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4007 Catajet II
A version Span 37 cm / 14.6 in Weight 20 g / 0.7 oz B version Span 36 cm / 14.2 in Weight 14 g / 0.5 oz The concept: ■ Jetlike appearance ■ Low wing monoplane ■ Trim rudder ■ Few parts ■ Easy to build ■ Capable of long glides ■ Solid airframe ■ For small slingshots ■ Two different versions on one plan Small slingshots are the usual slingshots for light models employing thin amber…
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4005 Jetlike Catapult Glider
Span 38.5 cm / 15 in Weight 30 g / 1.1 oz The concept: ■ Jetlike appearance ■ Low wing monoplane ■ Trim rudder ■ Few parts ■ Easy to build ■ Capable of long glides ■ Solid airframe ■ For small slingshots Small slingshots are the usual slingshots for light models employing thin amber color rubberrings. General notes on beginner.zone slingshot/Slangbella models: Be on the secure side. If the Balsa you intend to use for your fuselage is too soft or…
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3033 Tomek RPU 30
Span 50.5 cm / 20 in Weight 55 g / 1.9 oz The concept: • Easy to build. • Good flight characteristics • Few parts • High wing monoplane layout Tomek is a popular Polish name for boys and at the same time the affectionate diminutive form of the name Tomasz. The last being the equivalent to Thomas, Tomás, Tomaš, Tomas, Tommaso, Θωμάς, Томаш, Фома. Origins of the name are Aramaic or Greek and its meaning is twin or double. In Poland Tomek is a name…
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3027 ¡Regresa pronto! RPU 30
Span 57 cm / 22 ½ in Weight 47 g / 1.7 oz The concept: • Vee-tail • Good flight characteristics • Easy to build • Few parts • Low wing monoplane layout Name is Spanish and an informal (tú) imperative phrase that means “Come back soon!”. My neighbour uses it every day, sometimes twice, when she sends her husband to do the shopping. If you should have to employ this phrase formally (usted) you would say “¡Regrese pronto!”. It is never too late to learn Spanish. So, do it, do it right now.…
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1068 Double X’er Glider II
Span 23.5 cm / 9 ¼ in Weight 21 g / ¾ oz The concept: ■ Double-X-Wing configuration ■ Easy to build ■ Few parts ■ Good glide performance ■ Basis for YOUR own experiments Other Eightwinger/Double X’er designs at beginner.zone’s have been so far: ■ 1026 Double X’er glider (X-wing) ■ 2009 Eightwinger Double-Xer (rubber powered) ■ 3026 Eightwinger Double-Xer RPU Building the sheet balsa Double X’er Glider II: Materials: Fuselage: soft B 3; wings: stiff B 1; anti-warp pinewood strips: 2 x 2; linen/cotton band width ½ in = 12 mm; ballast: piece of…
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1032 Tzipor
Span 54.5 cm / 21.5 in Weight 15 g / 0.53 oz The concept: ■ Slope soarer ■ Light weight yet stable for good performance ■ Profiled wing ■ Easy to build ■ Few parts ■ Conventional layout Name is Hebrew and means bird. Related to Tzipor are the feminine names Tzipora andTzipi. Tzipora is associated by many with freedom and grace and Tzipora was also the name of the wife of Moses — so tells us the Book of Exodus. Tzipi is a more affectionate…
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1031 Gokiburi
Span 51 cm / 20 in Weight 26 g / 0.92 oz The concept: • Twinboom layout • Easy to build • Good flight characteristics • Lightly built • Hand launched glider or slope soarer About the Name “Gokiburi” Many years ago, when I was studying Russian in the Soviet Union, cockroaches accompanied me in my daily and nightly life, sometimes by the hundreds. Locally they were called “Tarakany” or “Prussians.” They were everywhere, and since…
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3035 Tubarão RPU 30
Span 58 cm / 23 in Weight 58 g / 2 oz ready to fly The concept: After having built Tubarão gliders and rubber powered models consequentially a RPU model of the proven design had to follow. Here it is and it is big. Features: The name of the plane is Portuguese/Brazilian and means of…
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2061 FROG’s “Speedy” simpl.
Span 38.5 cm / 15 in Weight 25 g / 0.9 oz The concept: FROG was one of the great British model manufacturers in the old times. Happy the one who can nowadays acquire an unbuilt kit of this unforgotten brand. I like the outlines of FROG models, they look vintage but elegant and absolutely not…
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2036 Thermal Delta Dart mod.
Span 37.5 cm / 14 ¾ in Weight 22 g / ¾ oz The model: The original Thermal Delta Dart was a 24 in span rubber powered model by well known American model designer Frank Ehling from 1970. It was lightly built and could therefore reach heights where thermals could be encountered. Our model while…