BVM Kingcat - still good??
#64
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: SAO JOSE DO RIO PRETO-SP, BRAZIL
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We have one nib, waiting for setup, but, we flying super bandit, bobcat composite and bobcat XL, well, he comes from bvm, i think that the jet is one more perfect jet from bvm!!
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#65
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Seriously tho; the flight evelope on the KingCat is really hard to imagine. It can be really slowed down (not especially easy) or it can go like h*ll.
That said it's not especially easy to fly although it is what I started turbine flying with as I'd always liked the model. Since then, there are quite a number of models that are easier to fly and cost a chunk less money. So for a newbie I think I'd suggest something a bit easier and more importantly cheaper, model to start with as it might wind up in a pile.
If you have some good experienced turbine guys about to help you and you're dead set on the KingCat, then I'd say go for it!
As to rcpete347's comment about "time to move on", a lot of guys I know who've sold their KingCats later regret doing so....
I still have mine
#67
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Grumman used to run an add in Aviation Week about the F-14 that kind of reminds me of the KingCat..
"Some airplanes fly slower.. Some airplanes fly faster.. None can do both."
The KingCat is one of the nicest flying airplanes ever made. Speed range is enormous, and it can be slowed down to a crawl. Seriously.. I've flown them with everything from a P-120 to a P-200 (dialed down), and it just takes it in stride. I have to believe a 140 class engine is the perfect choice for this airplane.
There's nothing low-tech or old-tech about it.. It, like BV's Bandit, is an icon in the sport jet world.
"Some airplanes fly slower.. Some airplanes fly faster.. None can do both."
The KingCat is one of the nicest flying airplanes ever made. Speed range is enormous, and it can be slowed down to a crawl. Seriously.. I've flown them with everything from a P-120 to a P-200 (dialed down), and it just takes it in stride. I have to believe a 140 class engine is the perfect choice for this airplane.
There's nothing low-tech or old-tech about it.. It, like BV's Bandit, is an icon in the sport jet world.
#74
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I'd post a couple pics but mine are always upside down....
I got to do my first ever flights today with a turbine. My KingCat flew great, so smooth. I got 4 flights in but did not land it, a friend of mine landed it for me. I did tha take offs and flights though. I had a great day.
I got to do my first ever flights today with a turbine. My KingCat flew great, so smooth. I got 4 flights in but did not land it, a friend of mine landed it for me. I did tha take offs and flights though. I had a great day.
#75
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I'd post a couple pics but mine are always upside down....
I got to do my first ever flights today with a turbine. My KingCat flew great, so smooth. I got 4 flights in but did not land it, a friend of mine landed it for me. I did tha take offs and flights though. I had a great day.
I got to do my first ever flights today with a turbine. My KingCat flew great, so smooth. I got 4 flights in but did not land it, a friend of mine landed it for me. I did tha take offs and flights though. I had a great day.