Sig Buster 1966
12-21-2009, 08:50 PM
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Sig Buster 1966
Sig apparently made a 1/4 scale Steve Whitman Buster, first offering it in 1966. The plane had a 48" span, 50" length, and 580 sq inches of wing. Power recommendations were .19 to .60 (!). All from an ad in RCM Feb 1966.
Has anyone ever built one, have one, flown one, have a kit, or have plans?
Jim
Has anyone ever built one, have one, flown one, have a kit, or have plans?
Jim
12-21-2009, 09:39 PM
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RE: Sig Buster 1966
Hi Jim,
My brother built this kit in the late 1960's. Powered it with a K&B 45RC and guided by a Kraft 10 channel reed radio. The local "expert" flew it twice and looked like he was going to have a stroke after each flight. Probably with modern radio and reliable engine it wouldn't be so bad.
But yes, it did finish the two flights with nothing more than a few paint scratches under it's chin. I think my brother still has the plane.
Dick
My brother built this kit in the late 1960's. Powered it with a K&B 45RC and guided by a Kraft 10 channel reed radio. The local "expert" flew it twice and looked like he was going to have a stroke after each flight. Probably with modern radio and reliable engine it wouldn't be so bad.
But yes, it did finish the two flights with nothing more than a few paint scratches under it's chin. I think my brother still has the plane.
Dick
12-22-2009, 08:57 AM
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RE: Sig Buster 1966
The Berkeley Shoestring has a 28 1/2" span, so maybe their Buster is about the same size. The text in the Sig ad and a product announcement in another issue of RCM infer the Buster is a new design, But I don't know.
Jim
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12-22-2009, 02:18 PM
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RE: Sig Buster 1966
Hey Chris, happy holidays.
The Sig Buster that the original poster refers to seems to be the same as the original Berkeley kit. There are others who know more about the Berkeley / Fox / Sig evolution, but my understanding is that many of those kits just moved from one house to another and sometimes even the boxes remained the same.
Having said that, it seems to me that Sig made a smaller, controlline Buster also. Maybe it was even a profile model.
The Buster that my brother built was pretty wild in the air. Perhaps the worst feature of the model was the non-scale wing dihedral. The dihedral made the plane very sensitive to rudder and the short wings made for really rapid roll response. Then add in some adverse yaw and no trimming capability (reed radio) for rudder or aileron. Truly a deadly combination.
Dick
The Sig Buster that the original poster refers to seems to be the same as the original Berkeley kit. There are others who know more about the Berkeley / Fox / Sig evolution, but my understanding is that many of those kits just moved from one house to another and sometimes even the boxes remained the same.
Having said that, it seems to me that Sig made a smaller, controlline Buster also. Maybe it was even a profile model.
The Buster that my brother built was pretty wild in the air. Perhaps the worst feature of the model was the non-scale wing dihedral. The dihedral made the plane very sensitive to rudder and the short wings made for really rapid roll response. Then add in some adverse yaw and no trimming capability (reed radio) for rudder or aileron. Truly a deadly combination.
Dick
12-22-2009, 08:27 PM
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RE: Sig Buster 1966
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Hey Chris, happy holidays.
The Sig Buster that the original poster refers to seems to be the same as the original Berkeley kit. There are others who know more about the Berkeley / Fox / Sig evolution, but my understanding is that many of those kits just moved from one house to another and sometimes even the boxes remained the same.
Having said that, it seems to me that Sig made a smaller, controlline Buster also. Maybe it was even a profile model.
The Buster that my brother built was pretty wild in the air. Perhaps the worst feature of the model was the non-scale wing dihedral. The dihedral made the plane very sensitive to rudder and the short wings made for really rapid roll response. Then add in some adverse yaw and no trimming capability (reed radio) for rudder or aileron. Truly a deadly combination.
Dick
Hey Chris, happy holidays.
The Sig Buster that the original poster refers to seems to be the same as the original Berkeley kit. There are others who know more about the Berkeley / Fox / Sig evolution, but my understanding is that many of those kits just moved from one house to another and sometimes even the boxes remained the same.
Having said that, it seems to me that Sig made a smaller, controlline Buster also. Maybe it was even a profile model.
The Buster that my brother built was pretty wild in the air. Perhaps the worst feature of the model was the non-scale wing dihedral. The dihedral made the plane very sensitive to rudder and the short wings made for really rapid roll response. Then add in some adverse yaw and no trimming capability (reed radio) for rudder or aileron. Truly a deadly combination.
Dick
Far as I know he is correct. Only thing I wonder is just why it took so long to make up and sell the kits, for 1966 is a considerable time from Jan. 1st, 1960 when the trio bought out Berkeley from Bill Effinger.
I have a few elderly advertisements here of the smaller controlline version of the Buster.
Wm.
