| In early 1958, the Schweizer brothers endeavored to enter the power plane market with the design of the 1-30. Employing the wings and tails from their 1-26B sailplane, a Continental 65 hp engine, Cessna 170 main gear struts, a cub engine cowl and a newly designed light aircraft fuselage, the project took shape quickly and was flying by summer. Earnest went to pains to point out that the plane was not a motor glider but a bonafide light plane, despite the fact that the components were largely beefed up sailplane assemblies. The forward fuselage and cockpit were aluminum alloy structure and the aft section a welded steel tubing structure. The 1-30 has the distinction of being the first and only light plane to use spoilers which remained in the wings from the 1-26 donor aircraft. Over the next few years, the airframe was modified with shorter spans including first 36 and then 30 feet with the ailerons being shortened accordingly. Final a 90 hp Continental engine was installed and the cowling modified to provide better cooling with scoops placed over the cylinder heads on each side. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Special thanks to the Soaring Society of America (SSA), for permission to use text and specs from their publications. More information on vintage soaring craft may be found at their pages and in their publications and those of the Vintage Sailplane Association. | NEW! Laser cut complete kits have just been released in beta version.
After completion of beta build of several models for both glow and electric we will release this cute little plane to production and immediately begin production in 1/4 scale as well. Schweizer SA 1-30 Scale documentation photo packs available. | 
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We could think of no better aircraft to model as our first dedicated towplane and entry into RC powered aircraft than the Schweizer's own SA 1-30 light utility plane. We think its makes the perfect addtion to our stable of kits and think it will modelers throughout the globe that something special to stand out from the crowd at their local flying field. I guess once again, it's no wonder we call ourselves the "Home of the Schweizers"! Our design is based upon the requirements for electric power so we have kept the all up weight to a minimum while ensuring a quick and strong build with laminated 1/32" ply and 1/16" balsa sides and the use of ample lightening holes in the aft structure. Plans also indicate the scale structure of the full size tails so that lightweight built up tails may be constructed in leiu of the suppied 1/8" sheet balsa tails to further reduce the need for additional nose weight to achieve proper CG in lighter e-powered examples. Our supplied .030 cub cowl is scale to the original and dummy cylinder heads may be added for scale competition. The vacuum-formed canopy in production models will have raised frames to duplicate the aluminum sheeting that framed the full size glazing. Wings are designed to be removable just as in the original but may be joined and made into a single piece unit if desired. We like them as removeable 28.5" panels simply for the convenience that provides in packing, shipping, and transporting your model to flying sites. | SPECS | Span: | 60" (1.5m) | | Length: | 31.5" (80cm) | | Aspect: | 10:1 | | Area: | 345 in.2 | | All up weight: | 30 oz. | | Wing loading: | 12.5 oz./ft.2 | | Airfoil: | Selig 3021 | | Scale: | 1:8 | | No. Servos Req'd: | 5-7 | | FUNCTIONS: Rudder, Elevator, Dive Brakes, Ailerons, Throttle |
LASER CUT KIT CONTENTS | Plywood and balsa wing ribs,
Plywoood fuselage bulkheads,
Cockpit floor/servo tray,
Plywood fuselage side doublers,
Sheet balsa tails,
Dive brake doors and frames,
Plywood joiner shear webs,
Vertical tail filler blocks,
Vac-formed engine cowl,
Vac-formed canopy,
Plans, 2 sheets 36" x 52", rolled, Lightweight wheel/tire 2" dia,
Tail wheel/tire 3/4" dia,
1/16" tail wheel wire,
4-40 x 1" Stainless steel axles,
2-56 x 1/2" stab mounting bolts,
Small nylon hinges,
Pushrods (tails) 2 24" length,
1/4" 6061 T6 aluminum wing rod,
9/32" OD brass joiner sleeve,
1/8" x 6" hardwood incidence pin, Wing and fuselage balsa sheet,
Spruce spars,
Balsa shear web stock,
1/2" triangle tip blocks,
1-1/2"x5/16" balsa trailing edge,
3/8" square balsa leading edge, |
NEEDED TO COMPLETE MODEL
| Adhesive epoxy and CA cements,
Covering, fabric or film,
Servos, wires, battery and receiver.
Motor, batteries and/or fuel tank
Cable pushrods (optional brakes), | | |