World Engines - kits

[Dennis Toth]

Guys,
Does anyone know who or what company bought out the inventory of World Engines - kits? I am trying to track down a ship they sold call the Thunder Hawk. I'm hoping that where every the kits landed they may have one or at least the plans for the ship.

Best,     DennisT

[Steve_Pollock]

Do you mean this one?  Don't have the plans, but the picture may trigger somebody's memories.

[john e. holliday]

I don't know if he is still alive or not, but Bob Watts of the KC area flew one of those at a contest at Blue Ridge Mall.  You could see the plate glass moving in the store windows. And yes he did fly the stunt pattern.   They only let him make one flight.  It was the first time I had seen a pulse jet let alone hear hit.   

[Lyle Spiegel]

Anyone that was a Brodaks knows this  is perfect project for Dan Banjock. I hope someone supplies plans to build it.

[Dennis Toth]

Steve,
That the one!!! I hope we can find the plans somewhere out there in cyber control line world.

Best,    DennisT

[Motorman]

Looks like a straight forward design. Unless you're going for historical accuracy you could attempt to draw plans from the picture that would be very close.

MM

[Dennis Toth]

Well, kinda looking for the real design. The original was called the Martin Thunder Hawk, by the Martin company the original manufacture of the Dyna Jet engine. World Engines somehow got the rights and matched it with the larger OS pulse jet but would probably work with the small OS jet (and would be a lot quitter).

Best,      DennisT

[Air Ministry .]

Whys it called a ' Thunder Jet ' . 

 

[Dennis Moritz]

Where's the space for fuel? Dan's Dyna Jet stunter uses 18.5 ounces for about 3 minutes. It'll to a facsimile of all the shapes. Most need over 45 degrees. Flies at 80 miles an hour. A balsa sheeted familiar stunter wing. Wing was around so it got used. I forget the specific origin. Looks like more wing than the plane inquired about. Dan also flies an aluminum MIG with the OS Engine mentioned. I believe it was a World Engine kit that needed to be totally re-engineered. More an idea than a kit. Among other changes, Dan remade the wing and controls. The MIG took two years of tinkering to make reliable flights. Keep the extinguisher handy. The stunter flew right off the board. Hard to believe, but true. We doubted that the Dyna Jet would feed through stunt maneuvers. Lots of thinking about pressure and fuel regulators. Plenty of napkins full of blue ink. Dan made an 18.5 ounce chicken hopper. It works.