Cool New Stuff
A little (or not so little) something for every interest and budget.
4.1m AS-33-Me
Authentic scale looks, stand out performance and impressive size combine in Composite RC Gliders’ latest tour-de-force.
The AS-33 is a single-seat glider manufactured by the German glider manufacturer Alexander Schleicher. It can be used with different outer wings in the FAI 18m class and FAI 15m class.
Using this beautiful aircraft as a subject, Composite RC Gliders’s brand-new AS-33-Me is a semi-scale glider modelled at 1:4.4-scale with a wingspan of 4.1m and a take-off weight of around 4.6kg. It has a high degree of prefabrication including cockpit, seat pan and fully installed FES (front end sustainer) and retractable landing gear (click any picture for more detail):
If you have ever heard the saying “if it looks good it should fly well”, it truly seems to apply here: the AS-33-Me is also designed with a strong thermal profile which ensures a stable turning circle and excellent climb. At the same time it’s no ‘hangar queen’ with robust construction sufficient to withstand hard use. Equipped with both large spoilers and flaps, the AS-33-Me can be slowed down very nicely on the approach.
Additional information about the 4.1m AS-33-Me is available directly from Composite RC Gliders.
Dripless Glue Bottle
You will never spill Titebond on your Thermic 50 plans again.
With Lee Valley’s Dripless Glue Bottle, a gentle squeeze forces the glue through a channel at the bottom of the airtight reservoir and up the spout. Release the pressure and the sides of the reservoir return to their original shape, creating a suction that draws excess glue from the spout, preventing drips. A simple, brilliant idea! Now glue stains on your irreplaceable ‘golden age of RC gliders’ plan are now a thing of the past.
Available in three sizes, each with two tips: flat for dispensing a strip of adhesive and conical for beads. The replaceable tips can be trimmed to suit whatever your job requires, and the tethered cap won’t go walkabout while you are busy gluing in all those ribs and shear webs or during the seemingly endless drying time. Thankfully, should the unthinkable happen Lee Valley also sells the accessory kits of replacement tips and caps.
More information available directly from Lee Valley.
Multi-Size Servo Mounts
A simple solution to a problem which can take hours to solve.
Old School Model Works new laser-cut servo mounts have several advantages over others on the market:
- They’re designed with a slotted baseplate which accommodates mounting beams where needed and enabling a perfect match to the size of the servo’s case. Each mount fits servos from .875in through 1.6in in length.
- The thicker mounting beams give the servo’s mounting screws more purchase and less chance of stripping out compared to mounts with just a thin 1/8" ply sheet.
- Each mount is laser-cut from aircraft-quality lite-ply and weighs in at just 2.5g when fully assembled.
These mounts are sold in sets of four making them very cost-efficient. More information is available directly from Old School Model Works.
New RCSD Logo Peaked Cap
Finally, the accessory for which so many have been asking.
This beautiful chino cotton New RCSD Logo Peaked Cap comes in eleven colors (including camo!) to match your inimitable personal style. Thanks to the adjustable strap it is one-size-fits-all for both men and women. It features the New RCSD logo on the front and on the back you’ll find the classic RC Soaring Digest sailplane motif (inset, bottom right) which appeared starting with the the very first issue from January of 1984.
You can obtain more information directly from the The RCSD Shop.
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