perry atkins Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry atkins Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Thanks Piers....yes I have 3 of the 4 models in that series and the Hunter of the Flair Jet Set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry atkins Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Thanks MattyB...... naturally the Panther is the one I don’t have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan Gorham_ Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 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! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 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. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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