Hi,
I bought several fiberglass pattern plane airframes and would like to know what they are so I can match up the wings and stabs. I used my [link=http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/pattern1.htm]Image-base[/link] to see if I could match them up with a plane there, but I could not find a definitive match.
I have two of the first image. The second image has two different fuselages that had a page with a three-view and a name. SBA 60 and Career 60. Does anyone have any more infomation about these planes? I believe have wings and stabs for all these fuselages.
Thanks!

CAsniffer

Career 60 looks like a curare, SBA 60 looks like an intruder

The photo of the single fuselage looks like a Summit II or III designed by Ivan Kristensen. The SBA is a fiberglass 'knock-off' of the Blue Angel. The Career is a fiberglass 'knock-off' of the Curare. I can't remember who kitted the SBA and the Career but they were sold by Mutchler's hobbies in Indiana (i think??).
My best guesses anyway
will B.

FK made the MK knock-offs.

David

Geez, I wish those kits were still around![&o] I flew the SBA to third place in Advanced at the 1986 Southeastern Championships in Augusta, Georgia...

GPB

Glowplugboy,
Wow! I live right across the river from Augusta, Ga. in North Augusta, S.C. Do you remember where you flew...what area or field? Things have changed quite a bit since 1986.

CAsniffer

rainedave,
Thanks for the information. Can you send me a file of the Mutchler's Hobby ad in higher resolution so I can include it in my [link=http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/pattern1.htm]Classic Pattern Plane Image-base[/link] ? I would appreciate it.
Send it to <[email protected]>. (take out the <&gt

Thanks
CAsniffer

It was a long time ago [X(] and memories fade. Seems like there was a power transfer station near by... only went there once. It was the windiest contest I have ever flown at, however. Direct crosswind as I remember....
GPB

A direct crosswind on contest day was an AMA requirement in those days, wasn't it?

Rick

Absolutely. The judges were scoring landings if you could get it close to the runway. I've never competed in a contest with more wind than this one, ever.

casniffer, I stole that image from 8178's BA thread.

I did find this other Mutchler's ad,though. I'll email you the files.

David

casniffer..WOW What a Score!!!

Very Kewl!!

The Mulchers ad is pretty interesting...I can't really tell but is that "Jetstar" an Aurora45?? It's hard to see detail on the nose...It "looks" a little "shortly coupled" more like the Cosmos...But as far as I know the Cosmos was only a 60 size aircraft...Doesn't mean Mulchers (FK) couldn't have made a smaller version...But there was a 45 sized Aurora from MK so it would be pretty easy to "knock off"...

I wonder if the Career 60 and SBA 60 you have in the photo is Larry Philips glass work?? I just see some "techniques" I recognize that make me think it's a Philips Aircraft..

Very Good Stuff...I would love to see how these materialize!! You have some work to do...

Have Fun...

Chuck

These were imported copies with different names from Fun key I believe. I did have the Career, LATE 1980'S, which was basically a copy of the Curare. The kits were fiberglass fuselages with sheeted wings, stabs, and rudder.

Raindave- thanks for posting those Mutchler's Ad's!

I have two of the ones called "Phoenix 60" and I never knew their origin. They were my dad's and he always called them Phoenix but I was confused because they sure aren't the Don Lowe design.

Does anyone know if the Mutchler's Phoenix 60 is actually a Magic knock-off? To me, that's what it looks like and I've always wondered....

Thanks,
jeff

Glowplugboy,
I sent you a PM.

CAsniffer

The SBA is a Blue Angle knock-off. Super Blue Angel. Great Plane.

Tim

...But as far as I know the Cosmos was only a 60 size aircraft...

MK made a Cosmos 20 kit.This is one I am working on,it will have retracts but have not decided on what motor yet

Talk about bring back memories -- the Arcomaster (sometimes spelled Acromaster) was such a good knockoff of the MK Arrow that the MK wing would fit in the FK fuselage -- "belly pan bulkhead" notch and all.

Tom

MK also kitted a 40 sized Cosmos. The FK kits were fiberglass/foam copies of the MK kits. The kits included sheeted foam surfaces and the price was very good!!
Tony Stillman placed 1st or 2nd in Masters at a Nats many years ago flying an Arcomaster.
-Will