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Old 08-23-2015, 03:27 PM
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UltraSport 1000 and Olympic II
Old 08-23-2015, 04:08 PM
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Being newer to the hobby and basically a fan of ARF "kits", buying already built stuff I gotta say it's sort of cool not having a pic of all the planes, and hunting them down to see what they are. Although I love EDF jets, I'm finding myself liking the older style planes now like the Playboy senior, Quakers, and Buzzard Bombshell.
Old 08-23-2015, 05:21 PM
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Some of mine from over the years. L to R.
Aquila around 1975
Electra 2 4 metre ALES ship
SUSA 4 metre full house ALES
1936 Miss Delaware with ignition Brown Jr. or electric option.
Rambler with O&R .60,Powerhouse with Forster .99,Super Quaker with Super Cyclone .60
Hyper AVA Pro RES for ALES


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Old 08-23-2015, 06:53 PM
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Aquila and Sagittia were my favorites also....
Old 08-24-2015, 06:52 AM
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The 'Long John'. Basically an Ugly Stick but with an extra long fuse. Flies super smooth. Love mine.
Old 08-24-2015, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Cashpoboy
The 'Long John'. Basically an Ugly Stick but with an extra long fuse. Flies super smooth. Love mine.
I've had several Long Johns. They are great flying planes. Unfortunately they aren't a nationally known plane. The guy who built and distributed them was in Texas, so they are mostly concentrated in the Southwest area down here. I love the instructions for building the wing. First instruction is to draw a straight line on the building board. And that's what you build your wing on!!!!

I sold my Long John 60 and it's one of the few planes that I regret ever selling. I wish I had it back.

Ken
Old 08-24-2015, 08:47 AM
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Showing my age ...

Great Planes Trainer 60. My first. Very friendly and flexible flier. Held up to numerous modifications that seemed to always make it better. Shortened the wing by 6" and took the dihedral out. Shortened the tail by 3-4" (major crash repair). Also converted to tailwheel so that I could learn that handling technique with a familiar aircraft. Flying a big Ugly-Stik today that is not far off the same mark.

All for the fun,

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Old 08-24-2015, 12:55 PM
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Personally I think as far as Jets go the Byron F-16, was probably the most ever sold. I built a total of 16 in different configurations. The one thing the plane didn't do, was stall. It would mush down, but I never had one stall and go into a spin. I also never had one over 9 lbs. And they all use Rossi's 65's but mostly 81's.
Old 08-24-2015, 02:34 PM
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goldberg falcon 56 #1, sig astro hop mono or bi 2cd.
Old 09-25-2015, 08:00 AM
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I cant believe no one has mentioned the Goldberg Chipmunk, or the WM ARF version. Favorite RC plane of all time!
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Old 09-26-2015, 03:37 PM
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I only see one airplane on the list I've personally owned so my view may be narrow - perhaps one of those would have become my favorite but for me, based on personal experience at this point in time, it would have to be the - kitted by Midwest Products Co. - .19-.40 size "The Hots" based on Dan Santich's original design. Yeah, the actual name of the airplane is not (a) "Hots" but (a) "The Hots". It became a widely accepted misnomer to call it a "Hots"... BTW, I call it a "Hots" too.

Part of the charm of this airplane is it's one-piece and fit beautifully in the '82 Accord hatchback with the rear seatback folded flat - the airplane could be placed in (nose pointed aft) or removed from the car with one hand holding on to nothing but a gear-leg. The LE of the wingtips rested against the seatback trim latch columns while the natural bump formed by the folded seatback acted as a wheel chock to prevent the airplane rolling fore or aft. You could be ready to fly the plane in moments upon arrival at the flying field - no assembly required at the field - likewise the same at dusk - just no hassle. The airplane did everything well - could be flown aggressively or with precision and had a wide speed range in spite of the fat airfoil - it was light but tough and was an everyday flier with very low maintenance requirements.

It's ideal complement (and favorite engine) in my opinion was the K&B .40 tilted over 45' with an Irvine Super Silencer tucked under the right wing/fuse junction, a 9.5 X 6~7? MAS prop, and K&B 1L plug running 10% Nitro that I had on it in it's best of years.

Third pic - not a "The Hots" but some mistake it for one and is posted just to show a color scheme that I would like to put on one in the future.

http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=4581
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Old 09-27-2015, 05:30 AM
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My favorite is the old Zoombi. On its third trans. with 45 hrs on the DX9. 60 plus on the DX8 and I don't know how many on the DX7. Just a good all around fun plane. The green paint is completely worn off the leading edge of the wing. Don't know how many sticks of hotglue.

