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Old 06-12-2008 | 08:32 PM
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Thought I better post up now before tomorrow.
This is an old kit made by Texas Twins, hope the designer got some money out of them before they produced it!! Very nice build and A nice little plane. {Said before the first flight}
The kit was given to me by another local pilot, Bobzilla, I think I'm the fourth owner but the kit stops here!! It's A little 65 inch Extra 260, supposed to be 60 size but it's dwarfed by my CG Extra 300L that is only 68 inches and 60 size, go figure.
Foam core mostly with A built up fuse. I glassed it with A different Poly U method, that was fun and it came out better then any other glass job I have seen. Just took A lot of time. Painted with Klass Kote and the silver pin striping is done with silver dope. Engine is A SK .91 and I used all 5475 H Tech with A Futaba RX.
All the little stuff like switches and GIANT battery goes on and on so I will spare you, I make up my own pull/pull systems and control systems and I have mentioned them over the years.
This little guy does have some minor little problems so I thought I better post before I let it try to leave the bonds of earth and arise to soar with Eagles.
Looks better now then if it ends up in A black plastic bag!!!!!!!!!
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Old 06-12-2008 | 08:37 PM
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Looks great, I do not know about the little problems but I wish you the best of lucks.
Old 06-12-2008 | 09:54 PM
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I've got a third hand kit GP Super Aeromaster that I finished almost a year ago that I'm not ready to maiden. Man, there was a lot of work went into those old kits.

Yours looks great. I'll bet that if it is balaced out OK and the throws aren't to agressive, it's goning to fly great. Get some shot of it in the air and post them.

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Old 06-13-2008 | 05:23 PM
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Big surprise for me, it flew great!!! Took two beeps of down trim and three beeps of aileron trim. I was really worried about the weight of this little plane, it came out very tail heavy. I had to install A 6volt Sub-C battery on the engine box and an extra switch. It still took A big bunch of lead in front of that and is way over weight!! Did I say Heavy??[:@] The SK .91 pulled it just about perfect for IMAC but nothing for 3-D, doesn't mater, I can't fly 3-D anyway. I have some minor little things to take care of before I take it out again next week.
I put it up for sale really cheap before I flew it.
Landed and it's off the market, I'm pleased and surprised.
Sorry Don, I was busy doing all that pilot stuff and couldn't take any photos today. Maybe next week I will have A friend take some close up air shots and post them on his web site, he has A really nice camera!!
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