Name this Plane
 

I recently acquired this plane dirt cheap...The seller on Craigslist listed it as a Kaos, but i know better than that... Just by looking at it i can tell it is at least 20+ years old, it came with a ST Saturno 60, Rx and servos which i will replace with 821s that i had for a "spare" plane... All for 100 bucks

Can anyone identify the name of this model?

sorry for the horrible pics i took then in the evening with my cell phone.

RE: Name this Plane
 

noe ringing a bell but if its a 60 it 's probably pre 1980 if it is a non schnurle engine it would be pre 1976

RE: Name this Plane
 

Metallica,
It may be the Bridi Kaos.
I have a similar looking plane and that is what
the people in my club said it was.
The current Kaos is a mid-wing while the Bridi is a low-wing.
Hope this helps,
KW_Counter

RE: Name this Plane
 

This is a Bridi Kaos 60 size, I tried to get a photo of the same angle you are showing. I made some mods on this one though, I made a much longer fin and made the rudder bigger plus it's a tail dragger. Joe Bridi made several designs of this plane with slight mods plus Tower had the kits for a time and made some slight changes. I have some plans for some of his early designs and they all used the same wing but have a shorter fuse. Your plane may be one of the early designs?? Hard to tell from the photos. Also, most of the small pattern planes from the 60s through the 70s looked quite a bit alike, I built a Daddy Rabbit from 1966 and it may have shorter moments but it still looks a lot like a Kaos.
I went ahead and added a photo of the DR too so you could see what I'm talking about.

RE: Name this Plane
 

MetallicaJunkie,

You could try to find a similar model at this collection of pictures of Classic Pattern models:

http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/patternk.htm

It seems that the wing is non-tappered, and that the vertical fin is swept back; not like any of the Kaos.

RE: Name this Plane
 

the kaos has a double tapered wing as the one in the pic is constant chord.also has a thick airfoil more of a sport type design than pattern.

RE: Name this Plane
 

Ok thanks for the help guys, ill call it a Kaos then.... i cant believe the engine and plane are older than i am(30) It is in great shape. I think i might have a new favorite sport plane:D

nice site lnewqban

RE: Name this Plane
 

I've seen this model before and I think it's an old Top Flite kit.

RE: Name this Plane
 

I have never seen that site before, wow!! As I mentioned, there is form in function, as the years go by the planes may change but they always show there roots. I even spotted on of my planes in there that the photo was turned in by someone else. That was cool. I spotted another Kaos that belongs to one of the guys I fly with too. I put that site in my favorites so i can check out the way others have covered or painted there planes.

RE: Name this Plane
 

Looks like a Sig KIWI with the ailerons not tapered at the tips

http://image2-9.rcuniverse.com/e1/fo...58/Ol31529.jpg

http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/patte...igkiwi4rcu.jpg

RE: Name this Plane
 

Definitely not a "Kaos". As stated earlier, the wing is wrong. Also the horizontal stabilizer is very different from any "Kaos" I have owned or observed. Having said that, I don't know what it is.

DaveB

RE: Name this Plane
 

w8,
what are the spec on the kiwi ?for some reason I thought it was a small plane

RE: Name this Plane
 

http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/atta...mp;d=120113199

I think you are right. It had a 54" wing. A little big for a "40" and a little small for a "60"

http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/atta...p;d=1201131991

RE: Name this Plane
 

That definitely looks like the plane i have!!!!What a coincidence W8ye we both have the same Snoopy pilot/furure with the huge moustache

RE: Name this Plane
 

W8 comes through again!!!!! Between you John and RainDave I figure you guys have seen and can remember any plane ever made!!! I can't remember ever seeing or taking notice of the KIWI??

RE: Name this Plane
 

OK...I'll stir the pot... Could it be a KwikFly?

RE: Name this Plane
 

I have a Global ARF Kwik Fly with a wing like yours but the tail is different on mine

One thing with Kwik Fly's there are at least 4 different versions of them

RE: Name this Plane
 

wow that looks like mine too

RE: Name this Plane
 

it would help to compare if you posted the wingspan,chord and length of your plane

RE: Name this Plane
 

Considering that a "Kiwi" is a flightless bird, could this plane have been named after Wisscassett airport(KIWI) here in Maine? Just a thought?

