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Class II airplanes - 7/5/2008 7:26:24 PM   
jeide


 

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Status: offline 		Hi. Does anyone know where to get a kit or plans for a good class II(rudder,elevator,throttle) airplane for vintage pattern. It would have to be designed before 1974. Thanks, Jim
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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/5/2008 9:22:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		How about the Aristo Cat. I think it was a mid '60s design and Midwest made a kit of it. I remember my Dad built one and flew the heck out of it. I've got a set of plans of it somewhere.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/5/2008 9:35:52 PM   
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I think it was a mid '60s design


Spot on FB - Bud Atkinson's Aristo-Cat published MAN May 1964.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/5/2008 10:19:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		One of the Goldberg Falcons is available in a kit. Can’t member is it is the 40 or 60 size.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/5/2008 10:41:18 PM   
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One of the Goldberg Falcons is available in a kit. Can’t member is it is the 40 or 60 size.

The Falcons are available in all 3 sizes!! .049, 40, and 60.
You can get them from Early R/C Models. http://www.earlyrcmodels.com/id15.html
Goldberg still sells the Falcon 56, but it is a MKIII version. Very different from the original.

What about Midwest kits. I remember they were quite popular back then. Did they have a 60 size stick at that time?

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/5/2008 10:44:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		Come to think of it, wasn't the Goldberg Skylark built without ailerons? I have no idea since I never had the chance to get my hands on an original MKI version.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/5/2008 11:13:14 PM   
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Spot on FB - Bud Atkinson's Aristo-Cat published MAN May 1964.

Ray


Ray, you never cease to amaze me!

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/6/2008 12:12:43 AM   
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Come to think of it, wasn't the Goldberg Skylark built without ailerons? I have no idea since I never had the chance to get my hands on an original MKI version.

DM


Yes it was.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/7/2008 1:09:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		See the AMA plans list and Flying Models magazine for a number of Class II airplanes available. FM has Marty Meyer's "Skyliner" plans available along with his "Genie" (Class I) which could be converted to Class II. RCM also has some Class II airplanes also. Jackie Gardner's "Penetrator" (Class I) was also flown as a Class II airplane.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/7/2008 1:33:05 PM   
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Status: offline 		Best Class II design I know - II Perfection by Bill Thomas. US Nats winner, published RCM November 1967.

Also goes well when scaled down 20% in size. Second shot is me sometime last century with my Webra 40 powered 48" span version. Used as a practice model or when the wind was too strong for the big one.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/7/2008 2:42:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		How about a Sky Squire. Going to test mine this week. Plans from Bill Northrup and parts cut by Top Notch.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/7/2008 2:43:38 PM   
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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/7/2008 11:38:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		A couple of designs mentioned in an earlier post - Marty Meyer's Sky-Liner and Jackie Gardener's Penetrator.

Still prefer the II Perfection !

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/7/2008 11:41:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like the size of the nose wheel on the Penetrator; and it appears as if the nose gear is mounted forward of the firewall.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/7/2008 11:58:23 PM   
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It's done like this - rather unusual.

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RE: Class II airplanes - 7/8/2008 12:35:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Ray. I bet that would withstand my 'carrier landings.'

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