Tony Ray Kits DFS Kranich - Laser Cut RC Kit

 The DFS Kranich is a type of German glider. It was developed by Hans Jacobs for the Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug (or DFS for short!).

Series production of the Kranich (Crane) took place in the aircraft division of Karl Schweyer AG in Mannheim. The two-seater was, in its version 2, the most widely built two-seat glider in Germany from 1935 to 1939. Several hundred examples were built; exact numbers are not known.

On 11 October 1940 Erich Klöckner in a Kranich achieved the record height in a glider of 11,460 m (37598 ft). Because it occurred in wartime, the altitude record was not recognized by the Allied occupying powers, and Klöckner only received official recognition by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in the late 1990s. This record height was only exceeded ten years after the flight by the American Bill Ivans during a similar scientific program in the Sierra Nevada.

 This model is Tony Ray's second larger outdoor model and builds into a truly exquisite aircraft rivalling his first outdoor model, the Tony Ray Minimoa. For anyone looking for a moderate challenge or to enhance their Tony Ray collections, the DFS Kranich is not one to miss 

• Wing Span - 60 in / 1498mm
• Wing Area - 16.2 sq dm
• Flying Weight - 320g-350g
• Fuselage Length - 645mm
• Scale - 1 / 12

• RC transmitter with at least 3 channels
• 5g mini servos*4