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Old 06-30-2012 | 11:56 AM
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Default RE: What is this?

Hi,

It seems someone before You have tried to make it into a taildragger? Is it not mounting blocks for main landing gear in forward part of wing?
And as far as I can see there is still holes for retractable main landing gear in the wing?

My first thought when I saw it: Ivan Kristensen Saturn. Originally it was all balsa and construction article in Model Airplane News October 1975. But it was also kitted with fiberglass fuselage and foam wings by a company Skyglass.

Compare 3 Saturn on trentonrcflyers.com here http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/patterns2.htm

I see for example the fin and rudder upper part seems not to be like on a Saturn and that speak against Your plane is a Saturn.
Maybe a Saturn SE?
Or a Jim Kirkland Nutcracker (very rare)?

I suggest You post more pictures of the fuselage, wing and stab from different angles, that will help to be able toidentify it with morecertainty.

On the other hand if the plans say "PICES ll" I suppose that is what it is (but I have never heard of a pattern plane with that name).


Let's see what other people will suggest it is.

/Bo