club's model although there were some minor differences in the nose paint and lateral stripe and it carried competition number 174 on its tail. They were a very good early solo/cross-country glider - the only real problem being the lack of a nose hook which compromised winch launching with a tendency to kite on aerotow if the glider pilot let the aircraft get too high, due to the shared belly hook (just in front of the wheel) position. This did, tragically, lead to fatal or serious consequences for tug pilots on several occasions. I'm not aware that there was ever a modification to add a nose hook in later years but any departure from scale in this department must be allowed on grounds of practicality! The hole in the nose was for the pitot tube, by the way. Edited By Martin Harris on 30/04/2018 13:45:18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedster Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 I am a old vintage glider pilot my self and flew Baby ll and lll, L Spatz, K8 and the Mucha in the good old days. Interesting to hear about the tow hook on the K18 Cheers Soren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Fabulous model with a great video. A rather nice flying site a well. Thanks for posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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