A few years ago when recovering from major back surgery, I drew up some cad plans for Phil Kraft’s Kwik Fli III, based on the plans published in MAN. I started construction at that time but got sidetracked by other projects. An e-mail from a gentleman from Holland, who has started a build thread on a Dutch site. [link]http://www.modelbouwforum.nl/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=65978[/link] Has rekindled my interest, and I have re-started construction. I had mounted a Enya SS50 but then I heard good things about the Enya 61CX, very light and powerful, and the size of a 45-50. [link]http://www.enya-engine.com/61CX%20TN_E0.html[/link]
The MAN plans show a span of 58 ½” and that is how I drew the wing in CAD format, but the Grupner kit had a span of about 59 ½” and the Top Flite kit was advertised as 60” I think that they both had thicker tip blocks that made up for the difference. I incorporated the thicker tip blocks on my model 1 ½” as opposed to the 1” shown on the plans. I still need to decide on weather to install wheel brakes, or not and weather to use duel aileron servos, or a bellcrank setup. I need to carve and hollow the tip blocks, and decide on hatch hold down method. I have already gone with a bolt on wing. I am leaning to covering with orange silk with blue trim to match the MAN cover and maybe Klass-Kote clear over all.

Richard Browning

I will post photos soon I just need to shrink them they are to large