TeXtreme® F3K & F3J World Champion

The 2011 F3K World Championship took place in Arboga, Sweden. Both the World Champion Joe Wurts (New Zeeland) and the runner up George Morris (USA) used the high-performance glider “Concept Xtreme 2” manufactured by Rowing Enterprise featuring TeXtreme® Spread Tow Fabrics.

The 2011 F3J World Championship took place in Bovec, Slovenia. The winner and world champion Arijan Hucaljuk (Croatia) used a glider called “Xplorer” featuring TeXtreme® manufactured by NAN Models.

Dipl.-Ing. Roland Sommer at manufacturer Rowing Enterprise who is the engineer behind the ”Concept Xtreme 2” glider says: “The use of TeXtreme® played a significant role in achieving this extraordinary top-performance”.

A radio-controlled glider is a type of radio-controlled aircraft that normally does not have any form of propulsion. They are able to sustain continuous flight by exploiting the lift produced by slopes and thermals, controlled remotely from the ground with a transmitter. They can be constructed from a variety of materials, including wood, plastic, polymer foams, and composites, and can vary in wing loading from very light to relatively heavy, depending on their intended use.

F3K and F3J are international contest classes for radio controlled hand-launched model gliders. The classes are specified as: F3K – Hand-launched glider and F3J - Thermal duration soaring, no model limitations 150 m towline maximum length.

Link to image of: “Concept Xtreme 2”
Link to image of: “Xplorer” (on the website, click on News)