I agree. "back in the day" I built ONE Sterling kit and vowed to never go
near them again. They were just horrible!
"Ed Cregger" <ecregger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Harry Kolomyjec" <harryk01@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Ed Cregger" <ecregger@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Anyone here ever build the old 1960's Sterling PT-17 R/C biplane kit?
>>>
>>> I saw one of these fly back in the late sixties or early seventies. It
>>> was powered by a Fox .78 (two glow plugs) and it sure looked real in
the
>>> air. I've always wanted one of these kits. Lo and behold, a radio
(ham)
>>> friend sold me his kit and it is awaiting assembly.
>>>
>>> Maybe I'll give YouTube a gander and see if anyone is flying one
there.
>>>
>>> Ed Cregger
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>> Had one, though after looking at the odd wood in the kit, I sold it to
>> someone
>> that had to have one, maybe the guy you got it from.
>> Since then, I have learned that you had to sand the living crap out
every
>> former,
>> tail surfaces, ribs. You had to lose about 2 pounds from any of their
>> kits.
>> You also had to match any identical parts with the same weight of
balsa,
>> fuselage
>> sides, doublers, wing ribs, and wing tips .
>> I once built one of their kit fuselages and it came out looking like a
>> hunter's bow.
>>
>> BUT, once built properly, they flew great.
>>
>> Harry
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> I know exactly what you are saying, Harry.
>
> My first store bought R/C kit was a Sterling Mighty Mambo. It was
> horrible, just as you described. I never finished it, although I did
build
> the fuselage. One of my friends received it gratis from me and he fitted
a
> wing that he found somewhere for who knows what? Maybe it was a Mighty
> Mambo wing. I don't think it ever flew. I didn't care. I wrote a
> blistering letter to Sterling about that kit and always kept an eye open
> for the police coming up the walk to the front door. The letter was that
> bad, but with no profanity. One of my better literary works, even if I
say
> so myself.
>
> Ed Cregger
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