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Offline jfv

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Sterling Sky Shark
« on: August 03, 2015, 01:51:49 PM »
I recently picked up an old Sterling Sky Shark kit.  Is it legal for any current events? I would make it electric.
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Re: Sterling Sky Shark
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 02:22:44 PM »
It's 'legal' in just about any carrier event.  The only event that it would not be 'legal' is in Profile/Electric Profile.  As kitted, it is shy of the 300 square inch minimum.  That would probably be easy to fix - extend the span and/or add enough fixed flap to make the minimum while you build it.  In any of the class 1- class 2 events, it would not get scale points, being a profile.  But it would be legal to enter.  Oh yeah, it wouldn't be legal in Skyray either. ;D 


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Re: Sterling Sky Shark
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 05:42:47 PM »
Built as it comes in the box, this has been a competitive plane for .15 Carrier in the NW. Not legal for NW Sport .40 Profile.
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Re: Sterling Sky Shark
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2015, 08:19:30 AM »
Thanks for the info guys.  I haven't built a carrier plane since 1963 and want to try it again.  Mostly for fun, but I do want to be able to fly in a contest now and then.  I might just scale the plans to a 300 in2 wing and build it from scratch.
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Re: Sterling Sky Shark
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2015, 08:40:26 AM »
From Day One we had that plane pegged as a carrier trainer that didn't fit into any event.  You would be better off building any profile sport plane and setting it up for NW40 with an OS 40FP.  A Super Clown for example.

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