Seagull Westland Lysander III (33-55cc) 2.99m / 118in

Description

FEATURES

• Lightweight, high quality balsa and plywood construction.
• Eye catching true-scale colour scheme.
• Covered in genuine matt finish Oracover film.
• Factory painted fibreglass engine cowl and wheel spats.
• Detailed cockpit with lightweight painted pilot figure.
• Forward cockpit hatch for easy radio and flight battery access.
• Superb flying characteristics.
• Two-piece, plug-in wings simplify transportation and assembly.
• Full hardware pack included for either glow or electric power.

CONTENTS

• 1x Factory assembled and covered fuselage.
• 1x Factory assembled and covered wing set.
• 1x Factory assembled and covered tail set.
• 1x Clear canopy moulding.
• 1x Pilot figure.
• 1x Factory painted glass fibre cowl.
• 1x Wing strut set.
• 1x Wheel spat set.
• 1x Comprehensive hardware pack (screws, horns, pushrods, fuel tank etc.).
• 1x Sprung / steerable tail wheel unit.
• 1x Durable aluminium undercarriage unit.
• 1x Instruction manual.

NEEDED TO COMPLETE

• 1x 33 – 55cc petrol engine, glow engine or electric equivalent.
• 1x 6-Ch (minimum) computer transmitter and receiver combo.
• 1x Propeller to suit chosen engine.
• 5x Standard-size, digital, high torque, metal gear servos (Hitec HS-5645MG).
• 3x Mini-size, digital, high torque, metal gear servos (Hitec HS-5245MG).

DETAILS

Even at the time of its maiden flight in 1936, Westland’s answer to the 1934 Air Ministry specification that called for an army co-operation and liaison aircraft was, to be honest, looking rather dated. Even so, with its fully automatic wing slots, slotted flaps and variable incidence tailplane the Lysander was aerodynamically advanced, offering its pilots a stall speed of just 65mph and an enviable STOL capability. So it was, then, that the Lysander beat Bristol’s Type 148, won the contract and entered the popular annals of history. Rugged, gull-winged, bespatted and powered by a Bristol Mercury radial, this ugly duckling of a warbird was destined only to endear itself to all who clapped eyes on it, and so it is with Seagull’s carefully considered 50cc facsimile. It’s a beauty!

Presented in the eye-catching colour scheme of R9125, a Lysander III housed at Hendon’s Royal Air Force Museum, this 118′ span high quality balsa / ply ARTF comes factory covered in genuine matt finish Oracover film and features a detailed cockpit, two piece plug-in wings (to simplify transport and assembly) and, crucially, all the necessary hardware for either glow or electric power.

Take it from us, this model flies in a beautifully scale fashion and will happily cruise around performing gentle circuits and bumps all day long. Add flap, dial in a little elevator compensation, and the STOL characteristics of the full-size really come to the fore. All-in-all a gentlemanly aeroplane in every sense.