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Classic Designs => Classic Planes => Topic started by: James Mills on January 23, 2010, 12:38:30 PM

Title: Colossus
Post by: James Mills on January 23, 2010, 12:38:30 PM

I have one of Walter's Colossus kits that I'm planning to get into soon.  Did the Colossus ever have fuse mounted landing gear?

Thanks,

James

Title: Re: Colossus
Post by: Randy Powell on January 23, 2010, 11:52:33 PM

I've still got one under the bench. Will get to it eventually.

Title: Re: Colossus
Post by: dennis lipsett on January 24, 2010, 12:59:22 AM

I think that the Umland Colossus was a very limited release. That makes the owners of this kit a very exclusive club. Of course it's magnificent.
Dennis

Title: Re: Colossus
Post by: Gordan Delaney on January 27, 2010, 04:37:22 PM

Jim,

As far as I know they were all wing gear mounted.

Gordy

Title: Re: Colossus
Post by: RandySmith on January 27, 2010, 08:26:36 PM

Quote from: James Mills on January 23, 2010, 12:38:30 PM

I have one of Walter's Colossus kits that I'm planning to get into soon.  Did the Colossus ever have fuse mounted landing gear?

Thanks,

James

Hi James

You can use a fuse mount  dural , or CF gear on the plane and still be perfectly legal to fly, It would be a good idea to keep it in the same position as the wing mount gear

Randy

Title: Re: Colossus
Post by: RogerGreene on February 01, 2010, 05:27:00 PM

The original had wing mounted gear. :)
Roger

Title: Re: Colossus
Post by: De Hill on February 18, 2010, 01:12:32 PM

The original Colosuss was designed and built on Naha, Okinawa in 1964. It was inspired by the Werwage Ares.

It won Stunt at the USAF Far East Championships held in Tachikawa, Japan in 1964.