Don Chancey

THE HYPERION MK. V was developed for the 1975 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The model shown didn't just happen; it's the present state of a model that is constantly changing. This is due mostly because every time I come across a new, but definitely better way of doing something I try to incorporate it into the ship. Sometimes this requires building a new ship. In the case of Mark V, the wings were re-built a total of five times before they ended up as pictured. The biggest problem in the wing structure is building a panel stiff enough, but still light enough to zoom launch without fluttering. I fly a pretty tight hook setting (the hook starts moving at 4.8 lbs. and unlatches at almost 7 lbs. tension). The model really has to build up speed to unlatch 7 lbs.