found these two pics of a very nice build flown in Argentina nationals, chip hyde say the thing is a rocket. some pictures and details will be forthcoming

Nice airplane considering it does not have a nose wheel

i know it doesn't need to be said but no pipe (noise), no retracts and no nose gear.[:'(][:@]

I don't think there were any electric powered pattern ships flying in the Seventies. It could be just me...

On the other hand, as a sport model for today's flying, it is very pretty. I just couldn't swallow the $2,000 battery bill.


Ed Cregger

Its probably swinging something bigger than an 11x7. You'd run into ground clearance issues with the standard tricycle setup. An inrunner motor would allow you to swing a small prop faster. It wouldn't be as efficient, but it would allow you to maintain the proper aesthetics.

these pics are from the Argentina nationals and are very recent, chip hyde posted these and some other good stuff on the other forum here

Because I am just learning about these designs, I would have probably thought it was a neat model that looked like an older pattern ship rather than actually being a Phoenix!
The gear looks pretty good. Nice finish. Overall a very nice looking redo of an old design.
Chris...

Got to give the SPA guys some credit for just saying NO to electrics! Maybe it is the beginning of something great like retracts, pipes and no four strokes.