ORIGINAL: doxilia

Alright Bryan and David - the cat's out of the bag!

A Skymaster 20. Yes, I did see David's thread last year and I believe you had started one on your Magic too if I remember correctly. We are lucky to have Max 25 VF DF's which is the natural fit for the Skymaster. I don't know what progress you've made in converting the Magic for a RE engine layout as it's big brother but it would also be a nice option.

David, if you've caught wind of this thread and would be able to produce Skymaster fuse tops that would be a big part of the puzzle in the conservation of that kit. My understanding is that the entire fuse top (like the bigger Skymaster 60) has a FG deck rather than a canopy and is built much like the 60 sized Magic and Skymaster. The engine is mounted inverted with an S-shaped header from the 25 VF and the pipe runs along the top under the FG deck. The deck itself has an air inlet at the front deck/fuse junction and air outlets from the sides in the rear. The exhaust is directed downward through the fuse with a diverter.

What I really like about the Skymaster is how it is essentially a reduction of the larger model preserving the entire equipment concept intact. Of course, as a later MK design (I believe), it's lines are also very nice and should fly nicely on a piped powerful 25.

I'm not sure where your build stands David but if you felt inclined to tracing the kit parts, that would be a great contribution to the project. If the FG deck work is too demanding on time or resources, Chuck (Atlanta 60) has offered to do this work and we all know what his FG work looks like!

While my inclination with these kits would be to either build a Cosmos or an Aurora first, if I had the possibility of building a Skymaster, that would would probably head the queue!

I look forward to further news on the subject guys!

David.