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Old 02-10-2009, 07:08 PM
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Default RE: Siai Marchetti SF260 ARF

Chad, you need to find out who made that!

I've always like the planes designed by Stelio Frati! I'll be searching the Internet trying find the plane you described!

Just to clarify for those who may not know, the Falco listed by Chad, the Falco was a smaller plane, with similar looks to the SF 260! You can build your own Falco from wood, a truly beautiful design!
[link=http://www.seqair.com/Falco/Falco.html#anchor] Information on the Kit/Plans for the Falco[/link]

All for about $109,000![]



From the day it first flew in 1955, the Falco has been called "the Ferrari of the air". This Italian design is sleek, strong, agile and fast. There are two seats. Control sticks. A bubble canopy for all-around visibility. It's an outstanding cross-country plane, with thousand-mile range and full IFR capability. And fast. A few examples have even topped 230 mph on the standard 160 hp engine.

A superb aerobatic ship, the Falco is a graceful ballerina in the sky. Cuban eights, loops, rolls, snaps and spins are only a flick of the control stick away. The agility is astonishing, and the handling is legendary. The controls are light and precise, and after pulling through a smooth series of rolls and loops, the comparison with jet aircraft becomes inevitable.

The Falco is also strong. Aerobatic certification means the Falco can easily take loads which would break an ordinary airplane. And even for pilots who always keep the wings level, it's nice to have that strength.

The Falco's proven record and engineering puts it in a class by itself. It was designed by Stelio Frati, one of the great aircraft designers of all time. It was certified as a production aircraft. It was built as a production aircraft and has a history of over 40 years of use by pilots in Europe. Now, with many refinements, the Sequoia Falco is a modern, state-of-the-art aircraft built from kits and flown by pilots all over the world.

Compared to ordinary aircraft, the Falco is an Arabian stallion among plowhorses. It is a classic, timeless design that has everything you could ask of an aircraft: looks, speed, efficiency, aerobatics, strength, andabove allan absolute joy to fly.

The Falco. A plane for all seasonsand all time.