I recently built from the Eureka Aircraft short kit. Overall a good way to go now the MK kits have all been spoken for. Given you have a bit of building experience, grab the parts listing / drawings from Eureka and spend a few minutes working out which bit is which (reasonably intuitive, but parts are not marked!), it is well worth it.

A few more pictures and a bit more information here: [link=http://vicpattern.org.au/equipment/classic-pattern/modelprojects/89-curare-gibbos-build]VPA - Gibbo Build[/link]

Howdy Guys,

I just picked up a Curare this evening. This looks bigger than a 60 size plane, Did they build a bigger one? It has a fiberglass fuselage with foam core 2 piece wings with an aluminum joiner. It has not been completed as the guy that had it passed away and another guy ended up with this plane. The gentleman was setting it up for a OS pumped 120..

Is there any information available? I've read most of the old post but none with wing span, length, Weight, balance position and control surface measurements.
Any information is much appreciated.

Ratt

PICS!

Mmm... Not having seen it and if I was a betting man, I'd say most likely not a Curare.

It's just the catch word for any pattern classic these days. It's sort of like if it has anhedral in the stab, it's got to be a Curare...

Indeed, pics!

David

In the 64" wingspan and length both pretty close. Here's one of mine you can compare yours to.

Here is my latest with a flat stab and the third wheel in the back !!

Dave..

Can't wait to see that taildragger go, and just love that main gear. It looks really cool compared to the straight legged conversions I've seen that one looks almost as good as the trike gear, but NO hassle with steering, or grass fields .

Looks good Ol man! You still got it You must have forgotten how the wings were done. lol

DP#3

Dang, lil Dave, heard you can't come for the weekend, bummer
Just think of all the contest you'll get to go to when wez all in nursing homes got to raise the Family before ya play .
I'll fly some for ya, he he he

Yeah well, sometime life comes first.

Think about me when it comes up on the pipe coming out of the split S on the turn around!!!
And Yall better bring some wood back to Bama!!!


DP#3

Same drive way 35 years later !! and what this old man stuff young buck !!
That was a Tipo anyway !!

DP2

Thanks guys. Ill get it out tomorrow and take a couple of pics.

I appreciate your help.

I added a few pictures for Y'all. Thanks for your help.

Ratt,

As I suspected, not even close to a Curare as you can see. This plane was designed and developed 20 some years later. It was designed for turn around and is indeed setup for a piped 120.

I know this plane as I've seen it before but the name escapes me. I want to say Typhoon but not quite.

David

I seen the difference right away, But thanks David. If you happen to remember the name I'd like to know it. I didn't get into Pattern ships and flying until a little over 10 years ago. Then with the years I haven''t flown I'm out of the flow of Radio Control period. Everything has changed..

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Marcelo,

As they say, an original MK Curare 60 is priceless.

It is not a very difficult plane to build though if you have some kits under your belt.

The trickiest part is getting the stab to wing relationship right and getting the anhedral stab bang on. Models with anhedral stabs are trickier to align than models with flat or airfoiled stabs with no anhedral or dihedral. You really want to install the stab last once the wing and fuse have been squared up.

Going with foam core wings and stabs ought to also make for a truer model.

David

Hello There,
I am looking desperately, the hobby barn"s Curare plan. I got a fuselage, but I need details about all wood necessary to make wings, tail, rudder, etc.

PLEASE !

Thanks,
Rick.

Have you tried looking on www.aerofred.com??? There is another website (can't think of it right now) that has free RCM plans but I am not sure if the Curare was an RCM article.

I hope that might be of some help to you...

Bob

I make the kits

Slow sales?

No, in fact I haven't had a day off in over a year. I wish I could get caught up with orders. I would like to go flying myself once the snow melts here. Or at least be working on some of my own builds that have been on the back burner for 5 years.

Outerzone has the plans in several sizes. The 60 size also has all the templates for download. Outerzone

A good friend had one many years ago. One day he was making a low landing pattern to bleed off as much speed as possible when it gently settled in the top of a tree some 150 yards out. Engine idling and gear down it just sat there. My friend retracted the landing gear and, slapping full throttle to his Webra Speed the model just leaped out of the tree. He continued for a perfect landing. Not a scratch on the model.

I'm going to finish my Cub before you finish yours at this rate.

Well that is probably true David. I had to put 4 kids through College and 2 are at home now. But that's what it's all about for me. I enjoy putting kit orders together too. If you enjoy what you're doing it's not work. I think after this year I should have my new shops built and room for everything. It will be a sweet setup for the rest of my days.
I've still got dozens of molds to make for new kits. I don't see it letting up any time soon. It's all good.