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- From: ch@eiaut2.tuwien.ac.at (Christian Kral)
- Subject: Re: U.S. Aircore Planes???
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.082409.29547@email.tuwien.ac.at>
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- Organization: Technical University Vienna, AUSTRIA
- References: <1992Nov6.150358.16457@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:24:09 GMT
- Lines: 46
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- In article <1992Nov6.150358.16457@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com>,
- davidla@ecs.comm.mot.com (David Lau) writes:
- |>
- |> At the Chicago R/C Model show last weekend, I saw the line of planes
- |> |> by U.S. Aircore. They have an interesting design, they're made of
- |> a
- |> corrugated plastic-like material, which you just fold and glue
- |> together.
- |> They all have an interchangeable power module which holds your engine
- |> |> (40 size) and radio gear, and can be used in any of the U.S.
- |> Aircore planes.
- |> They also sell a set of floats which can be used on any of their
- |> planes.
- |>
- |> The planes are supposed to be able to handle a lot of abuse, and from
- |> the
- |> video I saw, they seem comparable to the Sturdy-bird and Duraplane,
- |> only a
- |> lot more attractive. They currently have a Bipe, sports plane,
- |> trainer,
- |> and a few others. They're pretty reasonable priced through mail
- |> order
- |> ( $60 - $100 U.S.)
- |>
- |> Does anyone have any experience with, or has heard anything about
- |> these
- |> planes, all of my information comes from the manufacturer.
- |> Specifically
- |> I would like to know if they are as tough as they say, and how well
- |> they
- |> fly (especially the trainer).
- |>
- |>
- |> --------------
- |> David Lau
- |> davidla@ecs.comm.mot.com
- |> Software Engineer, Independent Test Team
- |> Motorola Inc. (Schaumburg, IL)
- |>
-
- There is one guy at my club who has purchased one recently. He told me
- the most fascinating thing on these planes is to turn them into ground,
- pick 'em up again and continue flying. As soon as I see it with my own
- eyes I will report more on this topic.
-
- Christian.
-