Anybody built a Fury Stunter from 1967--Flying Models.  Designer was Don Bambrick?

Randy P is right (again!) The WOlgast Fury was (I just read recently) derived frim the Eddy Elasic Impala.  Don's Fury were jet-styled designs.

I do not have any pix of the Fury that was published, which was the second version.  But I did find some pix of the first version (different fin shape, different trim)

Jim D:
Since no one has come forth with their experiences with the Fury, I'll try to help.  I remember the ORIGINAL Furys fly, some 42(!) years ago, so I may be guilty of some "oldtimers" factoid errors.

Don's Fury 1 & 2 were powered by Fox 35's with the first generation muffler, the Spin-A-Flow.  I recall Fury 1 (the pix I posted) finished in the high 40 oz range and flew pretty well - but was done in by a bad (built in) fuel tank.  Fury #2 - the one shown in the magazine article was absolutely gorgeous, possibly the best CLPA bird ever built.  It earned either 38 or 39 appearance points (the old 40 point scale) from George Aldrich at the 1966 NATs.

Cockpit detailing was unparalleled. On the field a Navy officer examined the Fury and told Don he put the throttle quadrant in the wrong spot!  The base color was candy-blue, approx 20 highly thinned/fogged coats over a metalflake silver base.  The Fury used the "piano hinges" and Letraset white panel lines, with lots of other "service" lettering.

Fury 2 finished in the low 50 oz range (memory says 53 oz) flying with the very quiet (and very restrictive) muffler.  Some time later Don gutted the muffler for a weight save and a substantial power boost - without getting a lot louder.  It was better but Don started using McCoy 40's with the slightly larger Fury #3.

I think the Fury would make a formidable Classic contender if built in the mid-40 oz range with a modern 36 or light 40 engine or electric.  The aerodynamics are sound, and the plans show an alternate open bay D-tube (instead of fully sheeted) wing that should build at a reasonable weight even with today's heavier wood.

I was there for all of the NJ Classics. We were all in the Circle Burners at that time. Lou is a very special person and long time friend. Ed Elasick and I used to practice and go to contests together.

The Impala was first. Lou then made a modified version, using a "JD Falcon" wing and squared off rudders, and called it "Fury". Ed was not too happy about it at the time, since I also had an airplane called "Fury". But I never had an issue with it. Like I said, Lou is a very good friend. I think it is a compliment when some of your ideas are used to develope something else.

FOUND a pix of Dons Fury #2 as published in FM.  Note the slightly different fin shape, piano hinges and two fences per wing as Bob mentioned..

Someone needs to build this bird!

The Bambrick Fury was published in Flying Models in February of 1967, establishing it firmly as Classic legal. The plan for it is listed in the Carstens Flying Plans Catalog as CF-141.

I have the foam wing templates for that model on file at my Robin's View Productions company, and have recently cut and covered a wing for one for a customer who said that he's involved in the making of a major motion picture that will feature the C/L Fury model in some way. He did not elaborate on that much, so I don't know the plot or the name of the film.

The Fury is one model I keep looking at as a potential Classic contender. It has wing fences, which may actually enhance the overhead performance of the model and give it more line tension in other maneuvers as well. Jury is out on that until someone builds one and reports on it... I'm very surprised that no one has shown up at VSC with one of these models. The plans show a fully sheeted wing, so this one could be built with a cored out foam wing and still be legal under the rules for Classic.

Later - Bob Hunt

Hey Bob. Don B was a big wing fence guy. He claimed he could feel the difference in the overheads. A couple local combat guys used them too for the same reason.

Are there plans for the Ultrasonic wandering around somewhere? I like this plane.