Eureka
$20.00
Extra Wing $10.00
48"
Wingspan, 8.5" Chord with Ailerons, 17-29 oz. flying
weight. 2 to 6hours to build this sporty, aerobatic slope
glider! This foam kit uses a proven wing design and is semi-symmetrical
wing (SD8000 series airfoil). For high winds, add ballast
(i.e. weight to the plane). Some of our customers have had
this plane as heavier than 35oz. Cut the wings shorter,
or customize how ever you wish.
EUREKA
was designed by Dean Thomas, in Eureka, California leveraging
his years of experience designing and kitting planes. This
is the plane HE loves to fly! The EUREKA's pink foam fuselage,
reinforced with balsa sheet provides a VERY tough aircraft
that can land on rough surfaces without damage. Many people
choose to not reinforce the fuse with wood in favor of a
faster building kit. This lightens the plane, but makes
for a slightly less durable sloper.
This
plane is for intermediate slope pilots, who are looking
for a very aerobatic plane that won't break the bank. Beginners
like it, but have found it to be very responsive tot he
controls, and being a low wing, a little harder to learn
on.
IS
she durable? YES! In fact the plane was designed for rough
landings and all wind speeds. During a recent fun-fly afternoon,
the EUREKA survived a full head-on mid-air collision with
a fiberglass NYX slope racer. The hit was wing to wing perpendicular
to each other. There was certainly a small dent on the wing
at the point of impact, but it was back in the air within
minutes. Kit includes Foam wing cores, foam fuselage and
emailed instructions. Requires a 2 to 3-channel radio for
ailerons and elevator. Rudder is optional, so a low cost
3 channel radio would work great. Our sample planes use
HS-81 class servos. The photo above is Dean's EUREKA. Send
us photos of your EUREKA and we'll put them on the web!
Loops,
Rolls, easy inverted flight, and beautiful high speed passes.
Get yourself a EUREKA, some wind and a slope and see what
she can do for you-
CALIFORNIA
STYLE!
This
is a Semi-Kit. These are the materials you will need to
complete this kit and must be purchased separately:
Radio:
2 or 3 Channel, 2 to 4 servos depending on builder preference.
HS 81 servos work best. Uses two servos for the ailerons,
one servo in each wing, and one in the tail for the elevator.
This plane has been built with standard servos, including
using only one servo for the 2 ailerons.
Battery Pack: 4 Cell, Nicad AA (600 mah)
or NIMH AA (1600-2100 mah) cells.
Covering: Fiberglass strapping tape (about
10 feet), 2 rolls of different colors of 2 mil packing tape
OR 2 different colors/rolls of iron-on covering. Econokote
and Towerkote work well. Ultracoat is heavier but is supposed
to work as well.
Wood: 1/8 sheeting for control surfaces.
A hardwood spar is need to stiffen the wing. Use a 1/4"
x 1/2" x 48" spruce stick. Optionally, 1/16"
balsa sheeting to glue on sides of the fuselage.
Adhesive: Many glues workwell, these are
some of the more popular: Elmer's White Glue, 5-6 minute
epoxy, Gorilla Glue, Hot glue gun
Misc tools: Yardstick, Extra soldering
iron for cutting hatches in the foam fuselage.
