Original.
Specially
designed
for
the
Mac
Robertson
Air
Race
1934,
this
aircraft
enjoys
cult
status
among
model
builders.
The
Comet
is 85 years old now, but still today her humps are appealing, as if she had been designed yesterday.
Only
five
copies
of
the
Comet
were
built.
The
red
G-ACSS
Grosvenor
House
is
regularly
presented
as
one
of
the
Shuttle
-
worth
Collection´s
stars
on
the
taxiway
and
even
in
the
air
again.
The
black
G-ACSP
Black
Magic
is
restored
with
great
effort.
Model.
The
glattCAD
Comet
prototype
completed
her
successful
maiden
flight
on
June
24,
2012.
Both
the
original
and
the
model
are
made
of
many
wooden
components.
Apart
from
the
wheel
covers,
no
other
fiber
glass
trim
parts
were
required
for
the
model.
The
two
brushless
outrunners
of
the
Ø
50
mm
/
length
65
mm
class
can
be
installed
and
removed
through
the
gear
openings
in
the
motor
nacelles.
When
motorized
with
two
combustion
engines,
the
area
in
front
of
the
anterior
landing
gear frame is designed as a removable cowling. The model is completely covered with balsa.
Products.
De Havilland D.H. 88 Comet.
Scale 20% (1/5).
Maiden Flight!
A Long Line of Prototypes
The
history
of
the
prototypes
is
delicate.
The
first
glattCAD
Salamander
was
already
on
her
legs
in
2015.
Because
of
the
incorrectly
designed
thrust
vector,
the
machine
crashed
on
her
first
flight.
In
2017
it
was
time
again:
the
next
He-162
,
with
the
corrected
thrust
vector,
was
ready
to
go.
This
machine
also
suddenly
crashed
after
a
short
but
otherwise
impeccable
flight.
An
inferior
wing
connector
tube
was
responsible for her setting back the ears.
Finally
-
in
October
2019
it
worked:
suc
-
cessful maiden flight!
When
building
the
predecessor,
we
paid
attention
to
the
weight.
The
2017
machine
therefore
only
weighed
13.2
kg.
With
a
Schübeler
DS-86,
it
was
perfectly
equipped
with
12,000mAh
@
14S.
Since
Daniel
Schü
-
beler
can
now
offer
a
fantastic
HST-82
with
the
fully
integrated
DSM6043-650
inner
rotor
and
a
little
more
thrust
at
the
same
size,
this
is
the
EDF
drive
we
recommend.
A
12,000mAh
@
14S
is
ideal
as
a
battery
pack.
The
Salamander
in
the
picture
series
on
the
left
weighs
4
kg
more.
One
of
several
goals
with
this
prototype
was
to
test
all
conceivable
requirements
of
a
typical
war
-
bird
model
specialist
with
regard
to
the
components
used
(main
chassis
in
size
50,
long
flight
time
due
to
heavy
16,000
mAh
@
14S,
extensive
RC
electronics
equip
-
ment,
etc.).
The
model
has
since
been
converted
and
equipped
with
a
140N
tur
-
bine.
It
shows
perfect
flight
behavior
and
the
take-offs
and
landings
also
work
perfectly.
The
glattCAD
He-162
already
reaches speeds of over 250 km/h (155 mph) at 70% throttle.
Heinkel He-162 Salamander
Scale 25% (1/4).
Technical Data.
Scale:
25% (1/4)
Wingspan:
178 cm (70.1“)
Length:
228 cm (89.8“)
Take-off Weight:
13.5 .. 17 kg
Technical Data.
Scale:
20% (1/5)
Wingspan:
268 cm (105.5“)
Length:
177 cm (69.7“)
Take-off Weight:
7 bis 11 kg
Build Manual.
D.H. 88 Comet
Build Manual.
He 162 Salamander
Technical Data.
8 Channels
4 Special Light Channels
6 Sequences
Manual.
Maiden Flight EDF Prototype, Oct. 2019
Technical Data.
Scale:
28.6% (1/3,5)
Wingspan:
222 cm (87.4“)
Length:
206 cm (81.1“)
Take-off Weight:
12 .. 18 kg
Original.
Willi
Messerschmidt's
aim
in
1938
was
clear:
this
aircraft
served
only
one
purpose
-
breaking
the
absolute
speed
record.
