Does anyone have any info about any kits available of a U2 Spyplane? I know there was one available in the 1980's but I don't know anything more about it. Supposedly it was put out by Knights of the Air...are they still around? I've always been interested in putting one together. Any info GREATLY appreciated about this or any other U2 kit.

U2 Kit

Your information is correct. Knights of the Air did in fact produce a kit for D/F. I was involved in the generation of CAD assembley drawings for this kit. (circa 1985)

It was marketed thru Tower Hobbies for a breif period.

All tooling etc was sold to a fellow in New Jersey.

I will try and gather the name and contact of the current owner info for you if possible.

Regards.

Kerry J. Sterner (Vampire)

Thank you so much for the effort. I know its unlikely, but it would be a dream to find one of the kits prebuilt or not. I don't suppose you have one. I'd pay a premium to get ahold of one.

Butch Sycles (SP?) up in Dallas has a mold for a large one. It flies at the SWFF every year.

Mike

Hallo Sean

There are two manufacturers of the U2 as a kit in Germany.
One is Werner Kranz who recently had an advert in a rc magazine for an all glass 3.2 m U2 for use as a sailplane, impeller or jet turbine. Cost is approx. € 1000 or Dollars ( I think they are still 1:1)
The other is in a 2.1 or 2.4 meter version with GFK fuselage and styro/abbachi wings. I don't think that either of these gentlemen have a homepage yet, but I could dig out the tel. numbers or email addresses if you would like them.

regards

Daniel

Tam (of tamjets.com) had a U2. Not sure if it was a kit, but I know there were moulds for it, so you could always ask him for details.

Gordon

Mike do you have any pics of Butch's U-2....what size is it?

Tams is a TR1.

The Knights of the Air U-2 is not to big! and would be a bit small for currently available turbines...

A larger U-2 would make a great turbine trainer....

check with DCM here on RCU. he will know if butch still has the molds or not. If I am not mistaken it was about a 96" long fuse. we might even have a "butch" sighting at the metroplex jets meet over at texas motor speedway in a few weeks.

If Butch's U2 was white, I have a blooper from one of the Southwest Jet shows. It involves his U2 screaming right at me, I wish I had filmed the impact with the pilot box, but I was too busy running to save my worthless hide. Broke the nose clean off, but I saw it fly the very next year, real impressive. BIG!

Hi everybody, Butch's molds warped so in the can they went. I have flown a copy from the molds and the model belongs to Paul
Stelly. It has a wingspan of 150" and flies like a baby. If the interest is there I could get the lines cnc cut a fuse plug and make a mold to create some bodies. The wings are hot wired foam with balsa skins.

David Hudson

www.dcmodelshop.com

David,
You've got an F8U Crusader and my 1/5th Panther to do before you start something new ......
Johnny

And F-117, Help me I'm going stark raving mad.



David Hudson

David, I would very, very interested in a large U2, sounds awesome...
If you have the time? please put me down for a U2 kit : )

Cheers-

Hello all

Here are the details for The Kranz U2:

Span: 3.49 meters (137 inches)
Fuselage 2.16 meters (85 inches)

All glass Model in 2 versions.

U-2A @ € 910
U-2B @ € 970

I am not sure what the difference between the A and B are.

Other Jets on his program are:

Lockheed SR-71
Vought A-7 Corsair II (1.69 m span)
Being 707, 737, 747
Airbus a-300, 310

In November there is a Model Expo in Stuttgart and if Mr Kranz is there with his selection I will dig up this post and give some more details.

Werner Kranz
Friedrichstrasse 30
44581 Castrop-Rauxel
Germany

Tel: + 49 2305 81402 or 73459

Regards

Daniel

Could you provide details on the Stuttgart show?

BTW I'm pretty sure Werner Krantz does not speak English so you might have to find a German speaker before you call.

Mike

DCM: I too would love to see a large scale kit. I've got a 104" TR1 under construction-for years- and it really is too small for many 'goodies'. I could barely build the fuse around a 5" fan. Always thought it would make a great jet trainer. I was at Patrick AFB (E. Coast of Fla.) years ago and used to watch them do touch and goes in the evening. In my mind at least, got to be one of the sexiest aircraft flying.

Hi Daniel, please send me any info you have and further Werner Kranz U2 details when available....
I have also seen his awesome A7 Corsair, and emailed him about 12 months ago re further info.
Mike is right Mr Kranz does not appear to be very fluent in English and it was hard to get any details via e-mail on the A7.
If anyone can help shed some more light on the Werner Kranz kits, info, specs and availability. It would be appreciated, I am very interested in the U2 and A7....

Cheers-

Talk to Jason Somes I think he could get access to the molds from the U2 he flew in "Thirteen Days"

It was a big one

Hello Ozcan

I will call Mr Kranz tomorrow and see what information I can get from him. Possibly he has a brochure or info that he can send me by mail, which I will then Scan or mail on to who ever wants it.
There are also one or two active German forums in which I could ask for Information about these two aircraft.

I will post another message once I have spoken to Mr Kranz.

regards

Daniel

Matt, do you have any more info on Jasons U2? pics, specs? also maybe Jasons email address...

Cheers-

Found a picture of Butch's U-2 on my old web page.

http://home.earthlink.net/~youngling/wsn3120.html

Mike

Mike, re- your web page U2 pic, thats the first R/C Hustler I have ever seen... any info on that one!!! another beauty.

<<Matt, do you have any more info on Jasons U2? pics, specs? also maybe Jasons email address... >>

He is on here somewhere?!?

You there Jason? If you are bored round up a few guys off this list and lets pull some fuses, I need the practice!! (not kidding)

Hi!

Werner Krantz produces the U-2 in two different scales I think. One was constructed for D/F-use and can be powered by RAM500 or simmilar. And it flies like a sailplane.

David

Daniel.
Do you have the web addresses to the two german forums you mentioned earlier?

Thanks,