1/5-SCALE GLASTAR

Model Airplane News, Jun 2004

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT MODELS

Experimental Aircraft Models (EAM) has just finished test flights of Its impressive 84-inch-span Glastar. This almost ready-to-fly (ARF) Glastar Is a scale replica that accurately captures the graceful compound curves of the full-size homebuilt aircraft. The kit includes a fiberglass fuselage, an engine cowl, wheel pants with fairings, sheeted-foam wings (with flaps) and tail feathers covered with Oracover. It comes in conventional (tail-dragger-TD) and tricycle landing gear versions for your choice of construction. If you're looking for a sleek, out-of-theordinary scale flyer, the Glastar, at less than $350, is just the ticket for relaxed sport or scale competition flying. Designed to use a .60 to .91 2-stroke or an equivalent 4-stroke engine, the model weighs 8 pounds and has a nice 25 ounce-per-square-foot wing loading.

Other 1/5-scale EAM kits include a 60-inch Glasair Super Il FT and TD, a 60-inch RV-6, a 60-inch Zodiac XL, a 74-inch Challenger II, a 60-inch Europa XS and an 80-inch Velocity XL canard.

Experimental Aircraft Models (248) 473-7232; RCHomebuilts.com.