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- From: DEVILBISS@OCTAVE.LARC.NASA.GOV (Dave)
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- Subject: RE: Model landsailer available!
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 15:12:35 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
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- Reply-To: DEVILBISS@OCTAVE.LARC.NASA.GOV (Dave)
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- I found this on alt.models & thought it might be appropriate here.
-
- >Newsgroups: alt.models
- >From: hart@cheshire (James A. Hart)
- >Subject: Model landsailer available!
- >Keywords: landsailer
- >Organization: TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA
- >Date: Mon, 18 Jan 93 21:08:17 GMT
- >
- >I Recently received a new r/c toy! It's a landsailer, and has been a ball
- >to run. I know the designer, so I've been able to watch the developement of
- >it thru the last five years. Its called the STILLETTO, and is of an all
- >fibreglas construction (hull, rear axle, wing mast) with a mylar sail.
- >It was designed by the '91, '92 Americas Cup Landsailing Regatta winner
- >Robert Weber, and is a 1/4 scale of his true landsailer with double tapered
- >wing mast, weight tuned suspension, 11mm ball bearings on each of the 3
- >wheels and variable rake high aspect ratio sail like on full size landyachts.
- >The yacht is RTR (ready to run) to minimize set up time. After charging
- >the reciever batteries you only need to attach the axle, step the mast and
- >turn on the radio! Its sold either without a radio (but with an S125 sail
- >servo), or complete with a Futaba 2ch ground radio (twin stick) with nicads
- >and charger. Its painted white with your choice of black, red or blue trim.
- >
- >Each model sold in the US comes with a sequential sail number already on
- >the sail which is automatically registered for competition and social meets.
- >I won't abuse the net by posting prices here, but if your interested in
- >getting information on the yacht, you can contact me by email, or the
- >designer by snail mail for a brochure. Its really a very attractive model.
- >I was an exhibitor at the Jan. IMS show, and it really attracted a lot of
- >attention.
- >Watch for the Feb RCM magazine. It's featured on the cover!
- >
- >Specs.
- >Length 52"
- >Height 60"
- >Width 34.5"
- >Sail Area 367.5 sq. in.
- >Weight 3 lb. 6 oz.
- >Speed >30mph
- >Control 2 channel gnd freq.
- >
- >Contact manufacturer at:
- >
- >Model LandYachts Unltd.
- >10044 Adams Ave. #339
- >Huntington Beach, Ca. 92646
- >(714) 963-6167 (714) 633-1725
- >
- >--
- >Name: Jim Hart N6JSS
- >InterNet: hart@donald.etdesg.TRW.COM
- > I'd rather be LANDSAILING!
- >
-
- Enjoy . . . Dave
-
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