Would anyone be interested in an all-electric kit version of the Flying Clown?  I've basically taken the PDQ Flying Clown and redesigned it for ease of building, lightness, and strength, and for electric.  With just a small amount of tweaking (fuse thickness) it can be glow powered.  I'm calling it the PDQ Flying Clown 2.0.  It has around 225 squares (a little more than the original, I believe), but the same tail moment and area.  I'm guessing it should build out to about 10-13 oz., depending on the finish.

I'm intending to get a quote from National Balsa this week for having the whole thing laser cut.  For now, I'd probably do short kits only, with the possibility of a full kit or even an ARC (completed fuse, tailfeathers hinged & ready to install, wing assembled with bottom sheeting left for final pushrod installation, and pushrod made up) if there's enough interest.

Just to give you an idea as to what it should look like (like that's needed with an almost 60-year-old design.... ) I'm attaching a pdf of it.

Tight lines,

Steve Berry

Not entirely.  Brodak doesn't offer an exclusively electric version of the Clown (Super & Baby, yes...Flying Clown, no).  Second, it's not meant to be OTS legal or Classic legal.  It's simply meant to be a fun electric plane along the lines of the RingRat 250.

Let me see how much it would be to get the whole thing laser cut.  From there, I can determine shipping cost.  I should be able to get it out for bid this week, and, if all goes well, maybe have a kit or kits in hand by the end of next week.