Bob Bertram Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hi Folks, I acquired this glider today rather cheaply, well it would have been rude not to. It is 62" span with a veneered foam wing 2 channel slope soarer. Does anyone have an idea of what it might be and the CoG position if possible? Needs a small amount of work on the tail feathers but basically sound. Thanks in anticipation. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Is the fuzzy made from thin ply ? A soar ahead sailplanes model ? Edited February 2, 2022 by Rich Griff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Hi Bob, constant chord wing so between 25% - 33% of chord, start rearwards and adjust to suit your taste/style. As I am not a soarer others may give you a more detailed reply, seems a safe starting point though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Rich, the fuselage seems to be lite ply, looks a darkish colour, maybe gaboon? Or perhaps just age coloured. John, although the photo makes the chord look constant it is actually tapered. Centre section chord is 9 5/8", tips are 7 3/4 and more tapered at the l/e than t/e making it look almost swept back. Edited February 2, 2022 by Bob Bertram 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Could it be a Flair Fledgling ? It had a tapered wing with swept back leading edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 1 hour ago, J D 8 said: Could it be a Flair Fledgling ? It had a tapered wing with swept back leading edge. The fuselage certain looks like a Flair, but the tail feathers don’t look quite right for the Fledgling. Didn’t they do another one called a Gosling? Maybe it’s one of them, can’t seem to find a photo of that one online though… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 JD and Matty, It certainly looks like the Fledgling from the fuselage and wing. There has been some work done where the tail feathers attach to the fuselage which has not been done that well so perhaps they were damaged and the bits were used from another model. Thanks everyone for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Isn't it usual to have the c of g about a third back from the leading edge ? Nose heavy it will fly but not very well. Tail heavy it will fly once ! That's the rule of thumb. Will do some research about the model this evening but the fuzzy looks very much like a sas skitsue ( spelling probably wrong ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 May I ask, how long is the fuzzy from nose to base of tail fin ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Back in the 70's & 80's there were numerous cottage industry kit producers, many of which made generic models of this sort. My best guess would be the Bowman Simple Soarer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 59 minutes ago, John Lee said: Back in the 70's & 80's there were numerous cottage industry kit producers, many of which made generic models of this sort. My best guess would be the Bowman Simple Soarerman. Could be, it does look fairly similar... Edited February 3, 2022 by MattyB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 Rich, the fuselage length to the base at the rear of the fin, (i.e. where the stern post would be), is 90cm, from tip of nose the max length of fuzz is 99cm. John and Matty, the S.Soarman looks to have an almost parallel chord wing and not tapered. Could be the photo as I just took this and the top half looks parallel and the bottom shows the taper!!! Weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just come down from loft, liberated balsa and ply off cuts for my model room... There's a middle phase up there, they came either r +e or e +a.....about the same span but not checked wings. The fuz is thin ply, liteply being veneer/balsa/ veneer if I remember rightly. Lunch, then will measure skitsue... Sas are in business again ! Hope they re kit skitsue ! Wing, straight trailing edge, leaning against the wall ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 Yes Rich, t/e is straight, I thought it had a slight taper but it must have been an optical illusion because of the l/e taper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry atkins Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Mick Reeves Super Snipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Carlton Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) Not a Super Snipe, that was 79" span and the rudder hinge line was behind the elevator. Much closer to the Soarman above, but not 100% sure. It's definitely familiar though, I am sure it's a USA kit, possibly Dynaflite or HOB. That said, it could be a Bitza or a homebrew. Looks a little bit like a GP Spectra with a different wing. Edited February 21, 2022 by Matt Carlton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Perry and Matt, many thanks for your comments. I'm still leaning towards the Fledgling someone mentioned earlier although there seems to have been damage at the rear end and the tail feathers don't match up. Could have come from something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Seeing your wing propped up I would say not a Fledgling. Mine did not have the lump at the centre section and the wing had more taper. John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Bertram Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Thanks John, looks like I will have to name it after the previous owner. Gibson has aeronautical connotations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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