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Victor F3J/F3B

Specifications:


see review in Planet soaring here
 
Wing Span: 3.2 m (126")
Wing Area: 67 dm2 (1038 sq. in.)
Wing Airfoil: AH 106
Flying Weight: 2.15 - 2.35 kg (75 - 82 oz)
Ballast : 1 kg (36oz)
Wing loading: 31 g/dm2 (10 oz/sq. ft.)
Radio: Micro servos in the wings
and regular equipment in the fuselage.

The Victor is the latest design of the manufacturer of the Eraser & Fazer, and is his answer for F3B opr F3F glider. The novelty in this design is the use of a Andreas Herrig airfoil the AH-106.
 

So a well balanced design using state of the art technology, yet completely hand made process. Lubos (the designer) likes airframes that allows him to change in flight characteristics by the use of flaps, increasing the L/D, lift or speed. The AH airfoil was designed with this in mind, first it allows to make camber changes with minimal changes in pitch and allowing a very low drag airfoil for the speed runs in F3B competition.

The idea was also to fly with "dynamic" camber change, meaning that the camber control was on the stick like the elevator, allowing to continuously adjust or correct the flight like you would adjust or correct pitch with the elevator control.

Hollow core moulded wings with special bottom hinged flaps (for full 90 deg. down flaps) leads to stable approach and accurate landings. The AH Airfoil has a very wide speed range, it's full potential can be obtained when using full flap control over the different flight configuration: a couple of degrees down in thermal turns, a degree reflex in transition. Small changes in camber have substantial changes in behaviour. The whole model is built strong yet light achieving an average weight of around 2.1-2.3 kg.

The versatility and it's ease of use will allow aggressive competition flying as well as everyday smooth soaring.

Options available and kit contents:
Coloured strong Fiberglas fuse with carbon reinforcement tows, removable carbon canopy and servo tray. Tail pushrods are installed. Fuselage has also one ballast tube, on the bottom of the fuse, below the wings, which can accept up to one pound of lead. The Eraser has an adjustable tow hook to optimize hand tows. Hollow core moulded wings are in two pieces. Joined at the center by mean of a strong rectangular carbon joiner and two locating pins. All moving parts are gapless hinged. Available in V-tail or cross tail configuration. Moulded servo cover, Allen keys for the different bolts and hardware are included.

The options:

  • Victor T/D-F3J (carbon D-box): This design was created particularly for the US TD contests, a real landing machine, light and stable. Fuselage is a special Kevlar/carbon lay-up, to save maximum of weight, ballast tube, carbon pushrods. The wings feature a hollow carbon spar, very stiff yet very light and with a light wing skin of glass/balsa or Rohacell/glass, an additional carbon lay-up between the leading edge and the spar, making the wing more durable for hand grabbing and adding slight tortional stiffness.. This is a contender as being the lightest of all version and at such a light weight you can't miss the spot any more.
  • Victor F3B Full Carbon has been optimized for the F3B competition. Drastically reinforced with full carbon lay-up. This version is also well suited for F3F racing and general slope flying. Construction is strengthened by adding a skin of carbon inside the wing skin full span, glass/balsa or Rohacell/carbon. This adds tremendous stiffness to the wing. The fuselage is full Kevlar/carbon construction and so very stiff as well, pushrods are also carbon and two ballast tubes on the bottom of the fuselage permits to upload with ballast for max. speed performance. It is amazing how much strength you can achieve with optimal carbon layout. This is a also a great plane for all-round flying, in particular if can fly often on the slope.

Victor, F3J, TD, D-box, price: N/A
Victor , F3B, Full Carbon,

Following options and accessories are also available:

  • Custom paint scheme.
  • Servo packages (Hitec, JR, Futaba) and wing servo wire harness.
  • Carry bags.

Typical kit content

 

 

 
 
 

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