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Old 04-07-2008, 07:21 PM   #1
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New Dietrich 540 40%. (Slick)

Anyone got pics and or info on the plane?

I saw it at Toledo and it was beautiful.

To drunk to take a picture.
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:36 PM   #2
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New Dietrich 540 40%. (Slick)

Anyone got pics and or info on the plane?

I saw it at Toledo and it was beautiful.

To drunk to take a picture.
http://www.dietrichaircraft.com/
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:40 PM   #3
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Thanks

It's a great lookin plane.
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:50 PM   #4
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Yeah, it looks cool.... I never heard of a slick 540.... Is this a full scale aircraft?
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:58 PM   #5
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Yep - here: http://www.slickaircraft.com/index.html
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Old 04-07-2008, 08:55 PM   #6
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yeah it looks really nice
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Old 04-07-2008, 10:03 PM   #7
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This plane is BAD ASS.
I MUST HAVE ONE.

The construction is very cool.
It uses a lite ply/foam/lite ply sandwich for some of the fuse construction, foam sheeted belly and turtle deck, and foam sheeted wings. The plane looks killer in person. (and in the picture).
The plane has a girth to it, and just looks really solid when you open it up.

Also, the foam is fuel and paint and glue resistant!
Has can tunnels and mounts inside already...

And the weight is slated to be 37 - 38 lbs.
Thing is BAD ASS!
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Old 04-07-2008, 10:13 PM   #8
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Are these arfs?
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Old 04-07-2008, 10:30 PM   #9
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yes ARF.
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I saw the real Slicks at oshkosh, they are a full composite edge that is slightly reduced in size and greatly in weight.
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I saw the real Slicks at oshkosh, they are a full composite edge that is slightly reduced in size and greatly in weight.

You sure about that? Looks like a whole new plane to me.
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Old 04-07-2008, 10:57 PM   #12
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I saw the real Slicks at oshkosh, they are a full composite edge that is slightly reduced in size and greatly in weight.
Huh? It is its own plane. I think it looks like an Edge and Extra 260 put together. the vertical looks like it is off an edge but I would not call it a copy by any means. I don't think being listed as 40 pounds heavier than an Edge, specs from their site, is greatly reducing weight.

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This plane is BAD ASS.
I MUST HAVE ONE.

The construction is very cool.
It uses a lite ply/foam/lite ply sandwich for some of the fuse construction, foam sheeted belly and turtle deck, and foam sheeted wings. The plane looks killer in person. (and in the picture).
The plane has a girth to it, and just looks really solid when you open it up.

Also, the foam is fuel and paint and glue resistant!
Has can tunnels and mounts inside already...

And the weight is slated to be 37 - 38 lbs.
Thing is BAD ASS!
Just want to add that the foam that is fuel proof is the foam in the fuselage sides only. The white foam on the hatch cover, turtle deck and the belly are not fuel proof (standard white foam). This is the same on the 75cc and the new 100cc planes.

If anyone has any questions about the Slick 540 just ask, I have the plane and will be getting it in the air soon.


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Old 04-13-2008, 12:57 PM   #14
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The Slick 360 looks schweet.Maybe CompArf will do a run of these, in the future.
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Old 05-09-2008, 12:06 AM   #15
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Finally a new airplane that will look scale as mentioned on the Dietrich site. I am in...
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