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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/28/2008 10:36:46 PM   
ckangaroo70



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Status: offline 		Thought I would share a couple pics. Both these Planes are Bridi Vagabond 40's. The first one I built from a bluejay kit, and the second one I am currently scratch building. The Vagabonds are more or less the same as the Kaos. The only real difference is the Vagabond has a Turtle Deck also means a different style canopy. The Vagabond is a great flying Plane!

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/28/2008 10:58:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is a Vagabond built from a Bridi Kit I got off Ebay last year and a Bridi Warlord 40 that I lost this spring but found another Warlord 40 on Ebay.

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/28/2008 11:09:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't it Airtronics that had a Warlord 40 kit? I notice the Warlord fueslage looks alot like a Kaos, but the wing is not a double taper wing. Kinda looks like a Bridi Kaos with the wing off a Bridi Trainer 40. Both great looking Planes you have there!

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/29/2008 12:15:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks. The nose of the Warlord 40 looks like the original Kaos cowl. Believe the the Airtronics kit was called the Warlock.

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/29/2008 1:11:02 AM   
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Believe the the Airtronics kit was called the Warlock.

Now that sounds more like it! I believe you right about that! Somehow when you mentioned Warlord....Airtronics just popped in my head. Probably because I am not real familiar with the Warlord. I do however have the Bridi Dirty Birdy 60 on my short list to build someday. My buddy told me today that he is considering building a UFO this winter. He also has an original Bridi Kaos he built from kit that is a real nice flyer. We have a few guys at the field with the Tower Kaos ARF's, and they seem like great flying Planes as well even if the dimmensions are a bit different then the original Bridi Kaos. However the Bluejay Bridi Vagabond kit I built from kit was top notch lumber and the parts fit well. The destructions are not the greatest, but still a fairly easy kit to build for those wanting to build something instead of buying an allready built Tower Kaos Replica that isn't quite an exact replica. I must say though that I have never heard of a bad flying Bridi designed Airplane. I have come to the conclusion that any of them would be a good pick.

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/29/2008 2:18:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		The Warlord is not as well know as the other Bridi kits. There is a 40 and 25 size version of the Warlord but the 25 wing is not scaled down. I am flying a Warlord 25 now and it is fun little plane. Airtronics also had a New Era in 25 and 40 versions, actually a scaled down Kwik Fli III.

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/29/2008 2:34:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		One thing I find funny or strange is all the different wing spans the Kaos has had over the years. I believe the original Bridi Kaos had something like a 52" Wing Span. Here you can see this Tower Kaos 40 KIT has a 60" Wing Span (No its not my Plane nor do I know who it belongs to). http://cgi.ebay.com/Tower-Kaos-40-airplane-kit-excellent-condition_W0QQitemZ170266431706QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170266431706&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 The Tower Kaos ARF has a 55" Wing Span. The Bluejay/Bridi Utter Chaos 40 kit has a 56 3/4" Wing Span. Just funny how the wing spans have varied over the years. I am sure each design change has had a reason, but I have never heard of any of the designs flying bad whether they were original Bridi, Direct Connection, Tower, Great Planes, Bluejay, etc. etc. Seems they were all great flyers.

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/29/2008 2:44:38 AM   
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Status: offline 		The Tower Kaos 40 kit box label is in error. The span is 55”.

More Kaos info http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3735219/anchors_3735219/mpage_1/key_kaos/anchor/tm.htm#3735219

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/29/2008 2:58:15 AM   
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The Tower Kaos 40 kit box label is in error.


Well that definately makes sense because the Great Planes Kaos 60 kit said it has a 58" wing span. I thought it was strange that the 40 size would have a bigger wing span than the 60 size. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 9/29/2008 3:37:51 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am still flying a Bridi Super Kaos 40 I built in the 80s, also called the Super Kaos Jr. The wing span of it is 52" and the Tower ARF Kaos 40 is 55" a little bigger. Joe Bridi sold the rights to the name Kaos and that is why there is a Killer Chaos.

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 10/10/2008 5:22:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have two planes im currently putting together, A Tower Kaos 40 and a VQ Spacewalker 40.
My delima is I have a OS .46AX motor and a OS .40FP I dont know
which engine to put in what. Any Ideas ?? both motor are run in
but very low hours.Sence I havent flow these planes yet If anyone
has what might be the best combo.
Thanks- Jav

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 10/10/2008 5:34:01 AM   
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Status: online 		Put the OS.46ax in the Kaos. I have been flying this combo for over two years without any problems. The only problem with the Kaos is the trim comes off (it is not real Monokote), you can always recover it.

George G. Royal

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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 10/10/2008 5:46:17 AM   
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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 10/10/2008 7:02:07 AM   
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RE: KAOS AND RELATED PLANES AND INFO - 10/11/2008 2:02:00 AM   
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Status: online 		I'm back from a long trip and decided to just build a new kaos though I was leaning towards a dirty birdy.found a place making foam core wings and I have plenty of balsa.should start this week and finish in a few weeks.I think my flying electrics of late helped doom my kaos.I noticed when I fly my 3d planes I can make sharp turns with no loss wing drop as they are light.on my fateful day I just forgot that a heavier bird cant turn as sharp especvially at a low speed.I knew electrics would