Magnus Slope Racer 1.5m

Product Code: MAGNUS

(16 reviews)

Price: $313.93

Description

Designed by UK expert modeller Jonathan Wells the Magnus is a tough high performance 1.5m (60") all molded glass and carbon fast sports slope glider that has a great speed range and forgiving handling characteristics. The model looks fantastic with a good surface finish and a practical easy to fit-out design. An electric hotliner version is also available.

The two piece wing is available in glass and carbon layups. The glass version has a fair amount of carbon and is very strong. The full carbon version is about 50g heavier and is extremely strong and rigid and will be ideal for DSing on the backface. The wings are kept in place with a very substantial carbon joiner. The tailplane is removable making the model very easy to store and transport. The fuselage is glass with carbon reinforcement and is a very sleek design. The large canopy hatch gives great access to the long nose, making for a very easy RC installation and easy balancing. There is some space under the wing for ballast, and also pockets approx 20mm x 8mm x 100mm are molded into the wing roots for more ballast (not supplied).

The complete accessory pack includes all pushrods, ply wing servo mounts (for X08 family servos), control horns, a ply elevator fuselage servo mount, and colour coded wing servo covers. See the link below the videos for English build instructions and this excellent Magnus build log by the designer. Also check out the Facebook Magnus group. Note that although the surface finish is generally good the fit and finish of the model is not up to that of a top price European model. Small bumps and fit problems are normal at this price-point. Our thanks to Chris Malcolm for his photos.

Magnus Glider Specifications
Wing span	1.5 m	59 in
Wing area	21.3 dm2	330 sq in
Length	92 cm	36.2 in
Flying weight from	950 g	33.5 oz
Wing loading	44.7 g/dm2	14.6 oz/sq ft
Aspect ratio	10.6
Wing airfoil	Custom 8% thick
Dihedral (EDA)	2.0º
Centre of Gravity	76-84 mm from wing leading edge
Controls	Elevator, ailerons, flaps

Magnus Glider Typical Weights
Fuselage	163 g	5.7 oz
Wings (glass)	380 g	13.4 oz
Wing joiner	49 g	1.7 oz
Tailplane	47 g	1.7 oz
Accessories	37 g	1.3 oz
Total structure	676 g	23.8 oz
Glue mounts etc	8 g	0.3 oz
Wiring	23 g	0.8 oz
Receiver	8 g	0.3 oz
Elevator servo	20 g	0.7 oz
Aileron servos	20 g	0.7 oz
Flap servos	20 g	0.7 oz
Battery	100 g	3.5 oz
Noseweight	75 g	2.6 oz
Flying weight	950 g	33.5 oz

Recommended Servos
Elevator (10-12mm)	MKS DS6100, MKS HV6100, Blue Bird BMS-126WV, Blue Bird BMS-127WV, KST DS145, KST DS215MG, KST X10-710, KST MS320
Flap (9mm)	CHA DS09, CHA HV85H, KST HS08A, KST HS08B, KST X08H Plus, KST X08 Plus, KST A08H, KST A08, KST X08H, KST X08, MKS DS6100, MKS HV6100, MKS HV6110, Blue Bird BMS-125
Aileron (8mm)	KST HS08A, KST HS08B, KST X08H Plus, KST X08 Plus, KST A08H, KST A08, KST X08H, KST X08, Blue Bird BMS-A10V

The wing is very thin and 8 mm servos are required for the ailerons, and ideally 9 mm for the flaps. 10 mm thick flap servos can perhaps be used but the servo covers will need adjusting. The supplied plywood wing servos mounts have a 24mm servo cut and we recommend KST HS08A (flap) and KST A08H (aileron) servos.

Extension leads required:
4 pcs 20-30 cm ext leads (for receiver)
2 pcs 10-15 cm ext leads (for aileron servos)
2 pcs 25-30 cm ext leads (for flap servos)

More details

Magnus Instruction Manual [1429kb]

Reviews 16

19/09/2024 12:58

Review by: Azza

Magnus

Fantastic service from Hyperflight once again on another very nice model from Tjirc. Highly recommend.

02/01/2023 20:24

Review by: Andy gough

Magnus

My 2nd Magnus fantastic model ,superb customer service from hyper flight.fast response and posting .highly recommend

26/10/2022 16:05

Review by: Nigel Thorpe

Arrived next day , excellent service . Just started assembly all parts fit nicely and a good finish . Looking forward to flying when it's finished.

27/06/2022 13:53

Review by: Anonymous

Excellent

Excellent value. Sturdy airframe, that flies really well. More robust that most models in its class, and very responsive. Ordering and shipping were flawless and cordial.

10/04/2022 14:46

Review by: Manfred

Magnus

Nice to build, good Qualität will fly soon if in Vienna the winddirections next week will bee fine 👍👍😜😜

16/03/2022 22:30

Review by: Manfred

Great

Delivery in 5 days to my door in Vienna Austria !!!
Will flying soon with my new Magnus the slope is waiting :-))

22/12/2021 18:59

Review by: Ian Gallimore

Well worth a try great service and staff

Magnus good quality for the price .wing joined a little sloppy in the cuz but easily sorted . Service from hyperflght first class as normal

18/08/2021 22:11

Review by: Chris Imrie

Magnus 60" Slope Racer

Usual impressive service from Hyperflight with almost instant delivery. Build quality is better than I expected based on the price tag. Everything fits well & the finish is excellent. Easy & quick build with the 8mm KST wing servos, the 18500 LI battery & the JET5 Rx - basic hardware package but fit for purpose. Very happy with the model - just waiting for the wind ......

08/08/2021 10:19

Review by: Doug

Bloody Brilliant

First flight today. Absolutely storming. Good quality finish, great fittings provided. Easy enough to shoehorn everything into the fuselage.

Thanks very much!

07/08/2021 19:21

Review by: Doug

Bloody Brilliant

First flight today. Absolutely storming. Good quality finish, great fittings provided. Easy enough to shoehorn everything into the fuselage.

Thanks very much!

07/08/2021 17:48

Review by: Doug

Bloody Brilliant

First flight today. Absolutely storming. Good quality finish, great fittings provided. Easy enough to shoehorn everything into the fuselage.

Thanks very much!

16/07/2021 12:34

Review by: Anthony Dodson

Excellent

Firstly excellent service the magnus arrived in 3 days to my door in ireland ...I actually only maidened the model last night and what can I say except awsome it's fast sleek and stops on a dime with crow brakes

12/07/2021 17:43

Review by: Anonymous

Magnus 1.5vM

Nicely built and rock solid construction. Much more robust than the Sunbird. Build is quite easy. Flies great. While the Stabilizer is technically removable, its pretty hard to do in the field, so its essentially not. Impressive , cordial and speedy response in ordering!

18/06/2021 18:00

Review by: Anthony Dodson

Awwsome

The magnus arrived so fast to me in ireland I couldn't believe it packaged well and what an awsome glider can't wait to build it will def be using hyperflight again

26/05/2021 14:37

Review by: Chris

Best glider I have ever had!

Magnus is going great. Fly it every week, best glider I have ever had!

03/03/2021 20:24

Review by: Chris

Ordered 2 of these gliders and they arrived in New Zealand very quickly, well packaged and in perfect condition. Looking forward to building and flying. Awesome service.