I was browsing around one of my local hobby shops a few months ago, and I noticed in the replacement parts department that they had all of the major parts for a Parkzone F27 Stryker. The wing/fuselage/nose cone was $18.99. The elevons, complete with control horns were $3.99. The vertical fins were $7.99. The complete hatch set was $7.99. With taxes, all the parts were around $41.00. I gathered the parts up and bought them. Over the course of the last couple of months, I have gradually assembled the parts. I have an old Parkzone F27B that I bought in 2004, and I still fly it from time to time. I've thought of buying the newer F27C model, but at $250 it's a bit pricey.
At any rate, the parts were easy to assemble, and all I had to do was add a motor mount and launch lugs to make it an RBG. Ready to fly weight is about 13.9 ozs. That's not bad for a glider with a 37" wingspan.
I test flew it on Saturday evening, and it did great. I flew it 4 times on Estes D11-P and one flight on an Aerotech F12 reload. Unfortunately, I don't have any launch pics, as the only people who went were my son and I, so I was short one person to be able to get pics. If I was flying, my son was handling the launch control, which left no one to take pics. If my son was flying I was handling launch control, so again no one for pics. Hopefully we'll have enough people next time to get some launch pics.
Incidentally, I have named this version the F27R. I'm sure you can guess why it has the "R" designation.
Here's two pics, one of the top and one of the bottom.
At any rate, the parts were easy to assemble, and all I had to do was add a motor mount and launch lugs to make it an RBG. Ready to fly weight is about 13.9 ozs. That's not bad for a glider with a 37" wingspan.
I test flew it on Saturday evening, and it did great. I flew it 4 times on Estes D11-P and one flight on an Aerotech F12 reload. Unfortunately, I don't have any launch pics, as the only people who went were my son and I, so I was short one person to be able to get pics. If I was flying, my son was handling the launch control, which left no one to take pics. If my son was flying I was handling launch control, so again no one for pics. Hopefully we'll have enough people next time to get some launch pics.
Incidentally, I have named this version the F27R. I'm sure you can guess why it has the "R" designation.
Here's two pics, one of the top and one of the bottom.