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Omega. Towline glider. Winner of the Queens Cup, 1954. Plan is from January 1956 Aeromodeller.

Quote: "Winner of the Queen Elizabeth Cup, 1955.

Is the A/2 model becoming too complicated? This ultra simple approach scored top points at the Northern Heights Gala & club events. Omega, by D Aldridge.

THIS MODEL WAS designed early in 1954, primarily as an open contest glider. The emphasis was placed on simplicity of lines and construction, cutting down both building time and cost. Even so the model had to be rugged enough to take hard knocks -which it has done on many occasions.

During the '54 season this model flew consistently well and won for the Letchworth Club's Open Glider Competition which consists of three rounds, three flights per round. This success owed a lot to the towline stability of the model. Even in windy weather Omega could be relied upon to tow straight without any undue effort on part of the flier.

After the season had ended, it was decided to ballast the model with a view of flying in A/2 comps. Wing area was already just above the minimum permitted and so no alteration was made to the wings at this point.

Early in '55 a new model was built, this time with increased wing area and with a stronger, heavier fuselage to make up for some of the ballast on previous models. This model was entered for our club open glider comp. and in the two rounds enabled Don be slightly in front of his nearest rival. After this round extra ballast was added to bring the model up to A/2 weight, this appeared to make no difference to the flight pattern apart from increase in speed of glide. It was then decided to enter Omega for the Queen's Cup - which it eventually won. This success was followed by winning the final round of the club's Trophy in rainy weather. Thus clinching victory for second year running..."

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