Silky wind

Model Airplane News, Aug 2000 by Chianelli, Chris

KSJ, distributed exclusively by Horizon Hobby, has taken its high-tech manufacturing experience and applied it to a park flyer: meet the Silky Wind. This little ARF come with film-covered wings and tail surfaces and lightweight, painted composite fuselage. Small hardware parts, such as wheel collars and spinner backplate, are made from machined, purple-anodized aluminum. For the cleanest aerodynamics, the radio's access hatch is held in place magnetically-high-tech all the way.

With a wing loading of 24 ounces per square foot, performance and stability are reportedly excellent. The kit includes: 400-size motor, propeller, spinner, wheels, pushrods and devises. Specs: wingspan-55.1 inches; length-32.7 inches; flying weight-19.5 ounces; power-- direct-drive 400 electric.

Horizon Hobby Inc., 4105 Fieldstone Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; (217) 355-9511;

www.horizonhobby.com.