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[Temptation]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	"construction was a bit different"

To say the least. I don't think either one of us want to elaborate on the subject either.

[SleepyC]

100% no doubt at all. that is a Jtec Radiowave 35% extra.

[BTerry]

Technically speaking it was a Radiocraft, but it is effectively the same thing.

I got to fly a friend's last year. It flew in the last TOC by a young guy from Las Vegas, can't remember his name now (wasn't Cheeseberg either). My friend called it "Mary Poppins" because it was "practically perfect in every way!". Obscure reference, but spot-on.

The plane is awesome.

edit-the plane was flown by Ryan Taylor at the 2002 TOC: http://www.blaineaustin.com/ryan_taylor.htm

[MikeC3D]

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[BTerry]

Way to go Mike, TWO outstanding planes for a great price!

You really need to post a combined build thread. I guarantee you will love them.

p.s. my twin boys (sitting in the Vette in my avatar, turn 3 today) are in the refuse-to-share phase. Your first smiley reminds me of that.

[sinergy]

	Quote: Originally Posted by BTerry
	Wow, for $400 I am tempted to fly down, buy it, build my own shipping crate, and ship it myself! Truth told that is an outstanding plane with excellent all-around flight characteristics. Somebody will be very happy with that plane.

I have one of these I recently aquired and have 20 flights on it before I decided to strip it down and redo it. It flies outstanding, makes me look good in Intermediate!

I was really wishing he was closer, I could have one for IMAC and one for 3D and be in heaven!

[BTerry]

	Quote: Originally Posted by BTerry
	Wow, for $400 I am tempted to fly down, buy it, build my own shipping crate, and ship it myself! Truth told that is an outstanding plane with excellent all-around flight characteristics. Somebody will be very happy with that plane.

On second thought, after looking at airfares (ugh) it would be cheaper for me to buy a NIB ARF: http://www.jtecrc.com/35extra300.htm

Still that is a great price on an excellent plane.

[MikeC3D]

Sheesh........$900 is a good price for a new one.

[BTerry]

Yes, very tempting at that price. IIRC they have a Rocket City hardware kit that runs ~$79 more, or use your own hardware. These ones have a sheeted solid-core foam wing instead of the foam rib wing, but they still are very light.

Maybe Al or Kevin will have some input?

[thewrap]

Just throwing out some names but maybe CA models, Carden, and Aeroworks, but I'm pretty sure all of them had foam core wings.

[MikeC3D]

These older ones arent/werent foam "CORE"...just foam" RIBS". The new versions appear to be foam core though.

[Rolling Thunder]

Ryan Taylor never flew the 35% plane at the TOC. He had custom built 42% planes which were the prototype to the Big Radiocraft ARF.

[BTerry]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Rolling Thunder
	Ryan Taylor never flew the 35% plane at the TOC. He had custom built 42% planes which were the prototype to the Big Radiocraft ARF.

My friend's plane is the 42% Extra shown in the pics I linked to. I realize Ryan never flew the 35% at the TOC.

Sorry for the confusion.

edit - after thinking about it some more, I remembered there were TWO of these planes. My friend bought both and sold the other to a clubmate. One was destroyed in a radio hit a year later or so. They were really fabulous planes.

[GSAV8R]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Temptation
	GSP also did not have a removable canopy. The hatch infront of the canopy was the only access.

The whole cockpit ,canopy, fuel tank cover area of fuse comes off as one unit.

[jtec/radiowave]

It's the old 35% radiocraft built in Mexico. Ryan flew the 40% at the TOC. There never has been a 42%!!!! That plane had a 123" (39.9%)wingspan powered by a DA150 and Futaba. IT was the 330LX version.

I have pretty good first hand knowledge
Al