22" Sharkfish / Sharkface 4ch Easy Sport Flyer

£64.80

(2 Reviews)

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Product Details

4ch SHARKFACE R/C Plane

The very simplest of weekend builds, but not a sedate model by any means! This model is a tribute to Eric Clutton's 1965 "Sharkface" adapted for electric power and 4 channel R/C. This models flies like the wind, and is very aerobatic. It's an ideal fun flier to chuck in the car boot, for a quick scream round the common.

This is a great beginner build. With sheet sides, you can expect a speedy build time with little faffing around. Everything tabs together which makes getting the fuselage straight and true rather foolproof.

See http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=665287 here for the full story!

Fit it with a verity of power options. There is plenty of room for any small outrunner/esc combo. The motor can be bolted straight to the nose which makes the build even quicker. If you have a spare set of electronics lying around, building this plane to make good use of them is a must.

YOUR KIT CONTAINS

Plotted plans
Precision laser-cut parts
Stripwood balsa
Tissue covering
Miscellaneous hardware

Shipping

CHRISTMAS 2024 DELIVERY INFORMATION

The workshop will be closed from 12pm Friday 20th December 2024 until 9am Monday 6th January 2025.

Any orders placed while the workshop is closed will be despatched in the week starting Monday 6th January 2025.

We will monitor emails during the period we are closed, but replies may take longer than usual.

Thank you for your custom over the past year - we look forward to serving you again next year.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The VMC Team

UK SHIPPING

Most orders are shipped via Royal Mail’s Tracked 48 service.

We are in a very rural location and so our Royal Mail collection is at around 1pm.

Example:

An order placed before 12pm on Monday should be with you on Wednesday.

An order placed after 12pm on Monday should be with you on Thursday.

For larger or heavier orders, we use APC to deliver your package on a Next Working Day service.

Example:

An order placed before 10am on Monday should be with you on Tuesday.

An order placed after 10am on Monday should be with you on Wednesday.

Shipping is free to UK Mainland addresses for orders over £30.00, otherwise we charge £6.00 for Royal Mail Tracked 48 parcels and £12.00 for APC Next Working Day.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Unfortunately, for the purposes of the new EU GPSR regulations introduced on 13th December 2024, Northern Ireland falls under EU jurisdiction.

Until we have worked out how to comply with the new rules, we will not send items to Northern Ireland.

We are really sorry about this and hope to have a solution in place sometime in 2025.

SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS & UK ISLANDS

Royal Mail considers the Scottish Highlands and UK Islands as part of the UK and so does not charge a premium for deliveries.

Pretty much all other UK couriers have surcharges for deliveries to the following postcodes: IV, HS, KA27-28, KW, PA20-49, PA60-78, PH17-26, PH30-44, PH49-50, ZE, IM, TR21-25

If you live in one of these postcodes and the parcel size of your order is outside Royal Mail's dimensions, you will have to pay a surcharge.

Our system is not clever enough to work this out and so if your order attracts a surcharge, we will contact you before despatch to see if you would like to pay the surcharge and proceed with the order or cancel and receive a full refund.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

EU COUNTRIES

On 13th December 2024, the EU introduced new regulations with respect to product safety called GPSR.

There was very little publicity or notice given to small UK businesses about the new regulations, but needless to say, to comply will be time-consuming, onerous and probably expensive.

Unfortunately, until we have worked out how to comply with the new rules, we will not send items to EU countries.

We are really sorry about this and hope to have a solution in place sometime in 2025.

Smaller items

Items that fit within Royal Mail International Tracked Medium Parcel parameters (59cm x 17cm x 15cm weighing less than 2kg) can be sent to most countries outside the UK.

For example up to 3 of our smaller 18” wingspan kits can fit into one of these parcels.

A parcel like this currently costs around £18 to send to the USA and will take up to 3 weeks to arrive. This is because Royal Mail hands over the parcel to the local Post Office service for your country who have to clear it through customs and then deliver it to you.

The Royal Mail tracking code also transfers over to the tracking for your country’s postal service.

Larger items

For items that do not fit within Royal Mail International Tracked Medium Parcel parameters, we use standard international couriers such as DHL, FedEx and UPS.

These companies use something called volumetric weights to calculate the cost of shipping.

For example, a Balsa Basics RC bundle kit that measures 102cm x 34cm x 16cm and weighs 2.5 kg is actually calculated at 14kg!

This makes these very expensive to send outside the UK - a large kit can cost nearly £60 to send to the USA.

Reviews (2)

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2 Reviews:

Sharkfish

Rating:

09 May 2023 | Jim

Great fun!

Sharkface

Rating:

09 May 2023 | Werner

The kit was sent out quickly and packaged well. The wood quality and laser cutting on our kit was excellent. Our kit came very complete, including all required push rods, clevises, and even original DuBro control horns. White tissue for covering is included, but we used iron-on covering film (Oracover light). The plan is very well printed and contains build instructions. Building is a breeze, it took us two weekends, with most of the time spent on covering and installing the radio gear. The fuselage is super simple as it has a rectangular shape. The wings are small and flimsy so great care must be taken, especially when sanding. Fit of all parts was superb. The lock for the hatch using spring steel is very old school yet simple, cheap and works very well; love it! The kit is designed around three Hitec HS-55 servos. We used HS-55 for Aileron and Rudder, and a KST DS113MG for Elevator (because that's what we had on hand). Even though technically the DS113MG is the same size as the HS-55, we couldn't use the DS113MG for the ailerons as the cable exit on the servo was at a different location and interfering with the limited space in the wing. It would have worked with a bit of trimming; just be aware if you are using non HS-55 servos. Our plane is powered by a EMAX 2204 / 2300KV (very old design) mini-quad motor and a Gemfan 5x4 prop. We run an old 25A ESC (max current is about 11A with that motor/prop). Battery is Zippy Compact 3S 1300, which when pushed all the way back balances the plane perfectly. AUW is 320g (Battery is 120g already). We get about 13 minutes flight time out of a battery. It flies like you would expect from a plane that was originally designed for single-channel RC. It is very stable for its size, but affected by gusts due to its low weight. Launch and landing is without drama. The old 2204 motor on 3S is OK power wise, but the plane is certainly not overpowered. It likes to fly fast rather than slow. At high bank angles it drops steeply; when you drag it through the corners with a lot of elevator it likes to climb and almost go into a stall. It can do loops and rolls, but 3D is certainly not what it wants to do. If I would build it again I would use stitched hinges instead of tape for the hinges. I may also build it rudder and elevator only; the ailerons are not really necessary for this design yet add a lot of complexity and weight. All in all: a great quality low-cost kit of a vintage design. As the say: a blast from the past! Werner (aka LANE Boys RC)