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With all this time on my hands during this Covid-19 lockdown, I thought I’d put it to good use and focus some attention on a simple and fast build of an original kitted Holverson Designs Silver Hawk that I was fortunate enough to acquire. Working on a kit is a nice change of pace from hand-fabricating everything for a retro reboot clone. Everything in the kit is precut and all the parts and pieces are already provided so there’s no waiting to start. Interestingly there’s no laser char. (Skilled operator?).
UNBOXING
The parts are all accounted for and in excellent shape, considering the kit is in the vicinity of 16 – 21 years old judging by reviews and the 1999 copyright date on the display card. The glider uses a 13mm motor, though with its beefy 3/32” balsa it would make a good candidate for an 18mm A or B motor, especially if tissued.
For now I’ll stick with building it bone stock, as its specified 0.75oz weight should give it ample air time on the recommended 1/2A3-2T and A3-4T motors under calm (single digit) wind conditions. If it ends up being heavier, I’ll reconsider using an 18mm pod instead.
Note:
The last sheet of the patterns for the Silver Hawk available from oldrocketplans (https://www.oldrocketplans.com/hdi/hdi2002/hdi2002.htm) seem to be for an alternate version, and differ from the kit in that the wing and fuselage shapes are different. This last sheet is labeled v. 2 and shows a revision date of 9/10/2004 vs the kit’s display card, which indicates a 1999 copyright date. If you decide to build a clone, you can disregard this pattern sheet unless you’re interested in experimenting with the alternate design.
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