The Witblitz pylon racer only comes in kit-form and is
available from hobby shops or directly from the kit manufacturer
Witblitz Kit Price: R280
Contains pre-cut Depron/EPSfuselage and tailplane/fin parts,shaped wing, ply firewall & laser-cut control horns
To order, phone Jacques
082-872-5536
The Witblitz pylon racer is a 610mm wingspan model of Depron construction with a solid core EPS foam wing with MH-33 airfoil. No major modifications to the design will be allowed. The minimum flying weight is 320g.
The Design is based on the Blue Ray pylon racer by Tim Batt of Alabama, USA. The Blue Ray pylon racing concept caught the attention of local modeller and brushless motor aficionado, Christo van der Merwe, who has been involved in Speed400 electric pylon racing from 1997 to 2000. After some minor airframe modifications, including changing the airfoil to MH-33, the Witblitz Pylon Racer was born.
The Power System is limited to:
A brushless outrunner motor with 2208 stator dimensions
and 1800Kv max.
3-cell
Lithium Polymer battery
6.5"x6.5" propeller (APC or Graupner)
Note: A 20A ESC (speed controller) is ideal, since the current draw is typically below 18 amps.
A "race-legal" Witblitz Pylon Racer is required to have equipment of specific specifications, i.e. the motor and propeller.
There are now quite a few suppliers of the correct equipment. Below are some items you'll need if you want to compete in Witblitz Pylon Racing
A2208-12
Kv: 1800
Weight: 40g
Price: R295
(The USA's Blue Ray pylon racing motor)
Scorpion
2208-1800
Kv: 1800
Weight: 40g
Specially made for the Witblitz by Scorpion
Available from MAD Models or your LHS
Price: ħR65
Price: ħR250
UHU Por is ideal for gluing Depron and will really save time when assembling the Witblitz kit
Available from art & craft shops
Price: ħR230
These "cheap" ESC's work fine when used with 2.4GHz "Spread Spectrum" radios. Be careful when using it with
35MHz systems, as glitching might be a problem.
With 35MHz radios rather use more expensive brands,
i.e. Hobby Wing, Jeti, Hacker
