| Image Comments |
| pfinn | 27-Sep-09 18:07 |
| Cleaning out the garage for winter building. This was my high school "Wood Shop" project. "Bird of Time". |
| jgood | 27-Sep-09 18:32 |
| That's a beautiful looking machine, Phil. Did it ever fly? |
| pfinn | 27-Sep-09 19:04 |
| Quite a bit. It has a releasable towhook for winch launching. As you can see it's old enough that it still uses rubber bands to hold the wing on. I was thinking of changing to bolt on but the wood seems a "Touch" brittle so this glider won't be seeing a winch anymore. Just the slope (although it's a handful to land in 15-20 mph winds) and leasurly flights.... well, if I can keep Jimmy from getting a bit overzealous with it that is! This was pretty much the epitomy of FAI F3B competition (multi task sailplane) in it's day and also one of the last rudder/elevator only control. If you load it up with a pound or two of lead, it's surprisingly quick. They're rekitting this glider with a fiberglass fuselage for the "Nostalgia" events. I guess I am getting old! |
| frwyflyer | 27-Sep-09 21:14 |
| Very nice looking bird. In your clean out did you happen across any Jetco Thermic 36 plans. The kit I bought from ebay was missing plans. |
| pfinn | 27-Sep-09 22:33 |
| Sorry, no. But I've got the "Jetco" Thermic "50" plans and a half built wing! |
| pfinn | 27-Sep-09 22:45 |
| Frwyflyer, is that the "Pod & Boom" or the "Full Cabin" Thermic 36? |
| frwyflyer | 28-Sep-09 09:42 |
| It is the full cabin 36. |
| Heinrich Dorfmann | 28-Sep-09 14:14 |
| The bird of time is still available, see www.dynaflite.com. I actually wanted to buy one, but it costs an arm and a leg to ship it to Germany (something like $100,--). |
| pfinn | 28-Sep-09 14:35 |
| There's one been sitting at my local hobby shop for over a year now. Goes to show you that there aren't too many builders anymore. It comes in a huge box. That's probably why shipping costs are so high. Herr Dorfmann, would you like for me to take some photos of the kit contents for you? It would be no problem because the hobby shop is one block away from my workshop. They know me well. |
| Heinrich Dorfmann | 28-Sep-09 14:59 |
| That's very kind, pfinn. But I'm afraid if I buy another one, my wife will hit me very hard ... If haven't touched my P-47 Thunderbolt for nine month or so ... Would be interesting to take a look at the plan, though. |
