Hisato-san,

Sorry to hear of your lost.

My XX should be ready this weekend.

Adrian

Hi Adrian

Do you know Hisato and Bryan as well ?

Troy

Troy,

I sold a lot of airplane covers to Hisato. As for Bryan, I used to fly his Patriot and Patriot 3D, and yes, I know him well.

Adrian

Hi Adrian

Are you building a shinden as well then ??

Thanks

Troy

Troy,

I am not building one. I am finishing an Astral XX right now.

Adrian

Hi Everyone

An update on the quest, the plans have gone of to the printer for final testing the first set of composite parts came out clean. I just needed to modify the canopy to fuse turtle decking angle a tiny bit. First set of laser cut formers should be back midweek. This is production stuff not prototype. Have all the templates for the foam cores etc ready The only thing left to work on is the fin templates I missed dome measurements in there some where.
Pictures real soon

Thanks

Troy

Any progress of your Quest project ? looking forward to seeing the pictures of your Quest.

Regards
Hisato

Hi Hisato

How are you ? Have you got your plans yet ? I will send some pictures later ? Have you streated the shinden yet ?

Thanks

Troy

Hi Troy

I have not recieved any yet, do you send then via sea pacel or air ? I got parts from Bryan and some template of formers.
still can not start to build yet.

Regards
Hisato

Hi Hisato

I sent them early last week, Monday I will check today where they are at. What formers templates did Bryan send you ? I will send you the templates for the wings today, but you need the other item in the package to install to be able to print or read them

Thanks

Troy

Is it ready yet?

Well the quest is nearly ready to go, I have a few composites ready and even have a plug ready for one and also the wood version

Troy

So are you just going to tease us the entire time or provide pictures. Seriously, this is just cruel.

I understand the Shiden will be available from BVMPROPS very soon. I can't wait to see the end result. So many airplanes so little money.

Hi Troy, what happened to this project?

Hi
I have been wondering the same thing. I would love to get my hands on a set of Quest plans and parts.

Mike

Me three!

Great, me four.

Dave

How Easily we forget the origin of design
the nose that started it all !

Bryan

The Quest always has been my favorite design of Bryan's. It's a shame that nothing came of this thread, as I would have loved a set of plans and glass parts to build my own Quest.

At least we have the Allure to drool over now.

Oh man, how did I miss this?? Id like to know the status of these plans too! Id very much like a set of the Shinden!

Hi Jim
you probably missed it because I designed the Quest in 1999 and built it in 01for Jason Shulman with hopes he would use it in the Japan invitational AIM But he did not get invited , and it was finished too late for the World champs that year in Ireland, "I Think "
I don`t know if you were in pattern at that time. I only completed one model ,Still probably one of my Favorites , I still have another one in the bones framed up but no plans , only my pencil drawings.

ZN line agreed to kit this plane, I even built a plug! But I pulled out and decided not to do it because I went back to YS from OS. By that time , I was hot on the Shinden and the new YS 160. I flew the Quest for 4 years, 3 years with the OS 1.4 EFI, Made the finals at the Nats one or two times with it, and One year with the Dreadful 1.4 DZ nearly shook it to pieces LOL.

It taught me so much about trimming modern designs and frustrated me at the same time. the Valiant was a sister to the Quest and was a progression of that fuse shape with softer curves. The New Allure takes it one step farther and will be the third generation of the Quest.

This guy who started the thread contacted me and asked for the plans to cad it I was reluctant But sent them anyway. He was really energized to get the airplane kit going But I think it was over his head and I nearly had to go to Australia to get my plans back from him after he pooped out. I havn`t heard from him again and neither has anyone else I don`t think

Anyway just a little on the airplane and the thread, the nose shape started a new trend in pattern design Now it`s pretty much ho hum, they all have the v vent cut out and hood riser look, But I created it Harold Collins and I sold tons of my cheek cowlings and hood scoops around the world ,as add on parts for anyone to use and dress their models up we practically wore the molds out! people glued them to Ariel's and Jeckle`s ! lol

I still have the Quest plug so you never know !
Bryan