STEVE'S 'HAMMERHEAD'

Saturday saw Steve bring along his lovely scratch built 'Hammerhead' for its maiden flight.

The plane is a Hammerhead 750

This was a pre-production test build of the kit with regular feedback being sent back to the designer . Various sizes of the design will be available in the New Year

The design is what I call 'old school' in that it is an all built up structure (no lite ply used here) and specifically designed for the rough air conditions experienced in the NE of England.

The test flight went well with only a few clicks of elevator required to trim for level flight.  The plane was very stable and easy to fly especially on the approach to land.  Unfortunately a slightly off tune engine and loss of the tail wheel didn’t allow for more than one flight.

Model Specs are:

Wingspan of 75”      Weight approx. 13 Lbs.    Evolution 33cc Petrol Engine with a Just Engines bespoke Duo silencer to keep the noise within reasonable limits.  Savox digital servos and FRSKY.

Taranis Radio equipment.  Two 5 cell NiMh batteries were mounted in the nose to get the CG in place.

Steve