The REDY First model was designed and manufactured in the Czech Republic.
The glider/motor glider kit of classic lightweight all-balsa construction in loose parts is an ideal project for modelers who want to build a model with good performance for recreational flying. Thanks to the thoughtful design with CNC-cut parts that fit together like puzzle pieces, building is very quick and easy.
The fuselage is a simple "box" construction with balsa sides and plywood formers. The space for servos, rudder, and elevator is located in the fuselage beneath the wing; space for the controller, battery, and receiver is in the nose under a removable cabin cover with a magnetic latch. The kit includes a motor firewall for the electric motor version and a tow hook for the glider.
The one-piece wing with a flat-bottom profile for easier construction is of classic design with balsa ribs, a main spar made of pine strips with a balsa web and a leading edge made of beech dowel, ensuring high strength of the structure at low weight. The wing is attached to the fuselage with rubber bands.
The tail surfaces are flat, glued from CNC-cut balsa parts. The control surfaces are operated by wire linkages.
You can cover the model with iron-on film – transparent iron-on films from KAVAN or Oracover® are highly suitable.
To control the model, you will need at least a two-channel RC set for the glider and a four-channel for the motor glider. A good 6 g pico servo with a pull of 0.7–1 kg·cm is suitable for both the rudder and elevator – the kit comes with servo mounts "tailored" for KAVAN GO-6MG servos. For powering the onboard electronics of the glider, a four-cell NiMH battery of 4.8 V 800 mAh (AAA size cells) is ideal.
For the motor glider, the ideal is the KAVAN PRO 2225-1600 brushless motor with a folding propeller 8×6" and a 30–32 mm spinner, powered by the KAVAN R-30SB Plus or KAVAN PRO R-30SB controller from a three-cell LiPo battery of 11.1 V 750–1200 mAh. If you plan to equip your model with Thermic wings with ailerons and flaps in the future, you should use recommended KAVAN (or similar) controllers with a powerful switched BEC power supply stabilizer, which is essential for powering 6 servos.
The kit includes: CNC-cut balsa and plywood parts, pine spars and other wooden parts, a set of accessories, a sheet of self-adhesive decals, a construction plan at a 1:1 scale, and instructions.
