A builder's kit of the high-performance all-balsa A3 category free-flight glider with a tissue-covered built-up wing and tail. An ideal introduction to the classic building and dope&tissue covering for everybody who has not forgotten that some of the most important aeroplanes in history were made of wood. You know - Wright Flyer, Bleriot XI, De Havilland Mosquito... A3 is a Czech national entry-level free flight glider category; you can think of it as a scaled-down F1H/A1 glider class - the models are smaller and very easy to build so you can start conquering the sky right away. Your Orion makes a good hand launch glider; the adjustable side tow hook will allow hi-starts using a 25m (82ft) tow line the A3 category calls for.
Precise CNC-cut parts, a full-size plan and a detailed instruction manual make the assembly very easy; even the wing featuring an under-cambered wing section goes together nicely thanks to jigs included in the kit. Only very basic modelling tools (a modelling knife, scissors, modelling pins, fine flat brush), glue (UHU-Hart, medium CA etc.) and adhesive & shrinking dope are required.
| Wing span [mm] | 930 |
| Length [mm] | 740 |
| Weight (min. 150 g) [g] | 150 |
| Controlled functions | none |
| Build difficulty | S1 |
| Operating difficulty | P0 |
