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Bolly Scorpion was another one I always wanted to get. Can't find a half decent pic of one though....
Here's an olf video of one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ranm3h0NVcs

I actually see that Scorpion I posted was converted to EDF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTthojQk-HY

That XXX is nice, it's on my list because of the looks. But airframe is $1200, now add retracts, struts and turbine conversion kit. Kinda puts it in the realm of all the new planes we have around (not sub $1000 airframes).
The PAF Sting Evo ($914 US last time I checked) is also something I'm looking at (like the looks of the XXX better, plus the XXX is an arf, the Sting Evo is a kit).
This is why I'm also looking at the Reaction 54 kit. You can buy it and retracts for around $800 (yes I know, also a little time, and it doesn't look like a jet). Plus I found a scheme that I can live with.

I have flown a reaction 54. It was fun with a PST P600 clone of a Wren. Flew like a big pattern ship.

Could cheat and skip the retracts to save time and cash.

dw_crash

Please keep us posted on this one.
I had V1 but that really was a waste of time and money cause of all the things wrong with it.

I still got my eyes on one and it fit's in my opinion the jet what we are looking for on this tread.

But then it has to be an real V2 with all the hick up's taken out, otherwise i would not burn my fingers on it again, after my V1 xxx

except for price.

I think retracts are a necessary evil for turbine jets.

I just maiden my HSD Super Viper Turbine "Foamy" today and they really flew nice! I received the PNP version and added a JetCat P-60 to push it around nicely. I got mine from dragonhobbyusa but I think Global Jet Club is now carrying them as well.
Mike
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=2168605

Yes, they are nice and easy to fly. We are now the exclusive distributor for this Turbofoam jet, we have turbinized it and upgraded all the parts and servos so they now fly more like composite airframe. Wings are also modified so it's more symmetrical in performance. We introduce it at First in Flight and will fly a bunch of them at Kentucky Jet. If you have any 12-14 pounder paper weight, you can give it a life instead with this peppy jet.

Mike

i built the prototype #001 and im sure that while being a big bird (2.2m), due to its light weight will fly just fine on an 80.
i will test this combo soon too, with K80.

I wish I had the know how and more so..the TIME..to build a plug and make molds because I have been playing with that idea for a long time. Have a sport jet in my head that's part, F-5, T-38, and F-20.
Old school!

About 10-12 years ago there was a sport jet from Germany, called Jurassic. I have done some small modifications to it, and tried to cad it, making it suitable for laser cutting. A friend of mine started building the prototype, but then he suddenly could afford ARF jets ;-)
It was made for 100-120N engines, but could probably be scaled down a bit.
http://www.jetsweden.se/forum/e107_p...topic.php?8268

Hey, now that looks pretty good! I prefer more of a T-38/F-5 tail (I know I'm picky!) but that looks very nice man!
Have you done anymore with this? A built up wood kit would be cool!
You fuse shape is perfect :) WIsh I could do CAD like this

Agreed. My old BVM F-86 flew fantastic with the P-70 too. People have been overpowering the Bandit for a long time and somehow a P-120 or greater became what you "needed" in one. People forget the original Bandit flew on a JPX turbine that barely put out 8 pounds of thrust installed.

Maybe Tom Cook would be willing to sell the tooling to the Starfire 2C to someone? I'm 100% in agreement though that I wish BVM would have kept the smaller jets available on a custom order basis. A K-45 powered Aggressor III would be a hell of a combo!

So did BVM trash all his Aggressor and Viper tooling?

I like all of those jets you posted but I am very partial to the red Aggressor II, It flies very well! :o

That's a hanger queen! :) I thought you said it landed solid, you know like a lead Sled.

Leave my hangar queen alone. At Least I fly my jets before selling them. :o Lands just fine, and now it has brakes. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mMRj3JOco

Good thing you did, took 1000' to stop that sled!

The Reaction can be made to look more like a jet by adding inlets and a canopy.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=2174924http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=2174923

I've flown a Reaction 54. It is a fun plane. Some dislike cause it not a sexy, zippy, jet. Just a good flying, fun, sport plane that happens to have a turbine instead of prop. Sure....no 200 mph rocket, but fun in other ways like a sport plane should be.

dw_crash

downside though, Dave, is with down canted engine the Reaction leaves marks in the grass wherever it goes. (taxiing, runups and takeoff rolls are all very evident a few days later:(

I had an R54 and they are great but they lack all of the criteria in the small fast and sexy category haha.

Reo...I give you that.