ken anderson. Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 ken anderson here--i spotted this hawk on one of the forum pages-asked for help identifying if it was a kit or plan and where i could obtain one from--any help or advice please-intend to use it off the slopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Hi Ken It is mine actually, and indeed is now a slope soarer...of sorts.I picked it up at the Nats this year, as a "project" It was originally a pusher ( IC ) and ina bit of a sorry state, so I rebuilt it, and it now flies quite well as a sloper, although fairly critical on wind speed - preferring around 20-25MPH for easonable performance - although not particularly fast, as it is a bit draggy. I am afraid I do not know its origins other than it is scratch built from, I guess, someone's plan.Eric Bray on this here forum did his own plan of a slope soaring Hawk, which was I believe published in one of the mags a few years back, called the "Rivington hawk" - I am sure he probably still has the info /plan and he will probably be along with soe words of wisdom soon, as he is primarily a glider guider at heart. The other excellent Hawk ( purpose built for the slope )is the Andy Conway version, and if you check out the PSSA website ( click here for link ) you will find details. Good luck with your search, and have fun on the slope. If you get really stuck, let me know, and I will send you as much info and photos as I can of this one...... I virtually rebuilt it from scratch anyway, so it should be do-able, perhaps with a better wing section too than this has. It is balsa fuse, sheet all moving tail, and veneered foam wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ken anderson. Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 http://www.bvrmc.co.uk/timbo my man thanks for the info--i've pasted the above link to our club up here in the north--we are one of the biggest clubs in the bmfa ect,ect check it out, the site explains it all better than i . thanks ken anderson some club members taking advantage of the north east wind comming on to the coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ken anderson. Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 eric--i've sent you an e-mail i do believe-thanks for the reply. ken anderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Andy Taylor Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Hi Guys,i had myself one of these,http://www.phoenixmp.com/models/hawk.htmflew pretty well but needed a bit more wind on the day we played with it not had it out since, just kept lugging the wildthing and terminator up the hillandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted December 21, 2008 Author Share Posted December 21, 2008 thanks andy---looks like a" rivington hawk" is going to be wizzing its way around northumberland---eric i'll be in touch with you once the fella with the red coat has been and gone. ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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