Jeticopter December update.
Continuing with the Tendera powered jeticopter version.
Jeticopter 1st test attempt.
So, I finally got around to testing the Tendera powered Jeticopter, (or Terricopter as it has now been christened).
After finding the Jetex 50 size Jeticopter in Helsinki it brought it home to me that my ‘copter was considerably oversized for Tendera L2 size, even L2HT. However, I had provisioned for L2 and L3 sized motors so I decided to give it a go on L2 first of all.
It’s been sweltering in Munich these last weeks and I’ve been reluctant to go model flying. I’m without a car at the moment so all models and support equipment have to be hand carried to the flying area. And all the designated flying areas are well out of town. However, I told myself the very first test probably wouldn’t take long!
I’d scouted out a potential launch area within walking distance, an asphalt tennis court. Although it was surrounded by trees I guessed that getting the model stuck in a tree would be the least of my problems.
I set up in the middle of the court and was relieved to find the place was pretty much deserted. With a motor boom sized for L2 in place I threaded the model onto it’s launch rod and checked for free movement of the rotor around the brass tube.
New Jetex Plans Section!
Our new Jetex Plans section has every plan we have ever published and much more, now in one easy to use location.
Through the years, an amazing collection of plans has built up on Jetex.org. Articles were posted with various plans in them as well as pages created to link you to plans on the site based on motor size etc.
As the years went by, Jetex.orgs original site was archived but still available to allow our visitors access to the wealth of Jetex knowledge and plans that were posted. Although there, it made it a little difficult to locate that one particular plan you may have come here to find.
It was clear we needed to put all the plans together in one place, complete with a searchable index and categorised into motor size and model type. But why stop there? We searched the net and found every model we could powered by Jetex and added it to our collection!
To access, and use, this impressive collection, simply click on the Jetex Plans link in the top menu bar. Create a new account in the Jetex Plans Section here ( https://www.jetex.org/jetex_plans/register.php ) and log in to download any of the plans available. It is separate from the forum and will not work with your Jetex Forum information!
If you have a plan we haven't listed, and would like it added to our collection, simply This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. it to us (as an attachment) with, if you have it, a picture of the model.
As the Jetex store is now closed, we have also decided to make templates of these kits - like the Veron 'Quickys', Keil Kraft 'Shadows' as well as the many original designs like the Draken, Mirage III and Red Arrows Hawk available as downloads so that rocketeers can make their own versions of these unique models.