Kirby Kite 3.56m

In 1935, the Slingsby Kirby Kite took to the skies over England. A significant feature was the choice of the semi gull-wing plan form which, in that time span, was "very fashionable" and demonstrated markedly better circling capability than those aircraft with "straight" wings. We have chosen to model the Type-23, a variant with a landing wheel and an aerodynamically optimized wing/fuselage joint in our proven full fiberglass (FG)/composite technology. The marriage of the gull-wing shape with the traditional wood framework and transparent surface shell proved to be a MAJOR challenge for us, that, based upon customer and public feedback, has been positively met. The Kirby Kite exhibits very good thermal flight characteristics and presents an absolutely beautiful sight with the evening sun shining thru the transparent covering.

Kit Information:

Full FG construction, Open frame two-piece wing and tail group, with transparent FG covering FG wing struts