The plane you remember is the legendary Kestrel by Tom Feldvebel. He moved to New Mexico, not AZ. It's all composite, and very fast. Largely made from a rare composite material known as "obtainamite", it is even more elusive than "unobtainium", in that you just _might_ be able to obtain one. I have one in my quiver, and it is very fast and cool, it has a gear-driven speed brake that works like the F-15 brake. The wingeron hardware is machined from aluminum and features ball bearings for the wings to pivot. This is the most advanced and positive wingeron hardware I have seen. Oh, yeah, I made the hardware.
Doc ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: [RCSE] re: pitcheron retainment > I have only seen one pitcheron plane, but my sources have it that it > is a very capable plane. It was about 50" span, all composite and > very fast. The main rod was used for both wing support and control > movements. He had a very nice machined aluminum mechanism in the fuse > that allowed slop free control to the wings. He also had a speed > brake that popped up from the aft fuse. I think he moved to > Arizona now, although I can't remeber his name. > Ken > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