Gord.
Old 09-27-2015, 05:42 AM
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I've never seen a Zoombi. Can you post a picture?
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This was taken a few yrs ago. A little worse for wear now. The fellow who designed it is part owner in RC Factory, as far as I know. Homemade skis.
The name came from a popular monoplane he designed called the Superzoom.
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Old 09-28-2015, 04:27 AM
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LOL Flypaper It's so ugly only it's mother could love itI bet it flies great! my Tiger looks about the same and it sure is a sweet flier. What are those plastic sheets between the skis and the wing?

Calvi

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Old 09-28-2015, 04:47 AM
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Those are wings on the back of the skis. No need for wire, strings and rubber band to hold them in line with the fuselage.
I saw them mounted on the full size DC3s in the TV series about Buffalo Airways. They work very well and I have them on a number of planes. Here they are on my little Beast.
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Old 09-28-2015, 04:56 AM
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Close-ups of the ski wings would be appreciated!
Old 09-28-2015, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Flypaper 2
. Here they are on my little Beast.

What an excellent idea.
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Love it Flypaper, I have tried so many ways to keep the skies up, never thought of that!
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Yeah, had the same problems with my older skis.
Here's some pics. They show better than I can explain. The area of the wing ended up about the same area as the flat surface of the bottom of the ski. To find the pivot point (CG) for the axle pivot, Keep lifting the ski to find the point where it sits level. You could stick a pin through the foam to find this point.
I skin the bottom of the skis with vinyl hockey tape to give it a smooth, tough surface.
Oh yeah, snowshoes for my helis.
Found the skis for the S Bach too. These, being a little bigger, I had to pit a strip of small carbon rod across the front of the wing for strength as this is a fairly fast plane.
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You guys wouldn't know a great airplane if it bit you on the butt!
the best is a Goldberg Chipmunk w/ K&B 65 turning a 13/10 prop( the original engine with the deep head fins) A Pica Aeronca Sedan w/ O.S. 90 four banger, A Balsa USA nieport 17 (1/4 scale) w/ g-26.
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I also had the CG Super Chipmunk, but the K&B 65 was a PITA. I'm on Chipmunk #7 now with #8 living as a set of plans
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Warhwk, The first 65's that came out were very good engines, They had a cast alum. head instead of the milled ones in the later version. They turned bigger props than a normal 60 would, hince the 13/10 I ran on mine. The newer ones had too much head pressure.
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Originally Posted by maukaonyx
Carl Goldberg Ultimate 10-300 with OS 120 four stroke. My oldest still flying plane.
I 2nd the motion and I am glad to see this model [and engine combo] mentioned so early in the thread.
Old 10-08-2015, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by H5606
I only see one airplane on the list I've personally owned so my view may be narrow - perhaps one of those would have become my favorite but for me, based on personal experience at this point in time, it would have to be the - kitted by Midwest Products Co. - .19-.40 size "The Hots" based on Dan Santich's original design. Yeah, the actual name of the airplane is not (a) "Hots" but (a) "The Hots". It became a widely accepted misnomer to call it a "Hots"... BTW, I call it a "Hots" too.

Part of the charm of this airplane is it's one-piece and fit beautifully in the '82 Accord hatchback with the rear seatback folded flat - the airplane could be placed in (nose pointed aft) or removed from the car with one hand holding on to nothing but a gear-leg. The LE of the wingtips rested against the seatback trim latch columns while the natural bump formed by the folded seatback acted as a wheel chock to prevent the airplane rolling fore or aft. You could be ready to fly the plane in moments upon arrival at the flying field - no assembly required at the field - likewise the same at dusk - just no hassle. The airplane did everything well - could be flown aggressively or with precision and had a wide speed range in spite of the fat airfoil - it was light but tough and was an everyday flier with very low maintenance requirements.

It's ideal complement (and favorite engine) in my opinion was the K&B .40 tilted over 45' with an Irvine Super Silencer tucked under the right wing/fuse junction, a 9.5 X 6~7? MAS prop, and K&B 1L plug running 10% Nitro that I had on it in it's best of years.

Third pic - not a "The Hots" but some mistake it for one and is posted just to show a color scheme that I would like to put on one in the future.

http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=4581

+1

The Hots is a fantastic plane!

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