Built from the long out-of-production Robbe "Geier" kit, which I found on eBay. Used the ribs etc. from the kit as patterns to cut pieces from balsa stock. Built-up fuselage instead of using plastic pod from kit, also using the transmitter's electronic V-tail mixing instead of the mechanical mixer from the kit.
| Wingspan | 1.5m |
| Area | 46dm2 |
| Weight | 925g |
| Wing Loading | 20g/dm2 |
| Engine | OS-15 |
Flies slowly, but can also go fast, very easy to handle. Motor runs for about 5 minutes. Typical flight time is 8 minutes unless it catches a thermal. Lands in grass. Not a great glider, but fun to race around the sky. When up high and only a black silhouette, it looks just like a bird.
KCRC Model-of-the-Month August 2010.
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