RE: Name this Plane
 

Close, but I don't think it's the Kiwi.
The Kiwi's rudder strake is longer and the trailing edge is slightlytapered not just at the tip. But the plane in question has straight wings. What's unusual is the elevator extending behing the rudder.
That rules out the Kik Fly and the Taurus

RE: Name this Plane
 

Is the rudder mounted? Or is that just the vertical fin? I cant really tell from the photo.

Hey MJ...Turn up the juice in the lava lamp so we can get more detail!:D

RE: Name this Plane
 

LOL ok i took a couple more pics to help settle this


you are right....WS is 60" and lenghth of fuse from the top of the rudder to the point of prop hub is about 44 (not sure how to correctly measure a fuse)

RE: Name this Plane
 

Snoopy Rules!

Your plane looks like it will fly well. Thick airfoil for plenty of lift, clean lines for aerobatics. Good luck with it and Enjoy!

RE: Name this Plane
 

I don't know what it is but the wing looks like its a Goldberg Sr Falcon wing.

RE: Name this Plane
 

http://www.carlgoldbergproducts.com/.../gbga1086.html

http://www.carlgoldbergproducts.com/...-falcom_sm.jpg

http://static.rcgroups.com/forums/at...g?d=1190127277

RE: Name this Plane
 

After w8ye posted the pictures I have a theory. Could it be a bashed Sr Falcon? The fuse has been flipped and shortened, the wing is straight with a a rib dropped and the rudder has been used. The horizontal stab has been built up using 1/4 sq rather than the airfoil stab of the original. It just a theory.

RE: Name this Plane
 

I've seen the plane before but it has been so many years, I cannot remember the name. It was a brand name kit at the time.

Seems like the olriginal was done up in a US military scheme?

EDIT: Here's what I was thinking was a Top Flite Contender but that is not it either after comparing details

http://www.top-flite.com/airplanes/topa0210.html

Certainly is a summation of pattern lines of that era?

[img]file:///tmp/moz-screenshot.png[/img][img]file:///tmp/moz-screenshot-1.png[/img]
http://www.top-flite.com/airplanes/topa0210-04b.jpg

RE: Name this Plane
 

I just keep looking at that wing. The tip and the airfoil shape reminds me of my first rc plane. It's been 35+ plus years, but you never forget your first.:)

RE: Name this Plane
 

Now I've dtermined I'm wrong. I forgot that the Goldberg wing was not sheeted forward of the spar. I guess nothing is as we remember it. Sigh................

RE: Name this Plane
 

are there any part numbers visible on any fuse formers or wing ribs?if not could be built from plans .

RE: Name this Plane
 

i can look.... im gonna send this thread to a fellow RC veteran Jim Marshall...He is the club expert.

I ought take some more pics of it in good lighting conditions....


He said it may be World Engines Hawk 460, a Bridi Quickee 500 (club racer), , or a scratch built ..i guess ill let this thread rest and enjoy my "new" plane...I put in digital std servos (821's) and a trusty OS 61 SF w/tuned pipe

Edit i did a quick search here and its neither model mentioned above ..... ohh well:)

RE: Name this Plane
 

That's the model I'm thinking of, I'm sure. It was a cod F86 a-like.

RE: Name this Plane
 

Thought it was time to re-post the original so we had a comparison for there is certainly some F86 shape to it
[img]{akamaiimageforum}/upfiles/284493/lj23420.jpg[/img]

RE: Name this Plane
 

Picture copied from E-bay:

RE: Name this Plane
 

Oooh, one with a big schnozz.

No, I didn't mean it actually was an F86, it just sort of looked like it.

RE: Name this Plane
 

Is the yellow wing stripe painted or a decal? If it is a decal, maybe that will help with identification.
(That yellow trim pattern on the wing does ring a bell, but I cant remember who it is at the door!):)