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Fuselages are kevlar and carbon with pushrod tubes and wing hold-down installed - and a carbon canopy.
The wings are unbelievable! The leading edge (from the spar forward) is moulded in carbon pressed into a CNC mould. Balsa shear webbing is added to give a D-box which is immensely stiff and strong. Laser cut ribs are added to the rear culminating in a TE which is a combination of foam, carbon and glass to give a very strong and sharp structure. Root and transition ribs are balsa/carbon sandwich. Assembly in a mould provides a very pretty and accurate undercambered wing (modified SD7035 wing section) with elliptically
curved LE. The hard surfaces are painted silver on the earlier models - now white, and the open surfaces are beautifully covered with film (available in purple, blue, yellow/green and orange). The wings come apart into two pieces for easy transport, and a carbon fibre wing joiner is supplied.
The Omega Electric Glider is a 1.8m electric glider for 400 or 600 power. It is now only available with a conventional cross-tail. The dry weight of the kit is an amazing 312gm, so you see that it is easily powered by a geared 400. Flying weight with a 400 is 550g!! At this weight it can react to any tiny thermal and work it to advantage. Hence the success of this aircraft in the Electroslot 400 event at the British Nationals.
Full span ailerons are a feature of this version which allow camber changing in flight, and a landing setting for accurate spot landings.
Despite the low weight, it is amazingly strong, and will take much more powerful motors and is capable of aerobatics without any problem - it will take it! Also performs well in 7-cell F5B.
In fact, quite a few Australian fliers have set Omegas up for the 7-cell electric event. Some use hot buggy motors matched to an inline gearbox and a big prop, with CP1300 cells. Byam Wight of Canberra has fitted a Hacker brushless motor (Maxon 4.4:1 gearbox, 15 x 9.5" prop) and convincingly won many events! He used 5 second motor runs to go higher than anyone else. Performance with a brushless motor is awesome!
Whichever way you go, this will be the nicest aeroplane that you have ever owned! One Sydney flier bought one recently. When he saw it, he said that he had never seen anything like it before!
Specifications are:
- 1.8m wingspan
- wings are composite moulded carbon & built up structure - already covered
- modified SD7035 wing section
- kit weight 324g
- flying wight 800g
- minimum 4 channel radio control required
- Conventional cross-tail version only available
- bolt-on two-piece (or three-piece) wing
- Price $595 for 1.8m kit
Some time ago a 700mm centre wing panel became available for the Omega - this stretched the model to 2.5m and made it a magnificent thermal soarer. What a versatile model? Fly it with the short wing in windy conditions, or as a hotliner, or as a 7-cell F5B machine. Add the wing panel and you have a gentle thermal soarer for milder conditions.
NEW - now the wing panel has been produced with flaps! We have been waiting for this for ages. Now, in 2.5m mode, you have landing aids to help hit the spot in 7-cell electric glider competitions - or just to get it down in a tight landing spot. Pictured above is Jim Houdalakis snapped at the Albury Nationals with a flapped version.
Flapped centre panel now available - price $190 white leading edge only. Order one today!
Click here to see pictures of an Omega fitted out for competition work with a Hyperion 3025/6 outrunner.
