This is our Prototypes page.
Aircraft pictured here either are under assessment for
suitability as kits
or just models I have been flying recently
Custard
Speed 400 pylon model
Specs:-
Motor - 6v 400
Prop - APC 4.75 x 4.75
Battery - 7 x Sanyo KR600 cells
Speed controller - Kontronic Rondo 400
Radio - 3 servo, 2 aileron 1 elevator, 3 channel
Speed - 1 min 50 sec on 100m pylon course.
Construction
Elliptical swept wing using MH32 - MH32 mod section
Flat plate tail surfaces
Box style fuse with integral motor mount and fully internal linkages
Full airframe is BALSA and BALSA/MYLAR laminate with a tiny amount
of ply in appropriate places.
There is NO carbon, glass, or epoxy of any sort, only wood.
Orders can be made for ARC airframes at a cost of $250.00 NZ.
The latest and Production version of the custard. Thumnails show
the model at the ARC stage, as you would recieve it.
Custard Development.
This model is called a Dynamite. Plans were given to me by Tom Charlesworth,
originally from RCM&E.
The design is about 10 years old and is still very current. This makes
a very nice to fly and relatively easily built aircraft.
Plans are available from us at $15.00 incl. postage within NZ.
Pond Racer
This is the jewel in the Kipper crown.
A near scale model of the Rutan formula one aircraft built for Bob
Pond.
Powered by twin Nissan V6's producing almost 1000hp each, it was very
fast and agile, but crashed, killing its pilot, only months into its development
due to engine failure.
The model is powered by two Speed 400's running 6x4 folders on twin
8 cell packs. It fly's just like the full sized being very fast, stable
at speed and will not stall.
Plans will be available in the future (early 2003) but construction
is fairly advanced using balsa with carbon spars.
