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KIT REVIEW | ARTF motor glider

Seagull

DAVID ASHBY GETS ACQUAINTED WITH THE FIRST IN A NEW RANGE

OF BALSA-BUILT GLIDERS FROM SEAGULL

his is something of a departure

for a company that’s built a

good reputation based on a

successful line of i.c. sport and scale

designs. Refreshingly, though,

Seagull has resisted the urge to use

foam for this 78.75” (2000mm) span

powered glider and instead do what

they do best, by using good ol’ balsa

and ply in its construction.

With one or two exceptions, quality

is generally up to Seagull’s high

standard. The ﬂ apless wing is a ﬁ nely

sculpted undercambered device with

long, factory-hinged strip ailerons,

and there’s a T-tail at the aft end (no

rudder, disappointingly). Access to

the interior is via the wing cavity and

a forward canopy hatch that’s

retained by a tab at the front and a

strong magnet to the rear. The small

landing wheel is a nice touch and,

overall, the appearance is of a

slick-looking aircraft.

POWER CHOICE

The power system recommendation

is brief, the box and instructions

referring only to a 400 / 480-size

electric motor and 9 x 7” prop.

Pictured in the instructions,

meanwhile, is a 2000mAh 3s Li-Po.

I think this is a sports / warmliner /

hotliner at heart, so my power

system selection centred on getting

a respectable number of watts from

the powertrain, sufﬁ cient to pull the

2.5 lb (1.1kg) model around with a

decent amount of authority. I’m a bit

of a fan of MVVS cased outrunners

and after initially trying a 2.5 1350Kv

motor, settled on a 3.5 1200Kv unit

swinging a 9 x 6” prop. Powered by

a 3s 2200mAh Li-Po via a 60A ESC

the system produces 390W at 37A

peak, which is sufﬁ cient to place the

model ﬁ rmly in the borderline

hotliner bracket.

Incidentally, MVVS outrunners are

beautifully made, the aforementioned

sizes (2.5 and 3.5) referring to the i.c.

A blingy mock

carbon canopy

needs a similar

spinner in my book.

Seagull’s 2000 is

clearly for

intermediate and

experienced pilots.

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