Stallion flys again

[Leester]

I finnally got some full flights on my 36 year old K&B Stallion 35. After sitting my garage for about 8 years and locked up tight from castor I crock potted the old thing several years ago. For grins I built a Brodak Buster (was my first C/L plane in 69) put my Stallion in it and after several failures due to lack of running in after so long being neglected I got about 4 flights on it last tuesday. It felt pretty good and on the Buster it was pretty fast. Nice to have it back in service again, I bought it new for about $6.00 in 1971. Larry and Russ at the flying field said it needed more run in time and they were right, Thanks guys.

[Bill Adair]

Mighty nice looking Buster, Lee!

I have a Stallion .35 around here somewhere, but the compression don't feel so good. Best to let this old dog lie, I think.

Had a new Stallion back in the early sixties and ran it on LHS cheap fuel, with the usual results. 

Bill

[Garf]

I gave up on the Stallion I had as a lost cause a long time ago. I never could get it to run right. I don't even know what became of it.

[john e. holliday]

My brother and I bought the K&B Stallion when they came out.  Mine ran like a rat race engine in that period of time.  My brothers had the best stunt run I had ever seen up to that point in time.  A few years ago I picked one up off e-bay for twice what I paid for the first one.  This one runs a good fast rich two stroke.  Two and three quarters ounces of fuel for the whole pattern using Top Flight 11-5 prop.  It was also very easy starting.  If it wasn't for lack of muffler would fly it again.  Have fun,  DOC Holliday

[Robert McHam]

the Stallion .35 was my first "big" engine. The largest up till then were a few .049s.

It ran great and to me was quite powerful. Its first flight was on a Top Flite Kombat Kat. This plane was almost more than I could handle! It was also my first combat plane. Covered in the (then new) Chrome Monokote, the LHS owner advised against this for covering because of sun glare.

Anyway once cranked it was nearly more than my pit crewman could handle holding. I remember the first time he was leaning way back on his heels.

The engine ran great for me and was easy to start. I had no other engine to compare iot to for many years.

Robert   

[Bill Heher]

I also got a Stallion .35 for my 1st "Big Engine". 13th birthday and my dad gave me a new shiny case Stallion and a S1 Ringmaster kit.  Best birthday present ever! I still have the fuselage for that RM 35 years later, with a homebrew wing w/flaps and a stab 2x too big.

Stallion bit the dust in a Sterling Neuport 28- maiden flight. Here's a handy tip- if you balance a plane by sticking 2oz of lead in the bottom of the cowl, don't take the cowl off to adjust the engine- then launch without putting the cowl back on! A short, exciting flight that ended up with the engine case broken at the front of the lugs- dag nabbit!