ORIGINAL: Ron Stahl
Early ninties TOC Nogy with the JPX Viper and then at the same noontime demo the Big Red F-18 from Yellow with SWB power Fio on the sticks. That demo is burn into my brain as I turned and tolds Steve Stricker '' this is going to cost me a lot of money''. the next year at Toledo SWB was showing the engine in JMP's booth and Lot's of tires kickers all I wanted to know was when and how much to get one.
THAT'S where I know you from.. You were Steve's caller/mechanic for a long time weren't you?
For me, the first time I saw a turbine was when Kent Nogy showed up at the Madera Unlimited R/C Air Races with his modified Viper he had dubbed the 'Ultra Viper' before there was such a thing.. It had a JPX T-240 in it I think that MAYBE put out 8 pounds of thrust. I was blown away to say the least. I think the next time I saw a turbine was the original JPX powered Bandit at the TOC in 1997.