F86_SABRE

Hi,
I am in the process of buying a Werner Kranz ME-262 from a friend.
Has anybody tackled this subject using the WERNER KRANZ kit. I am sure that our German friends are familiar with this name. I need to have some details such as turbine used, CG position, best retract system for the plane etc.

I would appreciate any help you may provide.

Thanks

Reuben

kahloq

http://www.grumania.de/html/me_262.html

F86_SABRE

Thanks for the reply!
For the moment I have put the 262 aside until I finish my Airworld L-39. Hope to get back to it soon.

Thanks again

Reuben

kahloq

Well...you could always sell me the plane

J/K...though I do want one.

grumania

Hi, I am Ilja Grum, producing the new Me 262 kits.
If anyone needs information on the old Kranz kit, feel free to contact me. Although the redesign of the old kit is totally different in many aspects, I can give you all the needed information to get your "old" Kranz kit in the air.

Cheers,
Ilja

PS: first batch of kits ready NOW

F86_SABRE

Hi Ilja,

Any scale retracts available for the old Kranz?

Thanks

Reuben

Vincent

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Ilja,
Twin P-60 for power?? pricing ??
Thanks,
Vin...

uncljoe

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Go for it Vin..

Semper Fi
Joe

grumania

1. Scale retracts for the old Kranz kits are not the problem, but it would require to use the new gear mounting system that was neccessary to alow the scale retracting angles.
2. P- 60`s are ideal
3. 2350,- Euros excl. German VAT, First five MK1 kits at special offer price 1900,-

Ilja

Vincent

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Gear pricing ??

grumania

Will be in the 600,- Euro region plus wheels.
Ilja

F86_SABRE

Ilja,
Any dates when the retracts will be available?
Thanks
Reuben

grumania

Any day now.Just order it

Ilja

F86_SABRE

Hi Ilja,
Unfortunately now is too early for me for two reasons:
1. As stated above I am still making the Airworld L-39
2. A jet guy (who lurks here in this jet forum)has, up to now, defaulted on his promise to send me a paid up turbine.[>:]

However, I will definetely be contacting you at a later stage.

Thanks for the information.


Reuben

grumania

Here are some news on the single engine version ( note picture with comparison to full size tail ).
A P 120 should be ideal due to the weight savings in the empty nacelles.
Photos show just a prototype to find out thrust line and cuts. Looks all very scale to the full size one.

Ilja

grumania

First kits ready now, see pics
Ilja

F86_SABRE

And this is how it looks like after 2 minutes assembly!

Reuben

kahloq

I noticed that there are no inboard flaps. The real plane has flaps on both sides of the engine nacelles.

grumania

Yes, the full size has flaps inboard the nacelles and the model also, but beside the extreme prefabrication of the whole kit there is still something little to do for the modeller. The kit clearly shows the panel line detail for the needed cuts. Adding these flaps will be described in the manuals of course ! Following the instructions this is an hours job for both flaps.
Ilja

kahloq

ok cool. thx for the clarification

grumania

Here is another picture clarifying the concept of all the flying surfaces. All ribs and also main spars are located at the scale position,i.e. under each rivet row is a rib or a spar. This is not only extremely strong and light, but gives a very scale overall appearance when viewing over the surface. The glass fibre shows through this structure.
Moving surfaces such as ailerons have integral hinge tubes glued inside and just need to be slotted at their leading edge to accept the forward hinge part wich is simply glued to one of the ribs in the wing.

Ilja