Martin F. Schlögl's r/c models - gliders


Kirchert Airfish (orange) - Graupner Der kleine Uhu - Kirchert Boss - Kirchert Airfish (yellow) - Multiplex Fox - Multiplex EasyStar II - UMX Whipit DLG - robbe Varta-Fly

Gerd Kirchert GK874 Standard Airfish

design Erich Jedelsky 1974
wooden r/c glider with auxiliary engine
wing span: 2450 mm
length: 1160 mm
controls: rudder and elevator (fixed throttle)

engine: "Pet O.S. 099", 1.62 ccm, 0.12 kW, fixed carburetor
prop: 7 x 4" (18 x 10 cm)
receiver: Graupner varioprop mini superhet 35
servos: 2x Graupner varioprop micro servo C05
Airfish
Airfish built November 1977
My first plane, very easy to fly - perfect for beginners
Some crashes and repairs - once crashed down in the middle of a forest after several hour's thermal flight, due to receiver battery running low. The plane hung there in a tree through the whole wintertime 1978/1979...

Graupner 4223 Der kleine Uhu ("the little eagle owl")

wooden free flight glider
wing span: 1100 mm
length: 730 mm
weight: 230 g

controls:
automatic rudder connected to the towline hook
elevator used as a wing flap, triggered by a burning fuse

built 1978, crashed about a year later
No own photos, sorry
Uhu

Gerd Kirchert GK875 Standard Boss

r/c glider made of fiber-reinforced plastic with wooden wings and auxiliary engine
wing span: 2450 mm
length: 1220 mm
controls: rudder and elevator (fixed throttle)

engine: "O.S. Max 10", 1.62 ccm, 0.12 kW at 17.000 rpm
prop: 8 x 5" (20 x 12 cm)
receiver: Graupner varioprop mini superhet 35
servos: 2x Graupner varioprop micro servo C05
Boss
Boss built 1979, while the orange Airfish rested in it's tree
Better performance, but also very easy to fly

Gerd Kirchert GK874 Standard Airfish

design Erich Jedelsky 1974
wooden r/c glider with auxiliary engine
wing span: 2450 mm
length: 1160 mm
controls: rudder and elevator (fixed throttle)

original engine and radio:
engine: "O.S. Max 10", 1.62 ccm, 0.12 kW at 17.000 rpm
prop: 7 x 4" (18 x 10 cm)
receiver: Graupner varioprop mini superhet S 27
servos: 2x Graupner varioprop micro servo C05

purchased 1979, in used condition
Airfish
original engine and rc
Airfish
electrified and modernized rc
Airfish
electrified and modernized rc
modernized July 2009:
engine: Mabuchi RS-550 SH brushed electric engine, auxiliary mounted
esc: Robbe Roxxy Air-Control 819 Lipoly, brushed type
battery: 3S LiPo 11.1 V, 2150 mAh, 25C
prop: 8 x 5" (20 x 12 cm), backward folding
receiver: Spektrum AR6210 2.4 GHz DSMX
servos: 2x Graupner C677

Multiplex #214230 Fox

free throwing foam glider
wing span: 500 mm
length: 475 mm
weight: 48 g

purchased May 2010
maiden flight 2010-05-24

special edition "F3A European Championship Austria"
maybe I'll add r/c components and engine...
Fox

Multiplex #264260 EasyStar II

foam r/c glider with auxiliary engine
wing span 1366 mm
length: 977 mm
weight: 1640 g (1270 g without battery)
controls: flapperons (flaps and ailerons), rudder, elevator, throttle

engine: Multiplex Permax BL-O 2830-1100 brushless outrunner, 1100 KV, 235 W
esc: Multiplex MultiCont BL-20 SD-L, 20 A
prop: 7 x 6" (18 x 15 cm), backward folding
receiver: Orange R610, 6 channels, Spektrum compatible 2.4 GHz DSM2
telemetry: Orange RX short range, Spektrum compatible
servos: 4x Multiplex Nano-S
battery: 3S LiPo 11.1 V, 2150 mAh, 25C
EasyStar
EasyStar built October 2012
maiden flight 2012-10-08

a trainer for my son, and maybe I'll add LED's for night flying sometime

E-Flite EFLU3150 UMX Whipit DLG

miniature r/c disc launch glider
wing span: 620 mm
length: 620 mm
weight: 43,3 g (39 g without battery)
controls: rudder, elevator

receiver: Spektrum PKZ3352 "all-in-one" electronics (3 channel 2.4 GHz DSMX receiver, telemetry, esc, two onboard-servos)
battery: 1S LiPo 3.7 V, 150 mAh
UMX Whipit DLG
UMX Whipit DLG purchased December 2016
maiden flight 2016-12-26

Robbe 3146 Varta-Fly

r/c glider with engine
wing span: 1800 mm
length: 1100 mm
controls: rudder, elevator, throttle)

engine: Speed 600 brushed electric engine
esc: Robbe Control-7 electronic on/off switch
battery: 7S NiCd, 8.4 V, 2Ah
prop: 9 x 5.5" (23 x 14 cm), backward folding
receiver: Robbe FP-R114H 40MHz
servos: 2x Robbe FP-S14B
Varta-Fly
Varta-Fly purchased March 2017, in used and damaged condition

sorry, no own pictures yet