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Classic Designs => Classic Planes => Topic started by: Tim Wescott on October 07, 2014, 12:03:33 AM

Title: Weird looking, good flying, classic-legal planes?
Post by: Tim Wescott on October 07, 2014, 12:03:33 AM

So far the Temco TT-1 is looking good:

http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=4648 (http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=4648)

And the Fierce Arrow, but I'm not sure how well it works:

http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5845 (http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5845)

Any others?

Title: Re: Weird looking, good flying, classic-legal planes?
Post by: Howard Rush on October 07, 2014, 01:47:42 AM

You gotta make a Fierce Arrow.  There are some later Fierce Arrow models that are Classic legal and flew well.  Be sure you get genuine Netzeband plans.  Lots of reproductions are inaccurate. 

Title: Re: Weird looking, good flying, classic-legal planes?
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on October 07, 2014, 07:28:41 AM

The Pinto was a much better looking airplane than the old stunter.

The "Dragon Fly was another unusual stunter.

Steve Wooley had a Fierce Arrow dressed up with wheel pants, that made it look a whole lot better.

Title: Re: Weird looking, good flying, classic-legal planes?
Post by: Balsa Butcher on October 07, 2014, 11:00:15 AM

You probably know this but RSM kits the Fierce Arrow and there is a detailed building guide for it on the RSM website. I have seen them fly...impressive.  8)

Title: Re: Weird looking, good flying, classic-legal planes?
Post by: Tim Wescott on October 07, 2014, 11:10:25 AM

Quote from: Tom Niebuhr on October 07, 2014, 07:28:41 AM

The Pinto was a much better looking airplane than the old stunter.

He could have done better, yes.  One of the attractions for me is that if you built it right it would be a dual-purpose airplane: at least on the Outerzone plans the boom looks to be 3/4" wide or less, which would make the plane legal for profile here in the Pacific Northwest.  If I built it I'd make the boom out of the lightest balsa I could find, or maybe even foam, with CF over the top.

Title: Re: Weird looking, good flying, classic-legal planes?
Post by: Russell Shaffer on October 07, 2014, 07:49:40 PM

Actually, Tim, I think if you left the engine exposed on the Fierce Arrow it would be profile legal by the strict letter of the rule.  The fuselage does not exceed 3/4 inch behind the wing. 

Title: Re: Weird looking, good flying, classic-legal planes?
Post by: Dan McEntee on October 07, 2014, 09:05:45 PM

  There is a 400 sq. in. version of the Fierce Arrow that I plan to build that doesn'ttake up as much room and the larger one. Todd Lee had one for a while when he was in college and use it to some success down south. The original M.A.N. plans are out there, and John Miller did a CAD version of the plans that he consulted with Wild Bill on while he was still with us, and both John and Bill though one of todays .15 would be plenty of power for it. Like the great Walt Mooney once said, so many airplanes and so little time!
   Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee