Tom Sullivan
P r o d u c t R e v i e w
GWS Zero park flyer
Pros:
• All parts prepainted
• Detailed instruction manual covers
all steps.
• Great flier with predictable flying
characteristics
Cons:
• Glue included takes too long to cure
and will not hold some materials
together.
• Wheels could be stronger for this
model’s weight.
The GWS Zero park flyer is quite a realistic scale model when it’s finished. The review
aircraft weighed 11.4 ounces without the battery.
Taxiing the Zero into position, the reviewer learned that the takeoff runs are straight
and easily controlled with the steerable tail wheel.
The manual shows an unpainted whitefoam
Zero, but the kit that I reviewed is
painted. This saves much of the work
necessary to get a good-looking model.
Do be sure to cover your workbench with
a soft cloth to prevent building rash that can
occur on a hard surface. The paint will rub off
fairly easily with repeated handling or
rubbing. GWS has made a trade-off between
weight and durability, and the paint film is
thin.
Construction: The construction photographs
are great, and each part is identified. All parts
are adequate for their intended purposes, and
there were very few problem areas. I will not
repeat word for word what is in the manual,
but I’ll touch on a few areas.
The fuselage and flying surfaces are fully
contoured, and the kit produces a nicelooking
airplane. The fuselage halves are
joined with the GWS glue. Be careful of the
fuselage halves’ alignment; they are not
mirror images, and judgment in final
positioning is called for to minimize most of
the mismatches. While the glue is wet, slide
in the horizontal tail to see if it is aligned at
90° to the vertical tail, but do not glue the tail
in place at this time.
According to the manual, the glue will
cure in at least a half-hour. I made a test
sample of two pieces of foam glued together
to check the glue’s curing time. At a half-hour
nothing was cured. I ended up letting each
glue joint cure for at least 12 hours and the
fuselage halves cure at least 24 hours before
handling. It was snowing outside, so I was not
in a hurry anyway.
When the hinges for the ailerons and
THE GRAND WING Servo (GWS) Zero kit
comes with a good, comprehensive manual.
The front cover reads, “This airplane has been
designed for advanced and expert R/C fliers
and has fully aerobatic characteristics, inside
loop, outside loop, Cuban 8, inverted flight,
stall turn, knife edge, roll, spin etc.”
This full-scale Mitsubishi Zero’s
configuration is known for having great flying
qualities and maneuverability that made the
aircraft a formidable adversary during its
active service. The GWS Zero follows in this
design tradition with a combination of foam
and plastic that produces a light airframe.
The manual reads, “Please read these
instructions carefully and thoroughly before
assembly in order to achieve safe operation
with maximum performance from your ‘Zero’
flight.”
I concur with this sound advice. The
majority of the instructions were clear, with
good photographs and illustrations. An
experienced modeler will have no problems
with construction.
48 MODEL AVIATION
October 2003 49
Although you won’t mistake it for the full-scale Zero, this version
captures all the flavor of the famous WW II fighter in a quickbuilding
park flyer.
To enhance the Zero’s realism, panel lines were added using
scribing and painting methods outlined in the text.
The foam parts come prepainted, and all hardware is included (except the radio). From
this point, a finished model is a matter of a few hours’ work.
The Zero’s flight performance was
realistic using the recommended six-cell
battery pack. It’s a smooth performer.
elevator are installed, the manual calls for a
slit to be cut in the foam and the hinges glued
in place, but the slots for the rudder hinge are
molded into the fuselage sides and are much
too wide for the hinge material.
You will need to shim each side of every
hinge with paper or card stock to make them a
nice fit. I used a great deal of glue and wiped
off the excess. All of the surface hinges seem
to be holding nicely and are flexible and
strong.
The glue has been satisfactory for
everything but the main landing-gear
attachment to the wing and a plastic part (C2)
that is glued to the wing. In each instance
when I used the GWS glue, the part pulled
loose several days later. I used epoxy to glue
these items in successfully.
When fitting the cowl, it is an exercise in
patience to get the hole locations right the first
time. It would be nice if the cowl had holelocation
points molded into the plastic.
The control installation was
straightforward except that the horns for the
rudder and elevator are the same as those used
on the GWS Lite Stik, and they are not long
enough to reach through the control surfaces.
I removed some foam to inset the horns into
the surface. I added a lot of the GWS glue
under and over the control horn, and these
seemed strong enough after they cured.
The decals are nice and self-adhesive,
which makes fitting easy. There are black
strips to make the black canopy railing and
bow indications. These worked well and
really added to the canopy’s looks. The
attachment to the airplane is by hook-andloop
strips. Battery access is via the canopy,
and indications are that the adhesive on the
hook and loop is not going to withstand
much opening and closing.
When the control surfaces were cut from
the main surfaces and tapered to a wedge, it
left large strips of white along the hinge lines.
The instructions suggest using a water-based
marker pen to color these areas. I have oil
paints and mixed seven parts Viridian and
one part Burnt Umber to match the color of
the airplane. I used this to touch up bench
rash and the hinge areas. Painting the white
hinge areas makes the model look better and
is worth the effort.
Another thing worth doing is adding panel
lines. This is easy to do by partially
scratching off the paint with a sharp scribe
tool, which leaves a white grooved line. I
dulled the white by rubbing some light-green
oil paint into the grooves. The results look
very nice.
I am using the Futaba 8UAFS transmitter
and a GWS flight pack, which consists of a
receiver, speed control, and three servos. The
finished weight is 11.4 ounces without flight
battery.
The battery slides in through the open
Photos by the author
canopy into a slot in the foam fuselage just in
front of and under the instrument-panel
location. I was able to fit six- and eight-cell
350 mAh Ni-Cd packs into the area.
Some foam can be removed to
accommodate larger packs, but you should do
that before the fuselage sides are joined. Since
the Zero is designed for six-cell, 350 mAh
packs, that is the pack I will use.
Bench-testing with the battery gives a
current draw of 6 amps with a total of 36.0
watts of power into the system. This is 40.6
watts per pound power loading and a wing
loading of 10 ounces per square foot.
The final center-of-gravity (CG) location is
halfway between the forward and aft CG
locations specified in the instructions. This
gives a slightly trailing-edge down-elevator
deflection for level flight at this weight.
Moving the CG forward or increasing the
weight (because of heavier batteries) will
allow the elevator to be closer to center. More
inexperienced pilots would probably be
happier with the CG located at the forward
limit.
While waiting for the wind to decrease in
intensity, the airplane sat on its wheels for
several weeks. One of the wheels apparently
had a small side load and, as a result, the
wheel collapsed after some time. The GWS
wheels are good for lighter “Stik-type”
designs but are too weakly built for day-to-day
use with the Zero.
I replaced the GWS wheels with two toy
bicycle wheels of approximately the same
diameter, which, although stronger and light
enough, tend to lose their rubber tires on
takeoff! The Zero flies fine using only the
rims, as shown in the photos.
Flying: A day finally came when the wind
was low enough for a couple of hours to make
good test flights. Takeoff runs are straight and
easy to control with the steerable tail wheel.
The Zero lifts into the air realistically, and
flight performance with the six-cell pack is
realistic.
Flying qualities are honest and control
responses are smooth, which make for an
airplane that is simple to maneuver close to
the ground. To get the photos I made low,
close passes with steep turns with ease.
The Zero will stall if you let the airspeed
bleed off too much, but that is unlikely to be a
problem for the experienced flier. Landings
are a pleasure, but do be sure to watch the
airspeed. Flying the Zero is pure fun. MA
Contact information:
Horizon Hobby Inc.
4105 Fieldstone Rd.
Champaign IL 61822
(217) 352-1913
Fax: (217) 352-6799
www.horizonhobby.com/
Specifications:
Wingspan: 33.5 inches
Length: 27.8 inches
Weight: 11.4 ounces without flight battery
Motor: GWS EPS3700 with gear reduction
system
Product number: GWS1025
Price: $59.95
50 MODEL AVIATION
VIBRATION = CURRENT DRAIN.
Hyde Soft Mount equipped A/C require 1/3 battery capacity as compared to A/C using any other type mounts.
HYDE CUSTOM SOFT MOUNTS
Used to protect Chip's F3A NATS/World, TOC,
and race winning planes since 1984, including
single cylinder racing .40's thru 12.0 cu. in.
4 cylinders for approx. 15,000
vibration/maintenance free flights.
25% off all undrilled beam and backplate mounts for engines .049 - 20.O cu
in. List: $64.95 - $284.95. Specify engine size and make. 3 years/3000
flights complete satisfaction money back guarantee. From dealers or direct.
Mount Specials: 25-70% off
DA200 or 3W212 – $164.95
DA15O, 3W150, Q150 – $149.95
DA100, BME1O2, Q100 – $138.95
BME44 or BME5O – $149.95
.60/.70-$79.95 -.40/.50 – $59.95
Patent protected - Single Isolator
Chip Hyde 2002 TOC Champion
Orders/info: Merle Hyde, 3 Golf View Drive, Henderson, NV 89074
Ph/fax: 702-269-7829 or e-mail: [email protected]
Visit the AMA Education Committee
Web site at www.buildandfly.com.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/10
Page Numbers: 48,49,50
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/10
Page Numbers: 48,49,50
Tom Sullivan
P r o d u c t R e v i e w
GWS Zero park flyer
Pros:
• All parts prepainted
• Detailed instruction manual covers
all steps.
• Great flier with predictable flying
characteristics
Cons:
• Glue included takes too long to cure
and will not hold some materials
together.
• Wheels could be stronger for this
model’s weight.
The GWS Zero park flyer is quite a realistic scale model when it’s finished. The review
aircraft weighed 11.4 ounces without the battery.
Taxiing the Zero into position, the reviewer learned that the takeoff runs are straight
and easily controlled with the steerable tail wheel.
The manual shows an unpainted whitefoam
Zero, but the kit that I reviewed is
painted. This saves much of the work
necessary to get a good-looking model.
Do be sure to cover your workbench with
a soft cloth to prevent building rash that can
occur on a hard surface. The paint will rub off
fairly easily with repeated handling or
rubbing. GWS has made a trade-off between
weight and durability, and the paint film is
thin.
Construction: The construction photographs
are great, and each part is identified. All parts
are adequate for their intended purposes, and
there were very few problem areas. I will not
repeat word for word what is in the manual,
but I’ll touch on a few areas.
The fuselage and flying surfaces are fully
contoured, and the kit produces a nicelooking
airplane. The fuselage halves are
joined with the GWS glue. Be careful of the
fuselage halves’ alignment; they are not
mirror images, and judgment in final
positioning is called for to minimize most of
the mismatches. While the glue is wet, slide
in the horizontal tail to see if it is aligned at
90° to the vertical tail, but do not glue the tail
in place at this time.
According to the manual, the glue will
cure in at least a half-hour. I made a test
sample of two pieces of foam glued together
to check the glue’s curing time. At a half-hour
nothing was cured. I ended up letting each
glue joint cure for at least 12 hours and the
fuselage halves cure at least 24 hours before
handling. It was snowing outside, so I was not
in a hurry anyway.
When the hinges for the ailerons and
THE GRAND WING Servo (GWS) Zero kit
comes with a good, comprehensive manual.
The front cover reads, “This airplane has been
designed for advanced and expert R/C fliers
and has fully aerobatic characteristics, inside
loop, outside loop, Cuban 8, inverted flight,
stall turn, knife edge, roll, spin etc.”
This full-scale Mitsubishi Zero’s
configuration is known for having great flying
qualities and maneuverability that made the
aircraft a formidable adversary during its
active service. The GWS Zero follows in this
design tradition with a combination of foam
and plastic that produces a light airframe.
The manual reads, “Please read these
instructions carefully and thoroughly before
assembly in order to achieve safe operation
with maximum performance from your ‘Zero’
flight.”
I concur with this sound advice. The
majority of the instructions were clear, with
good photographs and illustrations. An
experienced modeler will have no problems
with construction.
48 MODEL AVIATION
October 2003 49
Although you won’t mistake it for the full-scale Zero, this version
captures all the flavor of the famous WW II fighter in a quickbuilding
park flyer.
To enhance the Zero’s realism, panel lines were added using
scribing and painting methods outlined in the text.
The foam parts come prepainted, and all hardware is included (except the radio). From
this point, a finished model is a matter of a few hours’ work.
The Zero’s flight performance was
realistic using the recommended six-cell
battery pack. It’s a smooth performer.
elevator are installed, the manual calls for a
slit to be cut in the foam and the hinges glued
in place, but the slots for the rudder hinge are
molded into the fuselage sides and are much
too wide for the hinge material.
You will need to shim each side of every
hinge with paper or card stock to make them a
nice fit. I used a great deal of glue and wiped
off the excess. All of the surface hinges seem
to be holding nicely and are flexible and
strong.
The glue has been satisfactory for
everything but the main landing-gear
attachment to the wing and a plastic part (C2)
that is glued to the wing. In each instance
when I used the GWS glue, the part pulled
loose several days later. I used epoxy to glue
these items in successfully.
When fitting the cowl, it is an exercise in
patience to get the hole locations right the first
time. It would be nice if the cowl had holelocation
points molded into the plastic.
The control installation was
straightforward except that the horns for the
rudder and elevator are the same as those used
on the GWS Lite Stik, and they are not long
enough to reach through the control surfaces.
I removed some foam to inset the horns into
the surface. I added a lot of the GWS glue
under and over the control horn, and these
seemed strong enough after they cured.
The decals are nice and self-adhesive,
which makes fitting easy. There are black
strips to make the black canopy railing and
bow indications. These worked well and
really added to the canopy’s looks. The
attachment to the airplane is by hook-andloop
strips. Battery access is via the canopy,
and indications are that the adhesive on the
hook and loop is not going to withstand
much opening and closing.
When the control surfaces were cut from
the main surfaces and tapered to a wedge, it
left large strips of white along the hinge lines.
The instructions suggest using a water-based
marker pen to color these areas. I have oil
paints and mixed seven parts Viridian and
one part Burnt Umber to match the color of
the airplane. I used this to touch up bench
rash and the hinge areas. Painting the white
hinge areas makes the model look better and
is worth the effort.
Another thing worth doing is adding panel
lines. This is easy to do by partially
scratching off the paint with a sharp scribe
tool, which leaves a white grooved line. I
dulled the white by rubbing some light-green
oil paint into the grooves. The results look
very nice.
I am using the Futaba 8UAFS transmitter
and a GWS flight pack, which consists of a
receiver, speed control, and three servos. The
finished weight is 11.4 ounces without flight
battery.
The battery slides in through the open
Photos by the author
canopy into a slot in the foam fuselage just in
front of and under the instrument-panel
location. I was able to fit six- and eight-cell
350 mAh Ni-Cd packs into the area.
Some foam can be removed to
accommodate larger packs, but you should do
that before the fuselage sides are joined. Since
the Zero is designed for six-cell, 350 mAh
packs, that is the pack I will use.
Bench-testing with the battery gives a
current draw of 6 amps with a total of 36.0
watts of power into the system. This is 40.6
watts per pound power loading and a wing
loading of 10 ounces per square foot.
The final center-of-gravity (CG) location is
halfway between the forward and aft CG
locations specified in the instructions. This
gives a slightly trailing-edge down-elevator
deflection for level flight at this weight.
Moving the CG forward or increasing the
weight (because of heavier batteries) will
allow the elevator to be closer to center. More
inexperienced pilots would probably be
happier with the CG located at the forward
limit.
While waiting for the wind to decrease in
intensity, the airplane sat on its wheels for
several weeks. One of the wheels apparently
had a small side load and, as a result, the
wheel collapsed after some time. The GWS
wheels are good for lighter “Stik-type”
designs but are too weakly built for day-to-day
use with the Zero.
I replaced the GWS wheels with two toy
bicycle wheels of approximately the same
diameter, which, although stronger and light
enough, tend to lose their rubber tires on
takeoff! The Zero flies fine using only the
rims, as shown in the photos.
Flying: A day finally came when the wind
was low enough for a couple of hours to make
good test flights. Takeoff runs are straight and
easy to control with the steerable tail wheel.
The Zero lifts into the air realistically, and
flight performance with the six-cell pack is
realistic.
Flying qualities are honest and control
responses are smooth, which make for an
airplane that is simple to maneuver close to
the ground. To get the photos I made low,
close passes with steep turns with ease.
The Zero will stall if you let the airspeed
bleed off too much, but that is unlikely to be a
problem for the experienced flier. Landings
are a pleasure, but do be sure to watch the
airspeed. Flying the Zero is pure fun. MA
Contact information:
Horizon Hobby Inc.
4105 Fieldstone Rd.
Champaign IL 61822
(217) 352-1913
Fax: (217) 352-6799
www.horizonhobby.com/
Specifications:
Wingspan: 33.5 inches
Length: 27.8 inches
Weight: 11.4 ounces without flight battery
Motor: GWS EPS3700 with gear reduction
system
Product number: GWS1025
Price: $59.95
50 MODEL AVIATION
VIBRATION = CURRENT DRAIN.
Hyde Soft Mount equipped A/C require 1/3 battery capacity as compared to A/C using any other type mounts.
HYDE CUSTOM SOFT MOUNTS
Used to protect Chip's F3A NATS/World, TOC,
and race winning planes since 1984, including
single cylinder racing .40's thru 12.0 cu. in.
4 cylinders for approx. 15,000
vibration/maintenance free flights.
25% off all undrilled beam and backplate mounts for engines .049 - 20.O cu
in. List: $64.95 - $284.95. Specify engine size and make. 3 years/3000
flights complete satisfaction money back guarantee. From dealers or direct.
Mount Specials: 25-70% off
DA200 or 3W212 – $164.95
DA15O, 3W150, Q150 – $149.95
DA100, BME1O2, Q100 – $138.95
BME44 or BME5O – $149.95
.60/.70-$79.95 -.40/.50 – $59.95
Patent protected - Single Isolator
Chip Hyde 2002 TOC Champion
Orders/info: Merle Hyde, 3 Golf View Drive, Henderson, NV 89074
Ph/fax: 702-269-7829 or e-mail: [email protected]
Visit the AMA Education Committee
Web site at www.buildandfly.com.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/10
Page Numbers: 48,49,50
Tom Sullivan
P r o d u c t R e v i e w
GWS Zero park flyer
Pros:
• All parts prepainted
• Detailed instruction manual covers
all steps.
• Great flier with predictable flying
characteristics
Cons:
• Glue included takes too long to cure
and will not hold some materials
together.
• Wheels could be stronger for this
model’s weight.
The GWS Zero park flyer is quite a realistic scale model when it’s finished. The review
aircraft weighed 11.4 ounces without the battery.
Taxiing the Zero into position, the reviewer learned that the takeoff runs are straight
and easily controlled with the steerable tail wheel.
The manual shows an unpainted whitefoam
Zero, but the kit that I reviewed is
painted. This saves much of the work
necessary to get a good-looking model.
Do be sure to cover your workbench with
a soft cloth to prevent building rash that can
occur on a hard surface. The paint will rub off
fairly easily with repeated handling or
rubbing. GWS has made a trade-off between
weight and durability, and the paint film is
thin.
Construction: The construction photographs
are great, and each part is identified. All parts
are adequate for their intended purposes, and
there were very few problem areas. I will not
repeat word for word what is in the manual,
but I’ll touch on a few areas.
