ORIGINAL: roncoleman
Neal,
Here's a picture of a Kwik Fly 3 from the Kwik Fly Mk 3 build thread.
They look like almost the same plane. I checked a old Lanier catalog
and could not find anything that looks like your plane. I may have an
old Dee Bee catalog, I have to dig the kit out to check.
If you plan to fly without a muffler, there's no way known to man (not
to me anyway) to keep the oil out of this type of plane. Once the oil
finds it's way in (and it will), there no way to get it out. Something to
think about and JMHO.
It does look a lot like the Kwik Fly. I just started flying last fall but the older pattern stuff intrigues me so I grabbed this plane when the LHS gave me a price I couldn't refuse. It will get me started until I can build something. Thanks for the thoughts on the oil soaked fuselage. I did notice that there is a large hole in the firewall which permits direct access into the radio compartment so I guess I'll stick a different motor on it. I just picked up an old K&B .61 and a Kraft .61, both with mufflers so maybe one of those would be a better choice.
On another note, after I cleaned the plane I noticed a hairline crack about an inch long just behind the cockpit on the top of the fuselage. What's the best way to repair or strengthen this. There is enough access to the crack from inside that I could fiberglass and epoxy from inside. That would leave the external color unchanged. Will that work or is there a better method?
Thanks again to all who have responded.
Neal