Great_Planes_Super_Sportster_40_overhaul.

Super_Sportster_40_overhaul. After rebuilding the Nose to a cone shape. Before recovering.


Great_Planes_Super_Sportster_40. This is what it looked like when I bought it. The nose was square🤮. It had an old Super Tigre Como .40 engine.
I had been wanting a SS 40 for a long time.
I found a listing on FB Market place which had a bunch of older glow fuel planes and equipment for sale- one of the planes was a SS 40!
It wasn’t in very nice condition but I knew that I could overhaul it so I offered hem $50 for it and they accepted!😀
I didn’t have to do a ton of work to it- I rounded out the nose and made a few other improvements. It had an old Como .40 engine on it but I wanted more power so I went with a 72 Four Stroke and recovered it with Monokote- the BEST covering available.
it came out exactly how I envisioned it and flies great!
I love this hobby!

Your plane looks great. They have such beautiful lines, and I think a starburst pattern really brings it out. About 35 years ago, I built one as one of the first few kits I built, as I was just learning to fly. It was a handful, until I learned how to get behind the power curve, and come in at a high idle, with the tail dropped, then she always landed like a butterfly. I have very fond memories of that plane.

Great job! That 72 is gonna haul it good. I have a 52 magnum in mine that I think is a good combo. Got to figure out these pics, sorry so large.

Thanks!
Your plane looks cool too!
I ended up putting a 52 Four Stroke on it and flew it over the weekend. I had to fly it at WOT most of the time because it was limited on power so I’m gonna put a 72 FS back on it.

Great job!!! I have a 25 year old SS 90-1.20 I'm working on. The covering is fine but I'm cutting the nose off to invert mount a 20cc gas. It flew great with a Super Tigre 90 but I don't run glow anymore.

David

I also have a 90/120 also.
it had a ST90 when I got it but it lacked performance until I put a 120 Four Stroke on it- really brought it to life!

Great looking plane you made it into. I've been wanting the 120 for a long time. Gonna have to figure out how to work it into my building schedule.

Fantastic rebuild job. I did pretty much the same thing. I picked up a really ugly SS .40 at an auction for $6. I had to replace the entire tail group, repair a lot of damage to the landing gear, and of course recover it. I put a Fox .40 in it and as far as i'm concerned, it's overpowered. It's a great flyer and very forgiving.

carl