ORIGINAL: Carlos G
Hi All,
For me the first ARF that I remember was the Carl Goldberg all foam Cardinal that flew with a .o49 to .15 I think that model predates the Lanier kits although not by much. We use to refer to the Lanier ARF's as "Rubber Ducks" due to their plastic construction.
Carlos G
Actually, Carl Goldberg never made a foam Cardinal. That great classic small foamy of theirs was the Ranger 42. It was a generic sort of Cessna looking high wing light plane. One of the early great foam models.
I had a couple of them and one was my very first electrci model, back around 1977. It turns out that an Astro 05 Can motor was a friction fit in the motor compartment. Ass a 6-3 cox prop and an on off servo operated switch and you were in business.
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