KAVAN Swift S-1 - Instruction manual

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the semi-scale model of the Swift S-1 aerobatic sailplane! You are about to start the assembly of a model manufactured from virtually unbreakable EPO (expanded polyolefin) foam powered by a mighty brushless motor and lightweight LiPo battery. Everybody who has already mastered flying a “full house” trainer - with aileron, elevator, rudder, and throttle control - will enjoy this beautiful high-performance glider. Swift S-1 – a Polish aerobatic champion By the end of 1980s the Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze decided there was a “gap” in the aerobatic glider market - apparently the good old all-wooden SZD-21-2b Kobuz 3 designed back in 1950s was no more the “hot stuff”. So, in 1991 designers Edward Margański and Jerzy Cisowski backed by Jerzy Makula (then triple world aerobatic glider champion) came with a new Swift S-1, a modern all-composite aerobatic glider with incredible 4 seconds roll rate capable of handling +/-10g. The reward followed almost immediately - Jerzy Makula won his fourth FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in the same year!