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Old 09-22-2004 | 09:12 AM
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gow589
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Default RE: Anyone Built Phaeton 90?

Have built 2 Phaeton 90's. Fun airplane. Had a os 1.20 on the first and a Supertiger 2500 on the second. The ST 2500 was a great combination for the airplane! I used to fly it all day. I had so much fun with it I kept running out of gas when I would loose track of time. Dual ailerons are deffinantly good. Gear was a little weak. It would stretch and damage the leading edge of the wing. I had a 35mm camera mounted in the wing and on the second one I set up a video transmitting unit. This was back in the 1980's and that equipment was a lot heavier than it is today. We flew around with 5 1/2 lbs of equipment on it. I don't know if it was re-designed but it was also weak behind the wing where the fueselage changes from stick to sheeted. My friend also had one and we both had structural issues there (before the cameras).

Gary