Heli, I agree that Sig should do some upgrading on this kit. Laser cut parts would do very nicely thank you. The formers reallly did not fit so well within the fuse, and the tail feathers would be a good candidate for the laser. I will be at Toledo,( is it really that time to start thinking about Toledo?)
and plan to talk with the guys at Sig about it.
I like the idea of retracts on this plane. The only issue would be the nose gear, which could be a little sticky what with the space needed for either fuel tank or battery pack. The wing would not be such a big deal.
I've seen a lot of great looking Kougars on this thread. Makes mine look kinda plain jane, oops, didn't mean the pun.
The .25 size Kobra looks like another candidate for electric conversion, and Gray Beard's plane looks to be a great flyer. Nice job there.
Nice to see so many Kougar builder/ flyers out there. This has turned into a great thread.
Ah well, I'll have to wait until spring to get mine in the air as we have had an early start on winter, which began on Thanksgiving Day and has snowed almost every day since. Haven't seen it like this in years. Now I'm in the middle of planning my new build/workshop in the basement and have to build new tables and put up shelves, etc and then move everything down, but it will be worth the effort.
One extra thing I did when epoxying the wings together was to create some small holes in the root ends of the wing panels. That way they filled with epoxy and helpd to produce a bond with a little more than just on the surfaces.
Cheers, jollyroger