From the RC Factory...

updated 3/03/99

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Above is a Super Sportster 40 size, the little twin brother to the Super Sportster 90 in the picture below. It is the replace the Sportster 60 (red) that I flew into a tree last year. Also, I can now say that I've built all 4 sizes. I can honestly say that I liked the 60-sized the best, as it seemed to be the perfect combination of size, weight, and portability. The 90 is too big to lug around (both in the car and the sky), and the smaller ones, though maneuverable, get tossed around in the wind too much.

Pictured above is a Super Sportster 90/120, powered by an ASP .91 2-cycle engine. In the background is it's other little brother, a 60-size Sportster. Both aircraft were modified with a side mounted engine (looks better), and a fully sheeted aft fuselage (looks better, and is stronger). Below is the 20-size version, that I completed in 1995. It has since been destroyed by radio interference.

 

I missed the 1st Pilatus Porter I built (and traded) in 1997 so much that I created another. This one, finished 6/98, features improvements over my first one such as an OS 90 4-cycle engine, bigger tires, functional flaps, and decorative wing struts. Just like the first PC-6, it is a highly-modified .60-sized trainer.

 

Above is a Great Planes Stik 20, powered by a Saito .45 4-cycle engine. I built this plane as a first attempt at covering with fabric. The airplane flew well, and has since been sold to finance future projects.

 

Above is a modified trainer (Goldberg Protege) converted into a Pilatus Turbo-Porter (psuedo-scale). It features a .60 CID engine and a 74" wingspan. The computer radio controls the full-span flaperons, which allow the aircraft to takeoff and land in about 10 feet. It can climb vertically after takeoff. A friend from work is now the proud owner of this airplane.

This is a remote control Cherokee 140, made from the Midwest "Cherokee 40" kit. It is powered by a 4-cycle Saito .50, making it sound realistic. It has a fully symmetric wing, allowing for aerobatics. It does great snap-rolls and inverted spins. It is very scale-like at 1/3 throttle, and tears up the sky wide open! The paint scheme is a slightly modified version of Piper's 1984 Warrior scheme, which is the airplane inwhich I first soloed.

Check back, as more RC projects are in the works!

Here's one that never fit in the house or car, so I passed it on to it's 4th owner.

Here are some of the aircraft I have built in the past (in reverse chronological order)

Goldberg Super Chipmunk

Electri-Fly (Electric)

Goldberg Sky-Tiger

Twin Eagle (modified Eagle 2)

Sig Wonder

Midwest P-51 (bad choice for a 2nd airplane!)

Goldberg Eagle 2

 

 

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