The fuselage and flying surfaces are fully
contoured, and the kit produces a nicelooking
airplane. The fuselage halves are
joined with the GWS glue. Be careful of the
fuselage halves’ alignment; they are not
mirror images, and judgment in final
positioning is called for to minimize most of
the mismatches. While the glue is wet, slide
in the horizontal tail to see if it is aligned at
90° to the vertical tail, but do not glue the tail
in place at this time.
According to the manual, the glue will
cure in at least a half-hour. I made a test
sample of two pieces of foam glued together
to check the glue’s curing time. At a half-hour
nothing was cured. I ended up letting each
glue joint cure for at least 12 hours and the
fuselage halves cure at least 24 hours before
handling. It was snowing outside, so I was not
in a hurry anyway.
When the hinges for the ailerons and
THE GRAND WING Servo (GWS) Zero kit
comes with a good, comprehensive manual.
The front cover reads, “This airplane has been
designed for advanced and expert R/C fliers
and has fully aerobatic characteristics, inside
loop, outside loop, Cuban 8, inverted flight,
stall turn, knife edge, roll, spin etc.”
This full-scale Mitsubishi Zero’s
configuration is known for having great flying
qualities and maneuverability that made the
aircraft a formidable adversary during its
active service. The GWS Zero follows in this
design tradition with a combination of foam
and plastic that produces a light airframe.
The manual reads, “Please read these
instructions carefully and thoroughly before
assembly in order to achieve safe operation
with maximum performance from your ‘Zero’
flight.”
I concur with this sound advice. The
majority of the instructions were clear, with
good photographs and illustrations. An
experienced modeler will have no problems
with construction.
48 MODEL AVIATION
October 2003 49
Although you won’t mistake it for the full-scale Zero, this version
captures all the flavor of the famous WW II fighter in a quickbuilding
park flyer.
To enhance the Zero’s realism, panel lines were added using
scribing and painting methods outlined in the text.
The foam parts come prepainted, and all hardware is included (except the radio). From
this point, a finished model is a matter of a few hours’ work.
The Zero’s flight performance was
realistic using the recommended six-cell
battery pack. It’s a smooth performer.
elevator are installed, the manual calls for a
slit to be cut in the foam and the hinges glued
in place, but the slots for the rudder hinge are
molded into the fuselage sides and are much
too wide for the hinge material.
You will need to shim each side of every
hinge with paper or card stock to make them a
nice fit. I used a great deal of glue and wiped
off the excess. All of the surface hinges seem
to be holding nicely and are flexible and
strong.
The glue has been satisfactory for
everything but the main landing-gear
attachment to the wing and a plastic part (C2)
that is glued to the wing. In each instance
when I used the GWS glue, the part pulled
loose several days later. I used epoxy to glue
these items in successfully.
When fitting the cowl, it is an exercise in
patience to get the hole locations right the first
time. It would be nice if the cowl had holelocation
points molded into the plastic.
The control installation was
straightforward except that the horns for the
rudder and elevator are the same as those used
on the GWS Lite Stik, and they are not long
enough to reach through the control surfaces.
I removed some foam to inset the horns into
the surface. I added a lot of the GWS glue
under and over the control horn, and these
seemed strong enough after they cured.
The decals are nice and self-adhesive,
which makes fitting easy. There are black
strips to make the black canopy railing and
bow indications. These worked well and
really added to the canopy’s looks. The
attachment to the airplane is by hook-andloop
strips. Battery access is via the canopy,
and indications are that the adhesive on the
hook and loop is not going to withstand
much opening and closing.
When the control surfaces were cut from
the main surfaces and tapered to a wedge, it
left large strips of white along the hinge lines.
The instructions suggest using a water-based
marker pen to color these areas. I have oil
paints and mixed seven parts Viridian and
one part Burnt Umber to match the color of
the airplane. I used this to touch up bench
rash and the hinge areas. Painting the white
hinge areas makes the model look better and
is worth the effort.
Another thing worth doing is adding panel
lines. This is easy to do by partially
scratching off the paint with a sharp scribe
tool, which leaves a white grooved line. I
dulled the white by rubbing some light-green
oil paint into the grooves. The results look
very nice.
