New Sailplane Kits in the works

Prices and availability will be announced as soon as possible. Please do not send emails asking for further info ( price and availability).

2M SUNBIRD, Sky Bench hand launch Sunbird kit enlarged.
WF-XL 116" wing span, RES with optional polyhedral and flaps. Inspired by the Windfree. S3014 airfoil. I have tweaked the looks and improved the flight performance. Frank Wren will write the building instructions. I think it is beautiful. It will be offered with a choice of ribs for a fully sheeted wing or D-Tube sheeting. The stab is also d-tube sheeted with built up trailing edge and the stab control horn is inside the fin. I'm sure many will be built with ailerons and flaps with a lower dihedral angle. Tentative production date is April.

Sneak peak at Ray's Proto WF - XL. 5-11-08

Sneak Peak at my first WF - XL under construction
1/4 scale Libelle with glass fuse, built up wings. Glass fuses are already mfg., I need to make the vacuumed formed canopies and finish the CAD work. Winner............. for aerotow, slope ot thermal. Modified S 3014 airfoil. Tentative production date is July.
1/4 scale Ibex with glass fuse, built up wings. Construction manual by Gordon Pearson. Glass fuses are already mfg. Needs the CAD work. Should be ready by July.
Merlyn 2100 sq in wing area. (AMA maximum allowable size) Designed by Ken Bates Construction article published in Model Aviation, December 1981. Inspired by the Aquila, the Merlyn is easy to fly, build and very hard to lose site of. I will offer this kit with a choice of the original Ken Bates flat bottom airfoil and my favorite S 3014 airfoil. Put an aero tow hook in it or launch from a winch. Maybe available in May or June.
ASK 18, 64" wing span, fiberglass fuse and molded canopy with optional Hi Start. Fiberglass fuse and vac. formed canopy. S 3014 airfoil ( best all around airfoil I know of), this awesome small scale design will be great for slope or launched from my specially designed Hi Start for small field flying.
Ibex by Gordon Pearson:

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RC Electric Sailplanes manufactured by Sky Bench
* kits currently being modified by builder for electric
Minie Lil'Bird E	50"	speed 280 Park Flyer
Lil' Bird 2	60"	speed 400 direct or geared *
2M Lil Bird		speed 400 geared to speed 600 direct
Big Bird	100"	speed 600 geared and up
Sky Bird	132"	*
Sunbird	56"	speed 400 direct or geared *
Electric Sparky	64" WS	Speed 400 and up
OLY ll	100"	speed 600 direct or geared and up
Osprey	1.5M	speed 400 direct or geared Coming in late 2007
RC Sailplanes manufactured by Sky Bench
Sun Bird	56"	Dave Thornburg design
Lil' Bird 2	60"	Ray Hayes design
2M Lil Bird	78"	" " "
Big Bird	100"	" " "
Sky Bird	132"	" " "
Pierce 970	120"	Ed Slobod design
Pierce Arrow	76"	" " "
OLY ll	100"	Lee Renaud design
OLY ll S	104"	Same as OLY ll, but with S 3014 airfoil, modified fuse
OLY lll	132"	Ray Hayes design, S 3014 airfoil
Challenger	144"	Otto Heithecker design
Astro Jeff	145"	Jerry Mrlik design
Cloud Bound 4	145"	Don Drury design
Legionair	140"	Cecil Haga design
Legionair	132"	" " "
Legionair	100"	" " "
Legionair Shuttle		" " "
Thermal Queen	144"	Carl Lorber
WF-XL	116"	Ray Hayes design inspired by Mark Smith's Windfree
Windward	72"	Rod and Mark Smith design
Viking MKl	118"	Tom Williams design
Viking MKll	118"	" " "
Windrifter	100"	" " "
RC Scale Sailplanes manufactured by Sky Bench
Baby Bowlus	122"	Plan by Col Thacker
ASK 18	65"	Fiberglass fuse and vacuumed formed canopy
ASK 18	157"	CAD plans
Hi Starts manufactured by Sky Bench
Mini Hi Start		Ray Hayes design Used in Wood Crafters
Ray's Small Field Hi Start		" " "
Kit Designs that should be available late 2007
Thermal kits
Cross-Over by Ray Hayes
Merlyn by Ken Bates
Scale kits
Libelle		1/3 scale, 156" span, fiber glass fuse
Ibex		147" ws, plans by Gordon Pearson Glass pod, v-tail
Fiber Glass fuse pod for current Baby Bowlus 122" version

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