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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: kevin king on November 17, 2020, 02:47:54 PM

Title: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: kevin king on November 17, 2020, 02:47:54 PM
https://youtu.be/acyNrW_nkHw
Title: Re: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: Steve Helmick on November 17, 2020, 08:14:56 PM
Lap time is about 5.7 seconds on 70' center to center lines? PA .75, right?  LL~ Steve
Title: Re: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: phil c on November 22, 2020, 03:31:10 PM
Quote from: Steve Helmick on November 17, 2020, 08:14:56 PM
Lap time is about 5.7 seconds on 70' center to center lines? PA .75, right?  LL~ Steve

Looks like about a 17sec lap,  maybe a RR 2300 ???
Title: Re: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: kevin king on November 22, 2020, 06:30:54 PM
This was to be Tsunami's last race. Tragically on the fight home it crashed, taking the life of its owner John Sandberg.
Title: Re: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: PerttiMe on November 22, 2020, 09:22:44 PM
There's a Tsunami restoration in progress.
Title: Re: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: kevin king on November 23, 2020, 12:48:45 AM
@PerttiMe. Yes, I'm following it on Instagram. It looks like a total from the ground up restoration. I hope to see it race again. Apparently The owners son, or maybe grandson flys Control Line stunt. How cool is that ?
Title: Re: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: kevin king on November 23, 2020, 01:00:32 AM
456 mph with the inboard wing tip sometimes reaching maybe 100' off the ground? The pilots must have b**** of steel.
Title: Re: Tsunami lap speed 478mph
Post by: Dennis Leonhardi on November 23, 2020, 03:20:09 AM
Quote from: kevin king on November 23, 2020, 12:48:45 AM
@PerttiMe. Yes, I'm following it on Instagram. It looks like a total from the ground up restoration. I hope to see it race again. Apparently The owners son, or maybe grandson flys Control Line stunt. How cool is that ?

Keith Sandberg is an active member of the Minneapolis Piston Poppers and an excellent builder and flyer as well as an all-around good guy.  His daughter Rachel is a pretty good builder & flyer on her own.

And Keith is the nephew of Jack; Keith's father Jim was actually in partnership with Jack for a time.  Good people!

Dennis