Cambrian Fighters of the Fifties.....Viable for PSS?

[perry atkins]

Anyone had any experience of building/ flying any of the Cambrian Fighters of the Fifties series as a PSS? 

They are similar to the Flair Jet Set pair which were made for ic power or PSS.

thanks

[Piers Bowlan]

Sorry, no experience of these Perry but how well they perform as gliders on the slope might depend on the wing section used. 
I looked at the Flair ‘Jet Set’ Lightening back in the day but it’s very thick flat bottomed wing section put me off a bit although their Hawker Hunter flew well by all accounts.

these Cambrian models appear to be out of stock unless you have access to an old kit.

 

[perry atkins]

Thanks Piers....yes I have 3 of the 4 models in that series and the Hunter of the Flair Jet Set.

[MattyB]

Of the 4 the Panther is looks the most likely to fly well on the slope, as it has a pretty straight and high a/r wing. As Piers says though, the wing section combined with the typoe and saize of hill you are flying at will be the dominant factors in your success - of a round topped coastal site almost anything will fly well, but for a smaller, more turbulent inland site your airframe needs to be more efficient.

[perry atkins]

Thanks MattyB...... naturally the Panther is the one I don’t have!

 

 

[leccyflyer]

The smaller Cambrian fun-fighters can make decent PSS models, especially if you can keep them light, since they do have a reasonably thin airfoil. I don't know whether the larger Cambrian Fighters of the Fifties have similar sections, but would imagine that they probably do.

 

That's in contrast to the WestField range of simple jet fighters - P-80, F-86, Mig-29 - which have simple flat plate wings, which I wouldn't have thought would excel on the slope.

[perry atkins]

Thanks Leccyflyer

[Alan Gorham_]

7 hours ago, leccyflyer said:

The smaller Cambrian fun-fighters can make decent PSS models, especially if you can keep them light, since they do have a reasonably thin airfoil. I don't know whether the larger Cambrian Fighters of the Fifties have similar sections, but would imagine that they probably do.

 

That's in contrast to the WestField range of simple jet fighters - P-80, F-86, Mig-29 - which have simple flat plate wings, which I wouldn't have thought would excel on the slope.

 

Flat plate wings do work on the slope. My Tony Nijhuis Hawk (a contemporary to the Westfield kits) has done lots of flying.

There is a Cambrian F86D in the PSSA that is waiting for a maiden. No reason to suppose it won't go well in the right conditions as it is similar to the mass build Sabre. You just need a good slope and some good lift and most things will go!

[leccyflyer]

Thanks Alan - always willing to learn and it's good to hear that flat plate wings do work on the slope - I'll have to give my Westfield Sabre a go on the slope. ?