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Genuine Tony Ray's Aero Model DFS Weihe Glider Large Scale Balsa Laser Cut Kit

Overview 

All new from Tony Ray Kits is the DFS Weihe Glider Laser Cut Balsa Kit!

The DFS Weihe is a German single-seat, high-wing, 18 metre wingspan, high-performance glider that was designed by Hans Jacobs in 1937-38.

Jacobs designed the Weihe to be the pre-eminent performance glider of its era and indeed it captured many championships and set many records, until its performance was surpassed at the end of the 1950s. Even today it is considered one of the "classic sailplane designs".

The Weihe is of wooden construction with fabric covering on the wing trailing edges and the control surfaces. The spar is built from Baltic Pine, with a birch leading edge D-box, fuselage and the fixed portions of the tail surfaces. The airfoil is a modified Gö 549-M.2 section. Early versions took off from a dolly and landed on a fixed skid, while later versions has a fixed wheel and skid undercarriage. Originally fitted with DFS-style airbrakes, some were later modified for Schempp-Hirth style brakes instead. The aircraft incorporates a unique rigging system which was widely copied in later gliders.

The Weihe won the World Gliding Championships in 1948 and 1950. It was used to set many world and national records, including the world record for altitude gain in 1959 of 9,665 m (31,709 ft).

Features

High quality laser cut balsa pieces
Step by step instructions containing hundreds of real photographs with notes
Complete hardware bag and vacuum formed canopy included
Can be built for tow-line, slope or electric powered flight
Graceful, gull-wing scale structure design, also suitable for static display
Using ultra-light construction while maintaining scale shape, the wingload is only 21 g/sq dm
Excellent flight and soaring performance

Specifications

Wingspan: 2770mm (109")
Scale: 1/6.5
Fuselage Length: 1241mm
Wing area: 51.24sq dm
Flying weight: Approx 1.16kg

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