KULT ...the next generation

Challenged with the notion for a new super-model, Dieter Bar and his community of model flyers sought to further develop an already successful model to create a truly outstanding F3J model for the most discerning model pilot. Moreover, it had to deliver more than can be expected from a model, quite typically the group decided that they “wanted to have their cake and eat it”. The basic criteria were quickly decided.

• Wingspan of over 3m for good visibility and excellent flying characteristics.
• Wing profile, with flaps, for the widest possible flight envelope.
• Excellent hand launch characteristics.
• Quick and easy to assemble at the flying site.
• Low take-off weight under 2300 g.
• Highest possible potential for fun.

The low target take-off weight of under 2300g presented the greatest challenge, with no-one believing that this could be achieved while still maintaining adequate strength and stability. Tangent’s chief designer Dieter Bar was determined to meet the challenge and made a bet with his friends that it could be achieved, using conventional construction techniques. Dieter won the bet!

What is more important however, is that this relatively large, lightweight model, with its 9%mod MH32 profile flew like a bird, and all of Dieter’s friends naturally wanted to have one!

The model however remained nameless, and herein lies a tale. Some months later, with the first small production run of models completed and ready for the first test flights a box of beer was brought along to the slope for the occasion, but still no name had been decided. After several beers nobody could pronounce the project name “Perpetuum” correctly. Johanna Bar, the only female member of the party, was dispatched again and again to fetch more beer. On one such trip back up the hill with the beer Johanna noticed the brand name on the bottle, it was “KULT” and with that the name was born!

That same day, some of our hardened F3B pilots could not resist the temptation to subject the newly named model to the torture of the F3B winch which it did not survive in all cases. Following these early experiments, the wing has benefited from a carbon D-box, resulting in the genius which is the KULT MH32 - albeit with a somewhat higher take-off weight!

However, for the thermal seeking experts among us, we can still offer the original variant with the lower take-off weight!