Nan Omega Maiden Flight

Tim & I met down the club field in search of the elusive thermal or two. Unfortunately, the wind was a little stronger than forecast and the skies were overcast and grey. Not to be dis-heartened we rigged our models and went and flew. Tim worked really hard to cram all the radio gear into my new Nan Omega 2m span electric mouldy and made a lovely job building her - Thanks Tim !.

It's very similar to the RCRCM Typhoon but with an electric motor up front. Its a cross breed glider that can be used off the slope or used as a not so hot, hotliner on the flat or slow her up and drop the flaps a little and then you have a nimble thermal soarer. The motor produced loads of power with me having to push forward a little as I'm not a fan of vertical climb outs. She needs a little more trimming and maybe some nose weight added to get the glide just right.

The two stage flap was very Impressive with full flap deployed the decent was controlled and stable and gave a very slow and smooth touchdown. She flew using a 1500mah 3s lipo and after 3 good climbs it had only used 548mah so 6 good climbs should be possible per battery.. I think she will make a super flat field mouldy glider.

This is what one looks like being flown properly - AMAZING !!!

 

Tim flew his Mystique which looks stunning in the air but after a few flights we found the rudder control horn had failed. I then spent half an hour spinning round in circles with my DLG. Which ended in virtually no lift and the air getting very turbulent. So we packed up to go home. Then our latest member of the club - Russell turned up on his push bike with a model stowed away in his side panniers. Russell flew his motor glider very nicely and briefly joined a thermal with a buzzard. Nice to meet you Russell !