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Title: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: Paul Taylor on March 07, 2008, 09:10:09 AM

I know the Tutor II came from the Tutor. But who came up with the idea for the Tut2?  And don't say Top Flite. n~



Paul  H^^

Title: Re: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: Scott Jenkins on March 07, 2008, 10:39:53 AM

Paul,
I have an original kit and plans by Top Flite. I will look at the plans tonight and see if it says who dunit.
Thirty five or more years ago I started out wanting to fly stunt but after a miserable experience with a
Jr. Nobler. I turned to combat and racing to relieve some of that aggression problem is, I am still aggressive
when it comes to racing finally got a good pilot (in training).    f~ ~^
Scott

Title: Re: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: Bill Little on March 07, 2008, 11:13:32 AM

I kinda doubt the Tutor II was designed by the same fella who designed the original Tutor.  I cannot recall who designed the Tutor, but I believe it was one of our great C/L scale pilots/builders.  Charlie Bauer??????????

Title: Re: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: richardhfcl on March 07, 2008, 12:21:20 PM

Bill,

     Charlie Bauer gives the credit for designing the Tutor by Top Flite to one of his sons (Mathew, perhaps?), although I'm not totally certain.  I think that in idle conversation at the field the subject of the Tutor II came up.  As I recall, we were told that he didn't know who designed the Tutor II. 

     Best regards,

     Di9ck Ferrell

Title: Re: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: Harleyman on March 07, 2008, 08:32:17 PM

Did TopFlite just scale up the original plans?
If so,  would that be considered a redesign?
Idunno.    ::)

Title: Re: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: Mike Lauerman on March 09, 2008, 06:51:09 PM

maybe just a 'scaleup'.

Title: Re: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: Dan McEntee on March 10, 2008, 01:45:52 AM

 As far as I know or as it appears to my eye, the original Tutor is basically a profile Gieseke Nobler. Take a look at the outlines, and compare the wing and see if you see the resemblance that I do.
  I do believe that Charlie Baur or his son did work for TopFlite, just not sure which for sure but I believe it was Charlie. Several conversations with him over the years leaves me with a vague memory of that.
   TopFlite (actually Great Planes) has a staff of in house designers and engineers, and some never get the credit for the planes or equipment that they design. Everything they do is the property of Great Planes. A freind of mine here in the St. Louis area worked for GP for a few years as one of their designers and gave me a little insight to the situation. My guess is that one of their in-house guys did some basic blow up of the out line of the original model, did a little bit of consulting with some one on the ins and outs of C/L stunt, then worked with the GP kt engineers and the ARF contractor in China on the construction.
   That's my 2 cents worth.
  Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

Title: Re: Who designed the Tutor II
Post by: Bob Furr on March 10, 2008, 02:53:11 PM

Interesting... hard to believe how quickly last years purchase can become this years collectable classic... I just took a look at the Tower website and the Tutor II has been discontinued as far as I can tell.   Guess they did not sell enough of them.  Too bad as the loss of even an ARF is a loss to CL in general.
Bob Furr