AP Sperber Mini Sport Glider Swappable (800 mm | 31.50 in)

[AircPirateNinsei]

It's time to build the Sperber (German for Sparrowhawk)! I changed the name from SPARROW to Sperber!











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Use your existing Mini Power Pod!

Build Plan:
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[ClearSkiesCalmWinds]

Great idea! Thanks for the X-mas gift.

 

[AircPirateNinsei]

So it was intended!

 

[RAM]

Excellent work with the plane build and the plans. I like that you included the control surface throw gages.

 

[mrwhiskers]

It looks very much alike to Josh Bixler's 100 mph under $100 speed plane

 

[Winglet]

Thank you! So well done. This is gonna be fun!

 

[Winglet]

Anyone else having trouble getting the plans to print?

 

[dgrigor02]

I had no issues printing using poster in adobe acrobat.

I finished building the wing. The spars require pretty precise thin cuts. I hope I was accurate enough.

 

[airhawk]

nice plane looks like a fun sport plane well done

 

[Winglet]

Got the plans downloaded and all put together. Is there diehdral or antihedral in the wings? Really can't tell form the photos or plans.

 

[AircPirateNinsei]

There is no dihedral angle, but you can try it.

 

[Balu]

Uhm. FT is just working on an FT Sparrow as chuck glider. That might get confusing

 

[revgregg65]

Are you planning on doing a more detailed build article / video? It looks pretty promising, I'm a sucker for old looking planes so I will likely round all the corners out a bit. Thanks for the plans!!!

 

[The-One-Who-Never-Crashes]

Looks like a Nano-Shark/Speed-Shark combo with a taste of a hotliner glider as well! Great job.

 

[The-One-Who-Never-Crashes]

Uhm. FT is just working on an FT Sparrow as chuck glider. That might get confusing

First thought on my mind too!

 

[AircPirateNinsei]

The new name is Sperber!

Thanks to Baloo for the note. I didn't know that FliteTest is already working on a plane called Sparrow. I learned a lot from FliteTest and just like to build RC planes. It is not my intention to start any confusion.

Now the name of this airplane is Sperber. I searched the forum for this and luckily found no hits! Sperber is the German word for Sparrowhawk - greetings to Baloo to Münster in Germany! Photos and blueprint updated.

By the way, I do not plan to offer any building or construction videos - sorry revgregg65! I'm glad to find me some time for creating the blueprints and sharing my thoughts with you. Who has built FT planes already, should not have much trouble to understand the plan. I ask for understanding.

Merry Christmas!

 

[Winglet]

AircPirateNinsei, Tell us. How does she fly? Looks so sweet!

 

[revgregg65]

no worries, i'm considering building one towards spring as a potential replacement for my trusty tiny trainer with a sport wing. I'm sure it'll make sense once I'm into it. thanks again for the plans, looks like fun. Can you give us a rundown on the flight characteristics?

 

[AircPirateNinsei]

How does it fly? What can I say - awesome! It was very windy and the Sperber flew against and with the wind! This plane was always good to control. I had 50% Expo on the ailerons and 30% on the elevator and the rudder. Here's a video:

 

[Winglet]

This little airplane is too cool. I have started building one. I don't want to hijack this thread so will begin another so you can follow along on my build if anyone is interested. Will post a another thread in this forum. See you there?