Sig Berkeley Lancer

[YakNine]

I am considering a Sig Berkeley Lancer kit I was wondering if anyone knows if it comes with landing gear as I fly with a stooge a lot. None of the pictures I have seen show a gear on it, its not a big deal to put something else on it I'm just curious. I think its a sharp looking plane. TJ

[EddyR]

I think the Lancer was a combat model so no need for a gear.
ED

[Tony Drago]

Should have room to install some type of lg.

[YakNine]

Thanks Tony , plenty of room, I'm sure it would make a fun sport model and the price is easy to take too. I just like how it looks it just says 1950's to me when I look at it. TJ

[don boka]

The Lancer was Art Pawloski's combat plane and I can guarantee it did not have a landing gear. If I recall correctly Art won Sr. Combat with it at the Nats in the fifties. The Atom was Art's Precision Aerobatics airplane and a winner as well. I think that is the year he won both events. A Fox 35 with a bit of fuel additive was the power.
 I would imagine Berkeley took a few liberties with the design.
It was an I-Beam design which at the time was very popular with the Strathmoor Model Airplane Club of Detroit with quite a "Secret" method of construction. I recall reading that the I-Beam originated in the thirties and free flight was the thing. U-control was not quite around at that time. Could be mistaken. Enjoy!
Don Boka.

[Dennis Leonhardi]

I flew a lot of combat back in those dark ages and couldn't imagine the design was very rugged, but it surely does bring back the era.  And the Atom is just plain gore-jus … Have fun, TJ!  Pawloski must have been a very accomplished flyer.

I have plans for several combat models of the era, as does Bob Mears.

Dennis

[wwwarbird]

 I picked up one of the Sig kits at the Polk City, IA contest last year. Bob Smith from Sig was participating there so I conned him into swinging by the factory early Sunday morning and bringing it to the contest. I too kept looking at it and just couldn't get over the great period look so I decided I had to have one. Didn't realize until this thread though that it was an I-Beam design. My Sig version is still sealed in the plastic for now so I don't know, did they retain the I-Beam construction?

[Tony Drago]

I would say yes.

[wwwarbird]

I would say yes.

 Where was the picture clipped from?

[Tony Drago]

From a Sig ad on the net.

[Trostle]

It is unfortunate that the Lancer is not OTS legal.  This would be one of the top OTS ships.  But, alas.

Keith

[John Park]

This design would be a perfect candidate for a simple two-wheel drop-off undercarriage - you can use nice big wheels for flying off grass, but make sure you put on plenty of daylight-fluorescent paint, or you'll waste a lot of time looking for it after every flight!

Regards
John

[wwwarbird]

From a Sig ad on the net.

 Thanks Tony. 

[Tony Drago]