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Old 05-26-2006 | 03:09 PM
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Default RE: What makes good second airplane??

The nitroplanes site says something like “flies like an aerobatic sports model.”
Not sure what that actually means but I’d be afraid of any war bird as a second plane; with the possible exception of a PT-19 or other military ‘primary trainer.’

The other thing that would scare me away from the nitroplanes models is the fact that they have fiberglass fuselages. If you do have a crash or other mishap, repairing damaged fiberglass is totally different than repairing wood. Getting a good repair probably would require adding a lot of weight. Maybe I’m wrong about that.

My brother got a 40 size Kyosho AT-6 as a 3rd plane. The full scale AT-6 was notorious for tip stalling on takeoff or landing. Kyosho built this trait into their model; I guess it really was pretty scale. I think he got about 6 flights before it stalled on takeoff; shredding the fiberglass fuselage.