great planes f-4 phantom????
05-24-2002, 06:34 PM
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No, I'm afraid that they have been out of production for some time. I bought mine from a local shop that had one on the shelf a year ago. It's a builders project but looks sharp when done.
05-29-2002, 06:12 PM
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great planes f-4 phantom????
As far as kits go.. it is not an easy kit to make look nice..lots of ABS parts to blend in.
Most people told me that a .60 would fly it but is weak. Seemed the going engine for most is a .91. With retracts built in as per plans there is very little ground / prop clearance. Fuel tank is in a poor location also..I installed a pump.
I bought my kit to store away for a while. When I read threads about the large ABS side pods not fitting I went ahead and built it while parts are still available. Sure enough, my pods were too short in the kit.
Great Planes Product support replaced the pods free of charge with the correct longer version. Be sure to check on getting new pods before long.
Overall, it is an expensive, hard to build, fast, heavy, airplane that really requires a hard surface runway for long life. Not hard for me to believe that they dropped the kit.
My "Blue Angel" version is ready to attempt flight with an ASP .91 and 11-8 three blade prop. Hopefully this summer. Pictures on my homepage.
Most people told me that a .60 would fly it but is weak. Seemed the going engine for most is a .91. With retracts built in as per plans there is very little ground / prop clearance. Fuel tank is in a poor location also..I installed a pump.
I bought my kit to store away for a while. When I read threads about the large ABS side pods not fitting I went ahead and built it while parts are still available. Sure enough, my pods were too short in the kit.
Great Planes Product support replaced the pods free of charge with the correct longer version. Be sure to check on getting new pods before long.
Overall, it is an expensive, hard to build, fast, heavy, airplane that really requires a hard surface runway for long life. Not hard for me to believe that they dropped the kit.
My "Blue Angel" version is ready to attempt flight with an ASP .91 and 11-8 three blade prop. Hopefully this summer. Pictures on my homepage.
