Need some help here! Please????
 

I am trying to find a certait plane that was very sleek and looked to be almost entry level pattern. I haven't seen it advertised for a couple of years now and I missed my chance to get one. It was called the 'Thunderbird' and I can't remember the Manufactuter. In the ads it was a bright red! Does anyone remember this plane, and maybe someone has it??? Thanks much. :(

Firebird?
 

It's possible that you mean the "Firebird", a bright red ARF that Tower Hobbies used to sell. I think it was made by either Hobbico or Great Planes. It was a .40 size "pattern trainer" sort of sport ARF.

I looked on Tower's web site and couldn't find it, so (if that's the one) it may have been discontinued.

Not much help... Sorry.

Need some help here! Please????
 

Thanks Mike, but I do remember it being the Thunderbird, probably because I collected them for awhile. It was also a kit, not an ARf. Well I guess tomorrow I go through some old mags and see if I can find all the details, didn't really want to do that though. :(

The Plane
 

The plane was kitted by a gentleman in Springfield Il. His name was Tommy George. I will see if I can get ahold of him and see if he has any more of the planes you are refering to. It looked like a Kaos with a turtledeck. They seemed to fly very very well and would make a great first time pattern bird.


Chris Puckett

Need some help here! Please????
 

Yes it did kind of look like a Kaos, but much sleeker looking. Thanks much and I sent you a PM.

Need some help here! Please????
 

Hi chris: any luck at all????? Just wondering, and like I said a set up of plans only would make me a happy person.

Still Looking
 

I am still looking. I am going to a local fun fly in a couple of hours and will ask around there. I hope maybe Tommy will be at the fun fly but if not I might be able to just run by his shop to see if he has anything left.

Chris Puckett

Thunderbird
 

It was called the Thunderbird. my cdad has one NIB. I think Direct Connect were the nes who kitted it. I will ask him. This plane is nothing more that a Kaos. Very few differences (if any).