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A hot rod in its time, this low-wing sportster could perform
amazingly with modern power and RC equipment
WHEN KEN Marron’s Low Voltage
construction article was published in the
July 1987 MA, the design was a
decidedly sporty electric-powered
model. Its Astro 035 motor and 900
mAh Ni-Cd power package provided
above-average aerobatic performance for
the time.
Ken’s stylish low-wing design
featured a semisymmetrical, 44-inchspan
wing and a micro three-channel RC
system that gave it aileron and elevator
function in addition to motor speed
control. It was a hard package to resist!
Fast-forward 21 years; imagine what
kind of performance this model might be
capable of with one of today’s Speed
400 motors and a Li-Poly battery! This
design is as modern looking today as it
was then, reinforcing the thought that it
might have been ahead of its time.
Simple and sturdy sheet-balsa
fuselage construction coupled with an
equally simple-to-construct, built-up,
constant-chord wing and stick-built tail
surfaces mean you can get this airplane
into the air quickly. Order plans set 559,
for $9, from the AMA Plans Service
right now, and you can have one before
another 21 years go by! See page 191 for
ordering details. MA
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