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Old 02-28-2010, 05:24 PM
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mike109
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Default RE: Welcome to Club SAITO !

G'day This Astrohog is only 80% of the normal size. I did have a full size one until quite recently when it was talked out of me by a friend. It had a Saito 82 which was just about right.

The little hog is 20% smaller. The balsa in it is lighter than the stuff you get in the Sig kit too. A friend built one and used to regularly fly it with an original OS FS 40 so my Saito 40 will have a bit more power than his. His original one has now changed hands and is flying with a Magnum GP 42 which is more than enough for it.

The "kit" for the little Hog comes from a local bloke that cuts balsa and ply with laser cutting equipment. You only get the complicated bits like the fuse formers and ribs.

I am off to the LHS today for some covering.

Mike in Oz