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Precedent Elektra Fly
I got this off FB Marketplace for $20. The airframe was really not worth it, but there was a lot of balsa and thin ply veneer which I thought could come in handy.
Before, I had two very similar models. My Hobbyträ Blue Phoenix glider with a Cox 049 on a pod and later the Astro Challenger with a 540 can and 7-cell NiCd. Both were rudder-elevator with double dihedral. The Precedent has a flat bottom profile similar to the Clark Y of the Phoenix and the frame is sturdy, the fuselage is very roomy and the wing is very heavy and not very stiff. Also, there were several major build mistakes; like the wing saddle, wing joiner and stab did not line up. One fun thing was the wire-controlled rudder, that was a first for me. I tried the plane of course, straightening out what I could, threw some weight up front, put servos in and launched it. It did glide OK. I scoured for some parts and matched a 380 brushed motor with a 5000mAh car LiPO. I knew the motor was very weak but did not expect it to actually slow the plane down. 😂 Bad prop choice. In retrospect that might have been predictable. So it barely climbed but was quite pretty in the air when I shut the motor off and let it accelerate and glide and do the typical dihedral turn thing. Planes are supposed to fly, right! Still, I don’t know what to use it for; my old planes of this type were lighter, much better built (ahem) and flew better too. If I want to fly something like this again, a good relaxed glider for thermals, Höllein have a couple of great options. So it’s back on the shelf for the moment. |
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