PHOTOS: JIM MCEWEN AND 211 SQUADRON
The Tiger Meet scheme Jim McEwen is modeling on his Saab Gripen. Like the full scale (above left), the fin and canards will be done in printed vinyl. How the fin markings were applied (above center). Later the metal access panels were
1400 for 10 cells. With a 53-inch wingspan, the Super Sniper is much more visible than its primary (in my mind) competitor, the Habu-32, which is a smaller 6-cell airframe. Granted, more battery means more expense (which is usable in other airframes as well), and more weight, but on 10S, my motor pulls around 90–94 amps at full power, gives me 6.5-minute flights and can go vertical for almost as far as you like—even at my 6,950- foot field elevation. With the way I manage the throttle, my batteries come down just barely warmer than the ambient tempera- ture (we’ve been in the 90s) and should be happy and have a long life. Having flown a C-arf Flash for the last
reinstalled and matching decals applied overtop of them. Can be done for a variety of schemes! Partially completed fin (above right) on Jim’s subject plane and the completed sister ship behind. The accuracy of the overlapping decals is superb.
five years, I find the Sniper exhibits the same delightful tendencies of performing like a Pattern airplane on steroids—just in a smaller, lighter package. Being HET’s first foray into an all composite airframe, there are a few hiccups to be overcome, but for its price, it is a very hard airplane not to like, and mine is soon to have lots of company in our club’s pit area.
90mm edfs are not the “cheap kids on the block” but they can, and do, provide an eco- nomical and visible airframe option that ac- tually has enough mass to tolerate more than gentle breezes. So, if you are tired of foam edfs that get dings in them when you look at them cross-eyed, can’t fly safely and
predictably in more than a gentle breeze, and want something easier to see, drop the Electric Jet Factory (
ejf.com) an e-mail and consider the Super Sniper 90XL. Moving on to a smaller, 70mm edf, Rick Paquin has been enjoying his Venom F-86. Rick managed to snag this off the internet for a song, and has been having a lot of fun with it. Using the stock motor/fan unit, a 4S GenAce battery gives it the electrons to per- form nice smooth flights. Not a speed demon by any stretch, the little Sabre just looks great in the air and handles moderate breezes successfully.
That’s it for this time around, so until next time: fly safe, and trust in thrust!
PHOTO: SID GATES
George Powers concentrates as he performs the maiden flight on Chuck James’ Tornado (above left). One year in the making, it is Chuck’s first foray into turbines and the video Sid Gates provided shows more than enough power with his venerable manual start Wren 54 engine. In this “money shot” James Owen captured Jeremy Daly’s Falcon 120 (above right), which has been modified for turbine use, as he flashes past a puffy cloud in Australia. An 80N engine gives his plane morethan adequate power. Greg’s Super Sniper 90 XL
PHOTO: JAMES OWEN
(below left),imported from HET by the Electric Jet Factory, “swooshes” by for a high speed pass for the camera. With a 53-inch wing span and weighing about 10.5 pounds, the HET 700/1400 motor on 10S pushes the airframe to almost unlimited vertical, even at Greg’s high altitude field elevation. A fun and visible edf for most conditions. Even a strong crosswind is handled with aplomb (below right) by Greg’s Sniper. Its size and weight allow excellent visibility and good penetration of most winds.
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