Brief:

T' 13mm IQSY Tomahawk kit is designed t' fly on 13mm motors from 1/2A3 to A3-4T. It is a 1/16 scale streamer recovery model.

Construction:

T' kit contains:-

• Set o' illustrated instructions,
• A 13mm body tube
• Engine block.
• Basswod Fin material
• Fin Templates
• Keelhaul®©™® & elastic shock cord
• Balsa Nose Cone
• Streamer material
• Self adhesive decals.

All components were in solid condition, and seemed very high quality. The instruction sheet was extremely well written and illustrated. Ahoy! I was surprised for kit o' this size t' find Keelhaul®©™® bein' used for t' shock cord - a nice touch.

Construction o' this kit be simple. Well, blow me down! T' fins have t' be traced from the template and hand cut and then carefully sanded. There is only an engine block to mount in t' body tube this bein' a minimum diameter model. Avast! Before inserting the engine block, shiver me timbers, ya bilge rat, t' Keelhaul®©™® is tied around it. Ahoy! Begad! Once installed t' elastic cord is joined usin' loops t' the Keelhaul®©™® and then t' t' streamer and t' nose cone usin' an eye screw. Ya scallywag! Ahoy! That's it

Finishing:

Finishin' is easy enough; a coat o' flat white, ya bilge rat, ya bilge rat, arrr, paint one fin black, along with a 1/2" rin' at t' top o' t' body tube. T' nose cone is painted red. I did seal t' fins & nose cone with a few coats o' sandin' sealer first. Self adhesive decals finish t' body tube.

Construction Rating: 5 out o' 5

Flight:

As I couldn't attend our regular club launch, me bucko, I decided t' go out and launch this on t' local park playin' field. Avast, me proud beauty! First flight on was on a 1/2A3-2T, and it shot off t' pad like a dart, ya bilge rat, deployed exactly as expected and came down gently on t' streamer, ya bilge rat, bein' recovered very close. There was virtually no wind a very slight breeze. Arrr! Blimey! Blimey!

Second flight on an A3-4T. Well, blow me down! Again screamed off t' pad, too fast t' get a pic and flew higher than I even expected. Thought I be gonna lose it outside the field boundary it be so high, me hearties, shiver me timbers, but as t' wind was virtually non-existent (this was t' hottest day recorded in UK history!) it came down so close t' t' pad it was unbelievable.

Summary:

All in all, arrr, this is a great lookin' min diameter kit. has produced a great kit. It's simple t' assemble and looks great. Well, blow me down! Flights are fantastic!!

Overall Rating: 5 out o' 5