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Old 03-29-2004 | 09:04 AM
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rockmon
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Default RE: ARF quality

Seems like most arf's are pretty good now-a-days compared to even just a couple of years ago. When ever I get mad about an arf's quality I just take a look at an old Haug Superstar that I won at a club fly-in, boy what a piece of junk that thing is compared to what is offered now. The only good thing about this plane was it was an arc and I could see all the problems and fix them before I assembled it. I'm not sure what was holding this thing together because there didn't seem to be any glue any place on it and I think they used some sort of plywood for most of the construction. The wings were foam sheeted and all seemed well with them until I tried to mount the wings to the fuse, they mount on a tube like the S.E. but the hole for the wing tube runs crooked in both wing halves so it would be impossible to use them the way they are. It's a shame because I think the plane would be a riot to fly but it is just a piece of junk the way it is. Maybe I'll just strengthen the fuse sides and epoxy the wings on it some day just to see if it really flys.