ORIGINAL: dhal22
didn't he leave a german location for buying the speed cobra? i know it would take months though to receive it.
Well, all in the link of post #1 listed speed planes include the address data of the specific kit maker or distributor respectively.
ORIGINAL: ecoliburger
Awesome post, thank you! Wish thee speed cobra was available in the USA.
There's always a way to get what you want!
If you have a buddy in Germany then it'll be easy to ship several Speed Cobras to the US or Canada.
The “
Deutsche Post (DHL) Company“ for instance offers insured shipping to
Zone 3 states (that includes also USA and Canada) in a box sized up to 60x60x120 cm. Following Pythagoras' theorem you get a C diagonal length of
134 cm.
That means you would be able to pack at least
4 complete Speed Cobra kits into one 60x60x120 cm shipping box!
calc:
[ul][*] 840 EUR = price of 4 Cobra kits [*] 9.50 EUR = national shipping insured to your German buddy[*] 44 EUR = international shipping insured to Zone 3 of the 60x60x120 cm box weighing 10 kg max[/ul]
893.50 EUR grand total (four Cobras shipped insured to US or Canada)
equalling ca. 320 US$ per kit shipped
This kind of shipping usually takes 4 to 6 weeks from Europe to North America.
The 128 cm long Cobra is a very large speed plane. So in case of smaller speed planes of about 1 meter of wing span you could pack approxialely
10 kits (of different makers if you like) into one 60x60x120 cm shipping box!
For instance the little
ME-163 Komet by TOPP-RIPPIN is one of the hottest small speed planes available worldwide – and it is not expensive. Powered by only the JETT .35 BSE FIRE or the OPS .29 RIRE it is faster (
at least 180 mph with a 6x8 speed prop) than any Weston V50 powered Magnum or JETT .50 powered Diamond Dust.
Just give it a try – you won't be disappointed.[sm=cool.gif]