Doug - AKA "SST",
I think Coos Bay Lumber talking about his 1/2a STEARMAN kit, not a 1/2a SST. Was this a "Freudian slip" on your part?

But, as we're talking about obsolete 1/2a kits, and as YOUR moniker is SST, I thought I might try to slip this into the thread.

I found a rather unusual kit the other day. It ACTUALLY IS a "1/2a S.S.T." that was kitted years ago (early 60's) by Competition Models. They are best known for their series of Starduster FF models, and they also kitted a neat B-70 profile FF model that flew quite well with a PeeWee .020. (The B-70 has a special place in my heart as it was the only FF model I had any success with in my youth - and I haven't built any FF models since!)

The S.S.T. kit has a full fuselage, and rudder and throttle only. Plans show two escapments and a single channel receiver to make this happen. There is something surreal about a model from the past of a plane of the future that never really reached its full potential - and that used rubber band powered motors to control its flight at that.

Have you (or any one else) had any experience building or flying this kit? I have never seen one of these kits before (even in the 60's) and suspect that it is now pretty scarce. No, I don't think I will ever build it, but it dose have me curious as to how it might actually fly.

Arlen