It is a SIG Kougar.
That is one of the toughest planes I ever beat to death.
Paul, wanna tell them?
I think I built 21 of the beasts and all but 2 or 3 died from an altitude
of less than 6 feet because I used to abuse them around horribly doing
touch
and goes. I was able to get under 300 feet any way you measured it and
ALWAYS below the tree line <g>. Turn left and pull up was my 'takeoff'
technique <G>. Once in a while I would wind up inverted at 5 feet or so
and
still pulling, but that was only on exciting go arounds. After the 2nd
bird, I stopped sanding the wing tips and just let the runway do its thing
for me out of laziness. I got so good at building them that I could fly
one Saturday morning the week after killing its predecessor Saturday
morning. You can improve its low speed high wing loaded turns and Dutch
roll by extending the rudder to the end of the elevator. As a pattern
trainer the tail 'hunt ' is its only weakness.
If the whole bird has been glassed I would be astounded if it weighs in
much
less than 6 3/4 pounds, but expect it to be about 7 1/2 with the paint.
Check to see if the rudder is straight, because if not I really KNOW that
bird! All but my first two were powered by Saito 50's and my typical all
up
weight was about 5 1/2 or 5 5/8 pounds with 1 inch extensions added to the
gear legs for prop clearance (12x6) and NO glass except for the center
section.
Enjoy it
Jim Branaum
AMA 1428
"EL" <esl721@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Greetings
> I bought a 'vintage' s****t/pattern plane and dont know what it is. I
have
> been in the hobby many years but just can't name this one. It has a .45
> engine. 50" wingspan, 13" chord at root, 10" at tip. Wing is foam core,
> sheeted and apparently fiberglassed, perfectly finished. Appears
> professionally built as does the painted finish. Checkerboard and trim
are
> all painted. Fixed landing gear. Very thin fin, stab and control
surfaces.
> Wing has swept LE and straight TE.
>
> Let me know what you think it is!
>
> Pictures at http://www.imagehostplus.com/v2/ag.php?fid=51925&mid=596
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