Hey Doug, mmm, the High End is so NOT and ICON.
When I first saw a photo of the High End, I had no idea who designed it or where it came from, but, I recognized something in the design. I studied those pictures carefully, because I knew that the designer was someone I was very familiar with. I mean those little up-swept tips, the bullet skinny fuse, the functionally beautiful design, and the shape of the wing planform all spoke to me. Then it hit me....Dieter Perlick! This must be Dieter's new F3J model! WOW, COOL! Because, Dieter designs gliders the way I wish I could, and executes his designs even better than I wish I could. And because I flew Dieter's Altus' in the F3B Team Selects, then the F3B World Champs. So, you might be able to tell that I am a little fired up about this model, and can't wait to get mine.
So, taking nothing away from the venerable ICON, I just can't see how you could use it in your comparison to the High End. They don't look anything alike. I can guarantee you that Dieter did not glance at the ICON for inspiration in approaching the High End design. To me, he answered my dreams....Stretch out an Altus. But he opted for a more practical tail, as I would have chosen to stay with the Altus T tail.
Happy Holidays
Mike Smith
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Subject: [RCSE] Re: HKM's High End"
From: Doug Barry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, December 12, 2007 2:00 pm
To: soaring@airage.com
HKM High End .... finally the Europeans can fly an ICON and not have to give credit to Joe Wurts.
Doug Barry
Richmond VA
At 01:21 PM 12/12/2007, you wrote:
http://www.hkm-models.com/High%20End.htm
Take a few minutes to read the thought process behind this ships development, it will give you a lot of insight into the process of investing the time and money it takes to create a mold. Thousands of bucks for the mold and a lot of machine work and hand polishing, so not something to decide on casually.
Gordy
Still in Greece :-(
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