It
was
also
important
for
business
strategic
reasons
to
stand
out
from
Ernst
Heinkel's
competition.
Everything
about
the
machine
was
special.
The
engine,
a
Daimler-Benz
DB-601,
achieved
a
power
of
over
1800
HP
with
special
fuel
and
evapora
-
tive cooling. The cabin was placed far back to get space for the large coolant tank in the center of gravity.
However, its lifespan was very short.
On
April
26,
1938,
factory
pilot
Fritz
Wendel
reached
an
average
speed
of
755.138
km/h
on
the
race
course
between
Augs
-
burg-Haunstetten
and
Buchloe.
It
was
the
V1,
later
laquered
and
marked
D-INJR,
since
the
V2
that
had
actually
been
prepared
for
the
record
flight
was
seriosly
damaged
before
at
landing
after
a
test
flight.
The
record
lasted
30
years.
Today
for
piston-powered
aircraft
today
it
stands
at
850.24
km/h.
Some
parts
of
the
original
aircraft,
not
being
restored
yet,
live
a
sad
life
in a museum in Krakow.
Build Manual.
Me-209 V1
Messerschmitt Me-209 V1
Scale 28.6% (1/3,5)
Model.
The
first
flight
of
the
glattCAD
prototype
by
Mario
Bühler,
MFC
Bad
Wörishofen,
on
September
21,
2016
was
unspectacular
and
successful.
Since
then,
Mario
has
regularly
shown
his
„
209
“
at
air
shows.
Sad
to
say,
it
has
been
lost
during
its
first
flight in 2020 due to an engine failure.
The
flight
characteristics
of
the
glattCAD
Me-209
V1
were
deliberately
designed
to
be
very
neutral.
Very
high
speeds
can
be
achieved
in
this
way.
Mario's
machine
with
the
9.8
kW
electric
drive
(Q100-7M
from
Hacker)
was
regularly
measured
at
over
270
km/h
(170
mph).
It
would
presumably
be
possible
to
achieve
much
higher
speeds
without
additional
effort.
When
building
the
prototype,
no
attention
was
paid
to
its
weight.
Accordingly,
an
oversized
12S
battery
pack
with
a
capacity
of
16,000 mAh was used.
gearCONTROL.846
Manual
PC Application
V1.1.0
gearCONTROL.846 Landing Gear-/Light Controller
Micro Controller.
•
für Landing gear,
•
Gear doors,
•
Light,
•
Special functions.
The
gearCONTROL.846
was
originally
designed
to
be
used
for
the
glattCAD
D.H.
88
Comet
to
be
able
to
offer
a
controller
for her spindle-driven landing gear. But the small controller based on an ARDUINO ® platform has a lot more!
Functions.
The
gearCONTROL.846
can take over a variety of control tasks in flight and functional modelling- in short:
•
Free
control
of
up
to
8
servos
or
electronic
speed
controllers
(s.c.
Channels
)
landing
gear
struts,
gear
doors,
speed
brakes,
etc.
• Reading in of up to 8 limit switches (for controlling electronic speed controllers ESCs).
• 8 configurable gear extend- / retract times (
Channels
).
•
4
s.c.
Special
Channels
,
e.g.
for
light,
flashing
light,
double
flash,
rotating
beacon,
rising
/
falling
dimming,
etc
.;
pos.
and
neg. logic!
•
Taking
into
account
the
dependencies
of
the
Channels
and
Special
Channels
in
up
to
6
simultaneously
running
s.c.
Sequences
.
• Runtime monitoring for ESCs.
•
Direct
influence
on
the
Special
Channels
via
a
second
RC
channel
of
the
remote
control,
using
buttons
or
switches
with
up
to 8 different positions each.
• Alternatively, gear and light behavior can be controlled via one or two RC channels.
• Combination of
Special Channels
switchable via a switch or button setting.
• Each
Special Channels
can be controlled by several switch or button positions.
• Separate power supply pins available for
gearCONTROL.846
, servos and
Special Channels
.
Build Manual.
He 162 Salamander
Technical Data.
Scale:
25% (1/4)
Wingspan:
178 cm (70.1“)
Length:
228 cm (89.8“)
Take-off Weight:
13.5 .. 17 kg
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