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Ripmax Zephyr goes Glow Power

Old 04-16-2017, 10:35 AM
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Hi,

I converted a Zephyr to glow many years ago and I still fly the plane.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/product_gu...cfm?kit_id=306

It has an OS FS20 in it with a 9x5 APC.
Even pulls it with a heavy ski kit without problems.

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Old 04-18-2017, 04:07 PM
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Wow, that had to be a while ago. The design looked familiar so I did some digging and found something similar from Hobby Lobby called the "Miss Stik" which they discontinued. Ironically I had considered it for the same engine, the OS FS20 but the planes were no longer available.
Here's what the Miss Stik looked like:

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