SCHAPEL SA882 TAILLESS FLYING WING JET - JOHN WRIGHT AT WINGS & WHEELS RC MODEL AIRCRAFT SHOW - 2014

PART ONE OF TWO
DAVE WILDE FROM COLCHESTER A1 MODELS - / WAS THE PILOT OF THIS MODEL,
JOHN WRIGHT IS THE OWNER / BUILDER OF THE SCHAPEL INC THE GAS TURBINE ENGINE THAT POWERS HER !
THIS INFO WAS SUPPLIED BY JOHN WRIGHT -
the aircraft is called - Schapel Sa882
The original of the plane that inspired this design was never flown. It hangs on the wall of a hangar in the Chino airport in the USA. The original was designed with pusher prop but was intended to have a turbine eventually. It was built in the 1980's and was modelled on the Horten principles. Note no fin and no rudder at all.The plane is scratch built by John Wright from a design by a German modeller Andres Chavarria.The plane has 2m wingspan and weighs 5 Kg
The engine is a 60mm diameter turbine that John Wright has designed and made. It is known as the Sprite. It weighs 440 gm and runs at 250,000 rpm
Thrust is 3.25 Kg. This is not a commercial project.
The design proved to be very strong and very manoeuvrable and has had many flights. Despite the lack of rudders and fin is fully aerobatic.
Flown by Dave Wilde Colchester A1 models.
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FILMED OVER THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 28th & 29th - 2014 AT THE WINGS & WHEELS MODEL SPECTACULAR AT NORTHWEALD AIRFIELD - EPPING - ESSEX - CM16 6AR ,
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