I am using the Futaba 8UAFS transmitter
and a GWS flight pack, which consists of a
receiver, speed control, and three servos. The
finished weight is 11.4 ounces without flight
battery.
The battery slides in through the open
Photos by the author
canopy into a slot in the foam fuselage just in
front of and under the instrument-panel
location. I was able to fit six- and eight-cell
350 mAh Ni-Cd packs into the area.
Some foam can be removed to
accommodate larger packs, but you should do
that before the fuselage sides are joined. Since
the Zero is designed for six-cell, 350 mAh
packs, that is the pack I will use.
Bench-testing with the battery gives a
current draw of 6 amps with a total of 36.0
watts of power into the system. This is 40.6
watts per pound power loading and a wing
loading of 10 ounces per square foot.
The final center-of-gravity (CG) location is
halfway between the forward and aft CG
locations specified in the instructions. This
gives a slightly trailing-edge down-elevator
deflection for level flight at this weight.
Moving the CG forward or increasing the
weight (because of heavier batteries) will
allow the elevator to be closer to center. More
inexperienced pilots would probably be
happier with the CG located at the forward
limit.
While waiting for the wind to decrease in
intensity, the airplane sat on its wheels for
several weeks. One of the wheels apparently
had a small side load and, as a result, the
wheel collapsed after some time. The GWS
wheels are good for lighter “Stik-type”
designs but are too weakly built for day-to-day
use with the Zero.
I replaced the GWS wheels with two toy
bicycle wheels of approximately the same
diameter, which, although stronger and light
enough, tend to lose their rubber tires on
takeoff! The Zero flies fine using only the
rims, as shown in the photos.
Flying: A day finally came when the wind
was low enough for a couple of hours to make
good test flights. Takeoff runs are straight and
easy to control with the steerable tail wheel.
The Zero lifts into the air realistically, and
flight performance with the six-cell pack is
realistic.
Flying qualities are honest and control
responses are smooth, which make for an
airplane that is simple to maneuver close to
the ground. To get the photos I made low,
close passes with steep turns with ease.
The Zero will stall if you let the airspeed
bleed off too much, but that is unlikely to be a
problem for the experienced flier. Landings
are a pleasure, but do be sure to watch the
airspeed. Flying the Zero is pure fun. MA
Contact information:
Horizon Hobby Inc.
4105 Fieldstone Rd.
Champaign IL 61822
(217) 352-1913
Fax: (217) 352-6799
www.horizonhobby.com/
Specifications:
Wingspan: 33.5 inches
Length: 27.8 inches
Weight: 11.4 ounces without flight battery
Motor: GWS EPS3700 with gear reduction
system
Product number: GWS1025
Price: $59.95
50 MODEL AVIATION
VIBRATION = CURRENT DRAIN.
Hyde Soft Mount equipped A/C require 1/3 battery capacity as compared to A/C using any other type mounts.
HYDE CUSTOM SOFT MOUNTS
Used to protect Chip's F3A NATS/World, TOC,
and race winning planes since 1984, including
single cylinder racing .40's thru 12.0 cu. in.
4 cylinders for approx. 15,000
vibration/maintenance free flights.
25% off all undrilled beam and backplate mounts for engines .049 - 20.O cu
in. List: $64.95 - $284.95. Specify engine size and make. 3 years/3000
flights complete satisfaction money back guarantee. From dealers or direct.
Mount Specials: 25-70% off
DA200 or 3W212 – $164.95
DA15O, 3W150, Q150 – $149.95
DA100, BME1O2, Q100 – $138.95
BME44 or BME5O – $149.95
.60/.70-$79.95 -.40/.50 – $59.95
Patent protected - Single Isolator
Chip Hyde 2002 TOC Champion
Orders/info: Merle Hyde, 3 Golf View Drive, Henderson, NV 89074
Ph/fax: 702-269-7829 or e-mail: [email protected]
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