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Desktop Weather Station

SPECIFICATIONS: 7 section LCD weather station Barometer predicts your local weather 12 - 24 hours ahead Humidity reading with comfort zone check Weatherproof wireless temperature sensor to locate inside or out Displays moon-phase, tide level and a weather history graph Bright hi-glo back-light and alarm clock with date display Height 20.8cm Batteries supplied

This little gadget was brought to my attention and I decided to check it out on the web.
Available from a number of outlets, the Oregon Scientific Weather Station contains a barometer which predicts local weather 12 - 24 hours ahead. Further features include a humidity reading with comfort zone check, a weatherproof wireless temperature sensor and a moon-phase and tide level display plus a weather history graph.

Sells for between £90 & £100 from www.jungle.com or www.wsplc.co.uk

Injection Moulded Accessories
	SPECIFICATIONS: Spinners: 1" to 3" (2.5cm to 8cm) 2 piece moulding. Control Horns: Standard, large and V-tail horns available in  standard white moulding and HQ reinforced black moulding. Other Items: Glider tow hooks, Pillar horns for large models, pilots, fuel tanks, wheels, fuelling systems and detailing accessories.
Spinners available in a variety of colours and are very well moulded and supplied with a screw on nose cone. The control horns etc are supplied with a full set of high quality nuts & bolts with each package. For full product list and prices visit www.davidstapletoneng.freeserve.co.uk

Power Mate II Battery Checker
	SPECIFICATIONS: Test Range: 4.8v & 6v option switch. 5 stage meter shows 3 ranges of good use , caution use and charge required. Shows up to 110% of charge with power graph to help determine time remaining.
Well put together in a stylish anodised case with clear viewing panel. Supplied with easy to follow instructions on use and care. The Power Mate places a load on the pack being tested for more accurate reading and cannot be left continuously connected. Great addition to a flight box if you have an number of packs to monitor during a days flying. For full product list visit www.hitecrcd.com

Mini-4 Charger
	SPECIFICATIONS: 4 Channel Delta Peak Charger. 12 volt supply via DC connector provided Nominal charge currents 1 x 75mA, 2 x 120mA, 1 x 250mA Full protection against reverse connection on both charging batteries and supply source Internal voltage booster to allow charging up to 12 cell battery packs Size 163mm wide, 100mm deep, 60mm & 40mm high
Features include: Individual Digital Delta Peak Detection on each output. LED indicators for each output when charging & running LED to show operation. Additional trickle output for levelling new batteries. Microprocessor grading for correct peak detection on different voltage nicads. Charges 50 mAh nicads upwards. Easy to use single start control for all batteries. MainLink's unique Digital Delta Peak circuitry for safe, accurate, full charge. Designed for use with 12v car type batteries but can be used with sealed 12v gel batteries The charger can also be used with any stabilised 12v power supply rated at more than 2Amps. Mainlink Systems produce a wide range of charging, cycling and monitoring equipment as well as a host of modelling accessories. To see the full product range visit www.mainlinksystems.co.uk

CAP 232
	SPECIFICATIONS: Wingspan: 68" (1.7m) Wingarea: 816 sq.ins Engine: 90-108 2 stroke, 90-120 4 stroke glow engine or Zenoah 23 Petrol engine. Weight: 7.1/2 - 9lbs (3.4 - 4.1kg) Radio: Requires 4 or 5 channel radio equipment & 6 servos.
Larger version of the 58" Sports Scale Cap 232. Designed around the Zenoah 23cc petrol engine and makes an ideal introduction to petrol power. Great performer with a 90-108 two stroke or 90-120 four stroke glow motor. All the same features of its smaller stable mate in a slightly bigger package. Light and accurate CNC machined construction. Ultra quick build, well thought out design Scale appearance Incredible scale like flight performance Durable epoxy glass cowl, spats and undercarriage Complete accessory pack, including wheels, and linkages. Computer cut vinyl graphics pack available. To see all the kits in Glens range visit www.glensmodels.com

Kestrel, Nyx & Mini Nyx
	SPECIFICATIONS: Kestrel 3 sizes - 1.5 m, 1.8m and 2.0 m. span. All wings have MH-32 (8%) airfoil and composite moulded wing tips with 6 and 8 mm diam. carbon wing joiner rods. Each version is available with V or with cross tails. The fuselages are pod and boom type. The carbon boom is tapered, strong and very light.
A brand new range of lightweight sailplanes, following on from the Kingfisher series- New hi-tech construction with carbon boom and reinforced wings. Kestrel 1.5m 2 ch - £10, Kestrel 1.5m 3 ch - £109 Kestrel 1.8m 3 ch - .£138 Kestrel 2.0m 3 ch - £141, Kestrel 2.0m 4 ch - £144
	SPECIFICATIONS: NYX F3J Extra Light with glass wing and carbon/kevlar fuselage - weight 1.950kg F3J Light with glass wing/carbon D-box and carbon kevlar fuselage with ballast tube for an additional 500g - weight (unballasted) 2.000kg F3B with all carbon wing and carbon/kevlar fuselage with ballast tube for an additional 750g - weight (unballasted) 2.200kg
Bretas all-new F3B/J machine for slope or flat field. A lightweight 3.1m moulded thermal soarer suitable for F3J, Open and sport soaring. With a HN 354SR wing section it has an the ability to cover sky efficiently and make use of any lift. Handling is superb throughout the whole flight schedule. NYX F3J X-tail XL all glass - £551 NYX F3J X-tail carbon D-box wing - .£571 NYX F3B X-tail carbon wing - .£571
	SPECIFICATIONS: Mini NYX wing span 1472 mm wing airfoil HN 354sr , v-tail airfoil HN 315s wing area 23 dm2, v-tail area 3,8 dm2 length 947 mm weight 680 g
Using similar lines to the Nyx, the model is all-moulded in carbon reinforced fibreglass. Superb performance from the slope or flat field, the speed range is outstanding. For use in F3F competition, or as a competent sports model. Mini-Nyx 3 ch - £210 For full product list and prices visit www.euro-sailplanes.co.uk

Article by John Kent from Bumpy Green Model Aerodrome
9th May 2002