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Offline David M Johnson

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Stunt Saber
« on: July 17, 2010, 11:02:24 PM »
I was given a Stunt Saber to resurrect.  Any thoughts or Ideas?  When were these kits produced and were the airplanes anything more than a oddity?
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Re: Stunt Saber
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2010, 05:49:44 AM »
David - if you mean the Saber Stunt, try this:   http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=14898.0

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Re: Stunt Saber
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2010, 07:16:24 AM »
Yep that's the plane. I'm not sure I'll be able to match the finish of Randys but it did come with a health OS 35 so it should fly better than a Fox 35 engined version.
 
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Re: Stunt Saber
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2010, 07:16:36 AM »
The Jetco Sabre Stunt hit the market around 1960, so it's clearly Classic, Nostalgia, and Modern-legal.  I built one of the first-generation kits, also my first full body stunter.

The kit was an easy build, compared to other full body stunters.  Unfortunately, the wing is a bit small and thin compared to the competition.  I built mine with the usual Fox 35 Stunt.

If I was to do it again, I'd use an OS 25 FS or FX and build really light.
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Re: Stunt Saber
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2010, 08:57:54 PM »
It wasn't designed for the current pattern but it is capable of performing the whole sequence.
One was flown to a reasonably high placing at VSC in the early nineties by Mark Hughes. It was a kit, painted and detailed with a healthy stock Fox 35. He flew it well and it was just a little fast and flew the maneuvers a little more open than optimal.
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