Slingsby Prefect MK.1. (oz775)
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Slingsby Prefect MK.1. Scale single-seat glider from Veron.
Update 28/6/2023: Added kit instructions, thanks to Cliff Harvey.
Quote: "Building Instructions: This series of Veron Flying Scale Models of popular and world-famous planes are the essence of simplicity and make ideal beginners' models, giving initial experience in construction and assembly. You need only a Veron Balsa Knife, balsa wood cement, small half-inch pins (called 'Lillipins' in the shops) and a pair of small round-nose or side-cutting pliers, thread and fine garnet paper. A tube of tissue paste, a small jar of shrinking dope and a soft brush will complete your requirements.
Study the plan carefully and identify all the parts on the printed sheets of balsa. Familiarize yourself with the sequence and method of construction. Cut out all the balsa parts, taking great care when cutting out the 1/16 notches in the formers. Cover the plan with waxed or greaseproof paper and pin both to a flat building board. The fuselage is built by constructing two lower sides 1/16 square balsa directly over the plan, these being then joined by a basic former.
This system of construction by inserting formers of a pre-determined width obviates the necessity for a fuselage top view as the alignment can be checked by sighting along the fuselage. Wings and tailplane are similarly constructed over the plan on the flat.
Fuselage: Pin the two main longerons of 1/16 x 1/16 in place over plan, then complete one side with addition of 1/16 x 1/16 uprights and diagonals. Notice that main longerons protude 1/16 beyond K1 at the nose. Make neat joints, double coating with cement..."
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(oz775)
Slingsby Prefect MK.1.
by Phil Smith
from Veron
1960
30in span
Scale Glider F/F Civil Kit
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Found online 24/04/2011 at:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=126587...
Filesize: 152KB
Format: • PDFbitmap
Credit*: vloustalot, CliffHarvey
Downloads: 7648
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This was the very first airmodel I built and flew, in the late 60s. Poor thing, it came out a bit warped but with a paper tab here and there if flew immensely well... or so it seemed to me at the time. It introduced a new smell in the house: cellulose thinners :)ZaRodinu - 29/06/2012
In the past year I have scratch built many models from plans on your website. See Veron Prefect photos attached [main pic, 003].
AndyCoutts - 18/05/2016
Hi, here are a couple of pics of my Veron Slingsby Prefect [005, 006]. Thanks,
Mark Grant - 24/02/2021
I built this model I believe about 1960. I still have the plan and original box. Vernon kits were manufactured some 20 miles from me. The Prefect was one more building block that led me to a career as a commercial pilot and an RC builder in Canada.
Chris Chandler - 05/04/2021
Hi Mary, I've downloaded and built the Veron Slingsby Prefect Glider and tagged Outerzone in the YouTube description, the link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J-cuk8qCI0. With my original plan I kept the build instructions which suggest a CG position [on the main spar] which isn't on the plan, so I've attached a scan of these if you want to add them to the download page. I've also attached a picture of my finished model if you want to add that to the page [pic 007]. Cheers for now and thanks for the great resource,
Cliff Harvey - 28/06/2023
Hi Mary, I have another conversion, this time it`s the Veron Slingsby Prefect Mk1 [pic 008, 009]. I enjoyed building the Slingsby Prefect and converted it for radio control. A Spectrum AR6400 receiver with 3.7 volt lipo battery (150 mAh) controls elevator and rudder, with reduced dihedral. The rudder is modified to save weight at the rear end. Covered with tissue in the colours of BGA 2333, the flying weight is 39 grams. The model flies amazingly well on the slope, despite its small size. Best regards
Detlef - 17/02/2025
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