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Old 03-08-2004 | 10:28 PM
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A friend of mine built me a sport jet kinda looked like a bandit.Had a OS 46-Turbax-spring airs. Weight was 8 pounds RTF. well to say the least it flew very well was very fast for a 45 sized jet tracted like a pattern plane.Well we got about 10 flights on it and the showoff that i am was doing a low pass about 2 inches off the deck hit a little mound of dirt and completely destoryed it.Just wanted to tell ya Brian SORRY. so go ahead and post some pictures of before and after!!
Old 03-08-2004 | 10:34 PM
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That stinks, but hey, "*****aki happens".[&o]
Old 03-09-2004 | 01:24 AM
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I saw the incident, he was really trying to chase one of the praire dogs down it's hole!!
Old 03-09-2004 | 01:30 AM
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That's a good onejust letting them know there's a new sheriff in town [>:]
Old 03-09-2004 | 08:05 AM
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Pics please. Any plans available?
Old 03-10-2004 | 05:44 PM
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[&:] no plans..
BEFORE....
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Old 03-10-2004 | 05:48 PM
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while it was changed slightly after that and glassed that was the airplane.

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After a 150-160mph impact.............................[:@]

in last photo that is part or the nose impailed in the wing.
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Old 03-10-2004 | 05:56 PM
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a little CA and some paint, it will be fine
Old 03-10-2004 | 06:02 PM
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What about the building techniques involved ? Fuse seems as if it's made of foam ?
Old 03-11-2004 | 02:06 AM
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That's too bad, it was a good looking plane.
I wish there were more balsa jets out.
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foam wing cores and the upper nose section(hatch) was foam core. Balsa din't want to form right with out it. used fiberglass tail tube with no inlet duct. all used equip.
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Looks a lot like either a Skyburner or a Force 10...

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