jjpetro

An older friend of mine passed away and left 45 planes and kits behind. His widow asked me to help "liquidate" the treasure trove in the basement. I have identified all of the kits except this one.

I fear this is going to make me look pretty ignorant, but, I'm not sure what it is. I'm sure several of you will recognize it instantly. If anyone is interested in discontinued, classic or vintage kits then check out my web site in a week or two. I'll have his planes on there.

jjpetro

Ok, so none of those pictures uploaded, I'll try again.

Be gentle with me guys.

Thanks.

R_G

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Looks like it could be a Quickie 500 type, sport pylon model. Is that a .40 size engine?

jjpetro

Yes, I believe it is a .40 (meant to look at it but forgot). I thought it looked a little bit like a Quickie racer, too. It has a very thin wing.

R_G

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You might want to post a couple of photos in the Pylon Forum. I'm sure someone there could give you an accurate ID, if it is a Quickie of some sort.

flyingtheoldones

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I just sawthat plane as akit on eb*y last! I'm sorry I cant remember the name. I seached "kit" and spent a couple hourswindow shopping. I'll tryto find it again for you.




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flyingtheoldones

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What is that on the shelf in the background? in the 7th picture, or 3rd one, 2nd row? looks sleek.



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jjpetro

It's a mini pulse xt. A few years before he died he started to get into electric arf's. I'm not quite sure why, because he loved building more than flying. He also had a regular scale pulse xt. Very sharp, you're right, they are sleek.

immelman50

Hi Jeff,

I am pretty sure that plane was made by a company called Wolf Pak ( not sure of the spelling ...Pak ..Pack or.. Pac)in the mid eighties I believe.. I had the shoulder wing version which was called a Shrike. I am sorry I can't recall the name of the low wing kit. The one you have is precisely the same as the Shrike other than low wing. The kit came without full sized plans and was very well cut and engineered to go together without needing full sized plans. I was skeptical of that claim, but found it to be true. The spars and ribs went together egg crate style, much like some of the laser cut kits do now. That was new to me at the time. I think the kit was hand cut, no die cutting, all parts were in finished form sanded and ready to use. It was a good sport flier, not unusually fast even though it resembles a Quickie . The low wing version would have been similar. I think I had just a K&B 40 on mine. The way the gear slides into a slot was the key to identifying it for me because there were a lot of similar looking sport airframes.

The shoulder wing Shrike had that curved section of the fuselage on top rather than on the bottom like the one you have and I believe the two versions were done by simply flipping the fuselage, wing saddle up or down. It probably only required different fuselage sides to make the switch.

Chuck

roncoleman

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It's a Wolff-Pak Thrush.

flyingtheoldones

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Chuck and Ron beat me to it!

That is the plane I saw, I found it again on the "other auctions" section. Owner is listing as a ThrushLow Wing Pattern Ship.
Gosh.. is ther Any pattern plane that can get by these guys??



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jjpetro

No Dave, nothing much can get by this great crowd of guys and that's why I started on the Classic Pattern Forum first!!!

Thanks guys. I'm glad it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be....makes me feel a wee bit better.

immelman50

Ron has it. Thrush was the name of the low wing one. I couldn't think of it. I wouldn't put either of them in the pattern category, but you could probably fly classic novice with one ( or current sportsman for that matter). They were good sport planes though.

roncoleman

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The name I knew but the picture came from ebay as someone has/had one up for bid.

Ron

Dean Pappas

Yes, the shoulder wing version was the Shrike.
Great kits of nice Sport planes.

Regards,
Dean P.

jjpetro

Hey guys, Jim's kits and planes are listed on my web site. The Thrush, Lancer and Kaos have sold, but there are others. Lots of discontinues kits, too.

Just go to my web site and follow the "Jim's Planes" link.

He also had some engines (NIB). I'll be working on the site tonight adding monokote, wheels, fuel tanks, etc

Thanks.