JP Kestrel Glider / Motor Glider (Kit) 1.57m / 62in

Our Recommended Completion Sets

Motor-Glider Set-Up

1x RDNM28221600 £17.99 SRP
Brushless Motor 2822 1600KV (2-3S)

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1x RDNE3024 £19.50 SRP
30A G2 ESC / SBEC (2-4 Cell)

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1x RDNB13503S30XT60 £16.50 SRP
LiPo 3S 1350mAh 11.1V 30C XT60

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2x 2212090 £26.50 SRP
HS-65HB Ultra Micro Analogue Cored Servo 11.2g 1.9kg/0.13s 4.8V – 6.0V

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1x 5506990 £7.99 SRP
8×4.5 Folding Propeller Set Electric Flight

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TOTAL£114.98 SRP

Thermal Glider Set-Up

1x 2212090 £26.50 SRP
HS-65HB Ultra Micro Analogue Cored Servo 11.2g 1.9kg/0.13s 4.8V – 6.0V

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1x RDNA0659 £8.99 SRP
NiMH 4.8V 2000mAh AA Square, Rx, JR

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Key Features

• A traditional builders’ kit.
• High-quality wood, CNC cutting, parts & plan.
• Lightweight balsa & ply construction.
• Docile flying characteristics.
• Damage-limiting banded wing.
• Motor glider option parts included.
• High lift thermal wing section.
• Perfect for raw beginners.
• Comprehensive hardware pack.

What’s in the Box

• 1x Quality Laser-cut balsa parts set.
• 1x Strip wood bundle for spars and longerons.
• 1x Hardware pack (horns, hinges etc.).
• 1x Vac-formed clear canopy.
• 1x Vac-formed ABS glider nose section.
• 1x Vac-formed ABS motor-glider cowl.
• 1x Wing band pack.
• 1x Kestrel decal.
• 1x Sandpaper sheet.
• 1x Full-size plan.
• 1x Comprehensive step-by-step build manual.

Needed to Complete

• 1x 4-channel Tx / Rx combo.
• 2x Hitec HS-65HB servos.
• 1x 2822 1600KV brushless motor.
• 1x 30A ESC.
• 1x 8×4.5″ folding propeller.
• 1x 3S 1350mAh Li-Po.
• 1x Roll of Oracover heat-shrink film.

Product Description

There’s enormous enjoyment to be had from a basic, easy to fly aeroplane that sets the pace, offers total relaxation and takes you to a calm and quiet place – both geographically and spiritually. Enter (with ‘grassroots training’ written all over it) the Kestrel glider, a lightweight two- or three-channel traditional soarer that’s as enjoyable to fly for its simplicity as others are for their complexity. In order to experience everything that model flying has to offer you need a hill, a gentle breeze and a Kestrel in your life. And if you can’t find a hill, build the motor-glider option and enjoy the challenge and reward of thermal soaring on the flat.

Aircraft Technical Specifications

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