Has any one flown a WOT 4, And would it be a good second plane after a trainer.

And whats it like at aerobatics, And slow speed character .

Cheers Steve

I'm surprised no one in the UK has responded. it was a very popular design, though somewhat out of date now. It is over 25 years old and shows it's age. It is probably best considered as an early 'fun' design and not realy suitable as a second plane unless you have exceptional ability. Like 'fun flyers' it is highly manoeuvreable and has good slow fying characteristics, though not up to the 3D stuff without some drastic modifications.

The WOT 4 is an ideal second plane. It comes in two versions. The 'Classic' was actually my first ever. It flies quite slowly and with reduced throws and a .40 -.46 would be ideal. I seem to remember you can put a bit of dihedral in too.

I agree it is not a 3D plane but is a good progression from the trainer and will 'do the book'.

The other version is the Mk3. This has a tapered wing and is apparently slightly faster and smoother but is still easy to fly.

Put a .60 on either and you have a hot rod.

The only thing against them is they look a bit bland. That is why some people prefer the Acro Wot. If I was you I would buy a Wot 4 Classic and then you could buy a wing kit later to convert to the Mk3.

They may be 25 years old but I still rate the Chriss Foss kits as some of the best in the UK. I recently built a Wots Wot and one of the turbine guys recently turned up with an Acro Wot. I will be getting another Chris Foss kit soon.

I had a 'wots wot' biplane in about oooooh 1988'ish, very good kit excellent quality, flew really well, a bit outdated now but the quality will still be good in there other kits. If you like the plane then give it a try, the 'wot' range has a good rep and i had no complaints with it at all, of course i had to build it all lol no arf's in them days!!!!..


Jim.