Bird of Time (ARF)

 
Here I am with my BoT just before it's first flight 

(Français)

    • Type : open class glider
    • Wing span : 118 in.
    • Airfoil: Clark Y modified
    • Wing area : 1050 sq. in.
    • Wing Loading : 8,2 on../sq. ft.
    • Weight : 60 on.
    • Channels : rudder, elevator
    • Materials : balsa
    • Source : Dynaflite

Comments :

About 3 hours are necessery to complete this glider that comes almost completely built. All there is to do is make and ajust wing joiners, glue
4 pins on the wing, glue hook support, install the canopy, elevator, battery, receiver and servos. C/G was OK (there was already enough ballast
installed in the nose).

My BoT weights 54,6 on. that equates to 7,5 on./sq.ft.

I did not test glide it, preferring to Up-Start it. It launched as if it was on rails. Adjustement were minimal (a bit of exponential because control
throws made the plane a bit nervous). It flies very nicely. It seems to have good penetration but does not seem to slow down and circle as tightly
as the Paragon. Landings need some careful planification beacuse BoT glides eternally, particularly when in ground effect.

That is the type of glider I like.

 

©, Louis Cimon
04-07-1
1 (revised 2013-12-26)