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Offline Robert McHam

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The Keil Kraft Joker
« on: June 01, 2009, 12:08:38 PM »
Another find was this Keil Kraft Joker 1/2A plane.
I know no more than the ad states. Keil Kraft was big in the UK.

The Joker looks really nice. I bet these kits are very rare this side of the pond.
Also did Keil Kraft produce other 1/2A kits?

Found a colour pic of one that sold recently for (gulp) a few cents shy of $110.00 USD! It was in the UK.
The whole thing looks really nice, box art included. Quite colorful and it came with a fuel tank.

Robert
« Last Edit: June 01, 2009, 01:43:45 PM by Robert McHam »
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Re: The Keil Kraft Joker
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2009, 12:21:49 PM »
Hi Robert,

 The KK Joker was the very first control line plane that I had. Must have been all of 12. It was powered by an Allbon Dart 0.55cc diesel. I never did get it to fly, crashed on my first flight, my Dad repaired it and "beefed it up". This was a disaster, as in hindsight it was marginal on power in the first place.
  Fast foward 45 years and I managed to buy a pristine kit, at one of the Old Warden meets. Another 5 years on to the present and I have the original Dart and kit in front of me. I intend to copy the kit using contest grade balsa. I think it should fly just fine!
  Another 1/2A kit that was very pretty was the Mercury Wasp. I built one, again dart powered, when I was 13, crashed that first time out too! Still have the plans for it, maybe a lightweight version with a PAW 80 would go really well.

Regards,

Andrew.
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Offline Robert McHam

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Re: The Keil Kraft Joker
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2009, 01:47:08 PM »
Andrew, thanks for your story. Great stuff. One day I might try one.

Robert
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