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Old 11-16-2007 | 09:34 AM
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Default RE: Slow Poke 40

Well, Bob, if the truth were to be known, I DO have two Slow Pokes. The first one is the smaller (3ch) Poke and is the one I'm electrifying. I won't be adding retracts to this one but I am considering converting it to a trike to give it a Culver Cadet look. And no, I won't be adding ailerons to it because the ailerons and polyhedral wing would fight each other. The solution would be to flatten the wing out but then you might as well just get the 4ch Sport 40 version - which I also did.

After reading all of the posts here about how the Sport 40 is the "perfect" sport flyer, I went out and got one as a follow-on to my first Poke. This one WILL have a 4cy (thanks to the constant brainwashing by RC Ken! ) and I've already picked up a set of Robart's mechanical retracts for it. (I'll be sticking with conventional gear on this one.) However, the Slow Poke's spar layout is going to make adding retracts difficult but that'll be part of the fun of the build, right?

Yeah, I'll keep you posted on my Electric Poke but don't look for rapid progress - I'm still trying to get my Stearman finished and flying. THAT build is entering its 9th year! It's a "Boeing kit.") It has a 4cy too.
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