This years plane. Fuselage is old, from last year, wing is new.
Fuselage is from Blaster. I bought it directly from Vladimir's
Models. Tail is bagged by myself - SGII cores from Les and 1oz
kevlar. Total weight of the fuselage is 145gr. Last years wing
was 1.4oz glass over SGII cores from Les and weighted 165 gr
- AUW of the plane was 310 gr. This year wing is 1oz kevlar over
SGII cores from Les and weights 145 gr - AUW of the plane is
290 gr. I have couple of grams of tail weight and 400mAh NiMH
battery, so it might be possible to shave some grams off by going
wiht lighter battery.
I wanted paint scheme that would improve
the visibility. Biggest problem with the last year wing was the
blue top. It was almost impossible to see the planes attitude
on the landing when it was coming directly towards you with nose
slightly down. Painted wingtips should take care of that problem.