Kinetic 60"
the fastest production 60" glider in the world...
A new bright Kinetic 60"...
The 60” Kinetic began it’s record breaking career when Joe Zepeda flew it to
250mph at Parker Mountain
on Sept 23, 2006. It has since set numerous new 60” DS records by going
271mph, 273mph, 296mph, and now 314mph! All the while, the 60” Kinetic has
shown no sign of stress or flutter, only asking for more speed. It’s current
top speed of 314mph puts it ahead of many high quality planes of much larger wingspan.
Despite the low volume of production to date, the 60” Kinetic has already helped more
pilots push past 200mph than any other 60” plane. It’s size and
cost make it a great plane for both the pilot who wants to enter the molded DS
realm as well as the DS veteran who wants to push the records higher.
It is very easy to fly with no bad habbits. With the special airfoil
from Norbert Habe, it’s even a great frontside performer and would excel as a
60” slope racer. The one piece wing is exceedingly strong and is equipped with
flaps to help slow it down for landing.
| Recommended Gear: |
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| Ailerons: |
Flush fit: Hitec 5125MG or JR
DS168 or Slight bulge: JR DS378 or Airtronics 94761z |
| Flaps: |
JR DS378 or Airtronics 94761z or Hitec 5125MG or JR DS168 |
| Elevator: |
HS-5125mg or JR DS168 |
| Battery: |
5cell / 6v 2/3A 1600mah NIMH flat pack |
| Center of Gravity: |
3.1" from Root LE |
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| Setup: |
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| Trim the 60" Kinetic so that all surfaces are completely flush with surrounding
edges. The flaps and ailerons should move down with up elevator (snapflap) by
approx 2 degrees at max elevator. For Crow, program 0.19" up Ailerons, 80deg
down Flaps, and 0.139" down elevator.
Keep in mind that this will vary with CG… |
| Control Horn Measurements |
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| Hole to Skin Distance |
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| aileron |
0.377" |
Locate hole directly over intersection of wiper and aileron skin |
| flap |
0.377" |
0.11" behind hingeline |
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| elevator |
0.243" |
0.312" behind intersection of wiper and elevator skin |
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| *** |
Use the innermost hole on the servo arms except for flap where the second hole
is necessary to achieve full travel (about 70-80deg) |
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Set flap servo horn almost in line with the pushrod when flaps are not deployed
so that they are nearly locked out |
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Set aileron servo horn just forward past vertical so that there is more up
aileron travel than down. |
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| Recommended Surface Deflections |
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Landing |
Dynamic Soaring |
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Up |
Down |
Up |
Down |
| aileron |
.395" |
.395" |
.300" |
.172" |
| flap |
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80deg |
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| elevator |
.243" |
.200" |
.215" |
.160" |
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