Anyone know the CG on the built Great Planes Skybolt kit? I would appreciate if they would please send it along to me.
Thanks KRC
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2-3/4" behind the leading edge of the top wing at rib T7. Straight from the instruction manual. If you need it you can download a copy of the manual directly from Great Planes' website, you can find it here: [link]http://manuals.hobbico.com/gpm/gpma0170-manual.pdf[/link]

Hope this helps

Ken

Ken, you start the one you got from Minn yet?

Naw, not yet. In fact, it's not even "in line" yet. I have to come up with an engine for it first. I mainly picked it up because A) I love the way it looks, B) I've always wanted one, and C) Great Planes has discontinued the kit. So I was making sure that I get one while I still could. Maybe Santa will be nice to me and bring me an OS 120!! [X(]

Ken

I got one from my secret Santa (early gift) and its in the queue right now for me too. Kind of the same situation, need an engine, other projects, etc. Funny, your rationale for wanting one probably matches many other's too - it did me. I love the way they look. Plus with all the help here on RCU from people who already built em - its tough not to add it to the collection.

Didn't realize that the kit was discontinued ... is that why they now produce the ARF?

Bax can probably answer this better than I can, but my guess is that they killed the kit BECAUSE they were now producing the ARF.

There are lots of kits being taken off of the market these days. So I'm in a kit collecting mode. Whenever I see a kit that I think I would like to build later on down the road I'll buy it and stash it in my "hidey-hole"!!!!

Plus, when I get ready to build I trace all of the parts out so that I can always cut one from scratch later on if I want to build another one down the road.

Ken

Make that a YS 110. It costs 5 bucks more than the OS 120 and it will let you move the tank back to the CG

Mike-

You've been recommending that YS 110 a lot lately. Wasn't that a YS on your Ultimate when you came to visit me and got in about half a flight before you had engine trouble?

I'm still planning on a Saito 125 for mine. Much lighter and my Saitos have never let me down.

-Scott

Well yea, but that was because I had loosened the muffler and never tightened it properly. If you recal, the muffler fell off in flight which is what caused the dead-stick

Discontinued??? I'm glad I got mine then before the start going for $300 on eBay.

You know how we lawyers are . . . always trying to twist the facts.

RCKen,
How do you know the kit has been discontinued? I looked on the GP web site and it doesn't say anything about discontinued, it still references the plane/ Thanks

Talks with a VP at Great Planes, as well as the GP reps in Toledo. They didn't actually say "It's discontinued", but rather they said "If you want one you had better get one while you can".

Ken

I think that can be said of any and all kits that GP/Tower produces.
Only a matter of time.

Mike Hammer

Yea, I only sold it to Ken cheap cause I knew he would he would make templates of all the parts in case I ever needed one down the raod

And here I thought you were just being nice!!! Now I see what your true motives really are!!!!! [>:]

Would you like me to build you one from those templates too??? [8D]

Ken

Is that an offer?

Damn Ken, you ARE the best!

sounds like someone put their foot in their mouth!! LOL

The Great Planes Super Skybolt kit is still considered a current-production airplane. It is not slated for discontinuation at this time...in fact, more kits for stock are on order from the plant.

Good deal!

Bill,
that is indeed good news. Thanks for updating us. And that will teach me to listening to the rumor mill!!!!

Ken

Yea, but it was a great excuse to buy one!!

that was my thinking too!!! maybe when i get a bit of $$$ i'll get another to have "just in case" you know rainy days, another lost finger incident, the wrath of the sky gods, etc. etc.

I know this has probably been beat to death and you're probably tired of hearing it but are there any new kits being designed? I understand that they definitely don't sell as well as they used too and that there are business decisions that must be made. Some new stuff would be great though. I'd love to see some 3-d type kits or maybe a .40 or .60 sized Yak-54, more all-around sport type planes, etc.

Chuck, you'd be better off going to the GP site to ask that Question