Glider identification

[Stephen Rawsthorne 1]

Could anyone help identify this glider? bought on ebay but seller did not know what it was. The body is plastic with foam wings, looks like its from the 80's and the body has faded yellow. Would like to get it back to white if anyone knows what's best to clean faded plastic. Span about 72 Inches

 

 

Edited November 28, 2022 by Stephen Rawsthorne 1
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[Martin Harris - Moderator]

Perhaps try some T-Cut on a relatively obscure area (e.g. under the tail)?

[Stephen Rawsthorne 1]

5 hours ago, Martin Harris - Moderator said:

Perhaps try some T-Cut on a relatively obscure area (e.g. under the tail)?

Thanks tried T-Cut and Jif but no difference, will probably just leave it

[Gary Binnie]

Very similar to a Multiplex Akro but some details are different. The Akro fuselage is fibre-glass, your model is most likely German as quite a few manufacturers use the 'Plura' moulded fuselages (Robbe and Carrera). I don't know a way of whitening the plastic, best to paint it or live with the 'patina'! My Akro has a film covered wing and a two-pack epoxy primer and painted fuselage.

 

Could be an Akro wing (71" span) on a different fuselage?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gary Binnie]

Actually the Akro wing is one-piece (the box was very long!) and your wing has been joined at the centre by the look of it.

 

 

 

[Wookman]

Bar keepers friend might clean up the fuz. 

[Stephen Rawsthorne 1]

2 hours ago, Gary Binnie said:

Very similar to a Multiplex Akro but some details are different. The Akro fuselage is fibre-glass, your model is most likely German as quite a few manufacturers use the 'Plura' moulded fuselages (Robbe and Carrera). I don't know a way of whitening the plastic, best to paint it or live with the 'patina'! My Akro has a film covered wing and a two-pack epoxy primer and painted fuselage.

 

Could be an Akro wing (71" span) on a different fuselage?

 

 

 

Thanks Gary, I did look at your Akro and thought it looked very similar, Yes the wing has been joined in the middle

with a single servo for the ailerons using torque rods, I have removed the rods and fitted servos in each wing.

I will probably leave the body as it is, once its flying no one will notice (i hope)

 

 

 

[Engine Doctor]

Be very careful what you use for a cleaner on the plastic fuz . Many chemicals or paints even can denature plastic  and make it brittle as an egg shell. Even T cut has some powerful chemicals to help dissolve oxidised paint. 

[Stephen Rawsthorne 1]

Thanks for everyone's help, decided to spray the body, wings covered in film

[Erfolg]

I have a Ridge Rover that is similar, by Sail Planes International that looks vaguely similar. It is possibly one of theirs. My model dates from the 70s.

 

The body of my model is GRP (polyester resin), so if a injected moulded body, probably not one of theirs.

[Stephen Rawsthorne 1]

21 hours ago, Erfolg said:

I have a Ridge Rover that is similar, by Sail Planes International that looks vaguely similar. It is possibly one of theirs. My model dates from the 70s.

 

The body of my model is GRP (polyester resin), so if a injected moulded body, probably not one of theirs.

The Ridge Racer was one of my dream models in my teens but could not afford one, its very similiar to the models sold by Sailplanes International/Solent Sailplanes

[leccyflyer]

This is my venerable Ridge Racer - the fuselage is fibreglass, rather than injection moulded plastic as in the OP. Planform of the wing, aileron configuration and tail are rather different too.