Unknown Glider
Stephen Davies 6 | 03/05/2019 16:05:22 |
5 forum posts 2 photos | Hi all Picked up this glider in a sale the other day. Anyone got any idea of the make and model. Not got a clue. Many thanks Steve
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Pete B - Moderator | 03/05/2019 18:14:17 |
![]() Moderator 7596 forum posts 732 photos | Hi Steve, welcome to the forum! Yiou should get some help here but a photo and description would be useful Have a look here and here to find out how to put a photo up on your posts Pete |
Stephen Davies 6 | 03/05/2019 19:37:29 |
5 forum posts 2 photos | Doh. Did it from my phone and must not have saved. Will try again. Might have to wait till I get to the computer. Sorry for that.
Steve
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Piers Bowlan | 04/05/2019 09:02:58 |
![]() 1907 forum posts 50 photos | Welcome to the forum Stephen, good luck uploading your photos. I am sure you won't have to wait long to get it identified. |
Stephen Davies 6 | 04/05/2019 16:08:24 |
5 forum posts 2 photos | Hi all
Trying again. Does anyone know the make and model of this glider? 2.3m span. Cheers Steve
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PatMc | 04/05/2019 18:52:28 |
![]() 4231 forum posts 521 photos | Hi Stephen, I don't know what model it is but it looks like it has a generic plastic (plura ?) fuselage & tail unit that's held from below with a pair of 2mm nuts. I still have Protech Unlimited & a thermal model using a spare Unlimited fuselage & tail with an old 2m wing nailed on. Both have been converted to outrunner & lipo. The Unlimited after a recover job. Igor, made up from spare Unlimited fus, tail unit & old pair of glider wings. (Terry Pratchett fans will understand the name) PS looking again at your model I'm guessing that the tailplane has been stretched a bit in order to maintain a reasonable tail/wing area ratio. Edited By PatMc on 04/05/2019 19:05:54 |
Jim Carss | 05/05/2019 09:53:26 |
![]() 2073 forum posts 82 photos | Nice one Pat |
Stephen Davies 6 | 05/05/2019 13:06:29 |
5 forum posts 2 photos | Hi Pat Yes definitely a generic type fuz and does have the tail and fin held on by those little nuts. I have had a few JP gliders in the past and it all very similar. The fuz on this one isn't so thick as the JP ones. It has more flex to it, similar to the Thunder Tiger EHawk 1400. Looking forward to getting it flying flat field mostly and hunt for those thermals. Your gliders look great Steve Edited By Stephen Davies 6 on 05/05/2019 13:07:04 |
Peter Christy | 05/05/2019 17:50:56 |
1618 forum posts | Looks very much like my Alpha 180.... -- Pete |
PatMc | 05/05/2019 18:19:36 |
![]() 4231 forum posts 521 photos | Pete, the Alpha 180 was one of many using that fuselage but it's fuselage had the same canopy cut away style as mine & it was only 1.8m span. |
flying pastor | 05/05/2019 21:41:36 |
17 forum posts | I have been trawling my memory banks on this glider. As others have said there were several different models using the same, or similar fuselage, Alpha 180, easy pigeon and early bird. Some of these had a stretched wing version. Protech did the thermal 220 but that just had central dihedral but ripmax had one called the nebula which was 2.2 metres, the colour scheme is different though although this could have been recovered. This is the best I can do and my memory banks have now shut down! All the best...Chris. |
Stephen Davies 6 | 07/05/2019 07:57:41 |
5 forum posts 2 photos | Found it! Its a Robbe Volare. Also managed to find the manual on line. Drive chain arrived as well so will but thermal hunting in no time. Thanks to everyone for all their help Cheers Steve |
Eagle 899 | 07/05/2019 17:52:43 |
![]() 182 forum posts 18 photos | I thought that fuselage shape was familiar. I've just dug out my Robbe Verso which I last flew in the mid eighties and now thinking that I might motorise it |
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