Homebee Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) Infinity Models is to release a 1/32nd LET L-13 "Blaník" kit - ref. ? Source: http://infinitymodels.cz/2020/09/09/l-13-blanik-1-32/ Box art V.P. Edited January 10, 2022 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 3D renders Source: http://www.infinitymodels.cz/2020/09/09/l-13-blanik-1-32/ Parts texture V.P. Edited October 11, 2020 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Largescale32 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Some new pics: 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) I have Blaniks in many scales from 1/72 to 1/5, and this will be another must-have for me. I love the L-13. Best handling glider I ever flew. Not the highest performer by any means but the sweetest-handling and the most fun two-seater. When I was a kid it felt like strapping on a little jet fighter after the T-21b and Cadet Mk III, and especially the day I found a standing wave in one and climbed up through ribs of cloud into the brightest sunshine and a fluffly playground. Comfort, superb field of view from either seat, and all the play value. Retractable undercarriage, Fowler flaps for scratching with the K-8s on the ridge, huuuuge airbrakes that would speed-limit to Vne in a vertical dive, and for the time unrivalled aerobatic capability in a two-seat glider. Such handsome and useful machines. And later I found there really was a natural progression in layout and feel from Blanik to Yak-52 to L-29, like learning to walk then run. This is where I learned the Blanik, and this is one of the pair I used to fly. Happy, happy days. It was a sad day when they started to fatigue out from winch launching and pretty rapidly disappeared from the UK club scene. A few live on though. Here's the slightly shorter-span AC version showing what it can do... pretty impressive for a 1950s design Edited December 21, 2020 by Work In Progress 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Ah yes, sitting in the back seat with an open wing root beside each ear, and listening to the airframe working! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 13 hours ago, Work In Progress said: I have Blaniks in many scales from 1/72 to 1/5, and this will be another must-have for me. I love the L-13. Best handling glider I ever flew. Not the highest performer by any means but the sweetest-handling and the most fun two-seater. When I was a kid it felt like strapping on a little jet fighter after the T-21b and Cadet Mk III, and especially the day I found a standing wave in one and climbed up through ribs of cloud into the brightest sunshine and a fluffly playground. Comfort, superb field of view from either seat, and all the play value. Retractable undercarriage, Fowler flaps for scratching with the K-8s on the ridge, huuuuge airbrakes that would speed-limit to Vne in a vertical dive, and for the time unrivalled aerobatic capability in a two-seat glider. Such handsome and useful machines. And later I found there really was a natural progression in layout and feel from Blanik to Yak-52 to L-29, like learning to walk then run. This is where I learned the Blanik, and this is one of the pair I used to fly. Happy, happy days. It was a sad day when they started to fatigue out from winch launching and pretty rapidly disappeared from the UK club scene. A few live on though. Here's the slightly shorter-span AC version showing what it can do... pretty impressive for a 1950s design Although I had an L23 for a short while I still prefered the L13. Great machine. Spent many an hour over Sutton Bank too. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Strapping on a bungalow would be like strapping on a fighter after a T-21! TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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