~~Sig Kadet Brotherhood~~.
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I still have the original Kadet wing, but built a replacement fuselage many years ago.
The original engine, an OS 40 FSR ringed is still running strong! I just flew with that engine tonight. It's in an old Lou Andrews Quikray 500 and still runs great! One of the 3D pilots commented how that plane and engine "scream".
The original engine, an OS 40 FSR ringed is still running strong! I just flew with that engine tonight. It's in an old Lou Andrews Quikray 500 and still runs great! One of the 3D pilots commented how that plane and engine "scream".
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Thanks! The color scheme was somewhat of an accident. I was on a tight budget and went with Econokote instead of Monokote. It's what the LHS had laying around. I found out that Econokote wasn't all that fuelproof!
#3255
Wish I still had pictures of my Kadet RC31, I'd throw one up here cause it would be pretty close to yours. Built two of them back in the 70's using silk and dope. Makes for a very tough bird, which I proved over and over again. Great photos, that background looks like the upper midwest, mine would have had southern Minnesota as a backdrop.
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I can't tell you how many people I taught to fly RC with the original Kadet kits I built back in the early 80s. With only elevator, rudder and motor control much simpler to build and easy to fly. I remember I could land on a dime with no ailerons! Such a great flying model. Last year I bought one of the original kits on Ebay. Have not built it yet, but I retire in six months. That's when the kit building will go into overdrive. The Kadet will be one of the first along with the Seniorita that I plan to use my OS .20 FS I bought in japan when they first came out..
Mike
Mike
#3260
Dihedral? We no need no steekin dihedral! I think its about 6" on the built by the book wing. Mine has an inch. I have lost ailerons twice on it and was able to fly on rudder only.
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I test flew my Sr, here's a link to my thread on it:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-...l#post12252322
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/kit-...l#post12252322
#3262
Sincerely, Richard
AMA 861960
Club Saito #635; Saito 56, 100, 120abc, 130T, 180
Sig Kougar, Sig 1/4 Cub, Sig 1/4 Spacewalker II
Kadet Brotherhood #96; Mk 1 Kadet, Kadet Junior
#3263
Yeah, check my signature - ALL SIG kits/ARFs etc on the SIG History website.
#3267
There was no difference between the 2 at all, except the 51 instructions included the option for ailerons, for which the 31 had no provisions. Basically, the 51 was simply a re-release of the 31 due to extreme demand at the time.
You must have gotten one of the very first 51's. Their first "official" year was 1981.
You must have gotten one of the very first 51's. Their first "official" year was 1981.
#3268
The RC 31 was the original, before they decided to add ailerons,. Since there was no intent then to have a new model, i.e. the MK II, there was no need for a MK I. When the aileron model, the RC 49 MK II was introduced , they made the original RC 31 the MK I, and called it RC 51. adding the option for ailerons. Got it?
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Me and my Kadet, in the spring of 1974. I'm 53 now. Do the math.
Sig Kadet, built by my dad and me, put entirely together with epoxy. Silk/dope covering. Kraft Sport Series radio. Originally powered by a SuperTigre .23 (shown in the picture), but after the first flight (by an instructor) we replaced it with an OS FP 35. I learned to build on that plane, and we both learned to fly on it.
The white plane at my feet was a Mattel Signal Commander. Single channel escapement rudder only electric. Given to me by a grandparent. Much harder to fly than the Kadet.
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Much harder to fly than the Kadet.
#3272
Seems like many of the original Kadets had minimal power attached. My own flew first with an Enya .35 (no muffler in those days), which worked for me - I just wanted enough power to keep her in the air decently and the Enya did that quite nicely.
Birds been retired now for 3 years (when the new Mk-II came on-line), Enya is sitting in a box, waiting for her next plane.
Geez, these are/were great planes.
Birds been retired now for 3 years (when the new Mk-II came on-line), Enya is sitting in a box, waiting for her next plane.
Geez, these are/were great planes.
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Seems like many of the original Kadets had minimal power attached. My own flew first with an Enya .35 (no muffler in those days), which worked for me - I just wanted enough power to keep her in the air decently and the Enya did that quite nicely.
Birds been retired now for 3 years (when the new Mk-II came on-line), Enya is sitting in a box, waiting for her next plane.
Geez, these are/were great planes.
Birds been retired now for 3 years (when the new Mk-II came on-line), Enya is sitting in a box, waiting for her next plane.
Geez, these are/were great planes.
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Hi everyone. It has been a while but sign me up. I built my Lt-40 over 10 year ago while I learned to fly on the clubs trainers. It's been retired for a long time now and hanging up in the garage. Real solid flyer and it would glide for miles.