The Fun-1 uses a totally different airfoil though (a rather thick SD 6060, I think). IMO, you can't really compare them either way, as the Fun-1 is somewhat slow, and designed to compete with other Fun-1's. I have a friend who's had the obechi sheeted Sparrow and now the composite 66" and he seems to like both (though it's been a while since he had the wood one). BTW, a really nice combo is the Fun-1 fuselage with the 60" balsa-sheeted S3014 Renegade wing. This is the the wing that came with the original wood Renegade. My friend used this combo, and found that it flew faster then the Fun-1 wing in both light and strong lift. The double taper also looks better. On top of that, the wing fits the Fun-1 fuselage *better* then the Fun-1 wing (probably because the Fun-1 fuse was originally designed for the S3014 airfoiled Blazer wing). Whether or not this wing is still available, I don't know. Brett At 12:27 PM 3/11/01 -0500, Sal DeFrancesco wrote: >Just goes to show that you have an opinion but not really based on true facts. >The CR Fun one has the same wing as the Sparrow 60". Charlie used the Sparrow >planform. Ask him!. The tail moments are almost identical and the tail volumes >are very close. > >The composite Sparrow 66" is the best of the group. Since we have sold close to >1000 of these many customers concur. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> In a message dated 3/11/2001 3:23:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> << Who knows, just one of those things. I have flown planes that were from >> the >> exact same kit, built the same way, that flew differently. I am NOT saying >> the glass ones fly bad, its still one of the best all around fun planes I >> have flown. However, as I remember the two different Sparrow versions had >> different airfoils. I thought the wood version (an early one) was a SD7080 >> while the glass one was RG-15 >> >> I think you are right Kristopher, I had flown both for two years, always >> preferring the wood to the glass wing/fuse Sparrow. My composite Sparrow >> would tip stall quicker if pulled hard in a turn. Regardless of CG location >> & trim. The fuses were different on them also. I have since given both >> away, and the new owners confirm what I found, the wood wing is a better >> performer. I like the CR Fun One much better for cranking on the slope with >> 60". >> Not as fast, but nicer to fly, and much less expensive. IMHO Bill Grenoble > >-- >Sal DeFrancesco >Northeast Sailplane Products >948 Hercules Dr. Suite 12 >Colchester, Vt. 05446 >802-655-7700 > >Website: http://www.nesail.com > > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ____________________________________________________________________________ Brett Jaffee: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brett's Slope and Power Home Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee OnTheWay Quake 2 server utility: http://www.planetquake.com/ontheway The Unoffical Extra 300 Home Page: http://www.bayarea.net/~nathan/extra300/ ____________________________________________________________________________ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
