Reno Racer Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Joe Bride’s Kaos range of aerobatic pattern aircraft from the 1970s Kaos 40, 60, super Kaos, killer Kaos etc. All now available on outerzone. topflite Contender 60 Sig 4 Star 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan H Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 Posted by Peter Christy on 17/01/2020 15:26:29: Well, the "Taurus" dominated fixed wing-aerobatics for many years, and clearly influenced many other designers. On that basis, I would think it deserves to be regarded as a trendsetter, iconic AND common - at least in 60s aerobatic circles! -- Pete +1 for the Taurus, my first low model and a delight to fly. They were the dominant multi aerobatic model back in the mid 60's. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Laughton Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 For me - the DB (super)Mascot and the Acrowot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Channon Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Yamammotto, Premier Preceptor, Precedent Hi-Boy, Precedent Bi-Fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Colbourne Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 Posted by Chris Channon on 19/01/2020 11:56:23: Yamammotto, Premier Preceptor, Precedent Hi-Boy, Precedent Bi-Fly. Chris, you've just answered a question I've been meaning to ask, namely, 'Who made the Preceptor?' I borrowed one from a friend to give lessons for quite a long while, but never knew who kitted it. Apart from rather too soft main legs that were forever bending back, it was a wonderful four channel trainer, and flew really well on an OS35FP. The one I flew had a silicone tube from the outlet on the silencer to just by the right hand main wheel, so it didn't get covered in goo either. I can't find a picture of a Preceptor anywhere though. For those that have never seen one, it looks like a slightly anorexic MFA Yamamoto. There are lots of good suggestions coming through. I would never have thought of the F-27 Stryker, but I take Kiwikid's point. Maybe the original question should be broken down by decades? The Tauri and Ugly Stick are definitely classics; the Ugly Stick, in particular, being much copied through the years, and even influencing such classics in their own right as the GWS Pico Stick; I bet that would have surprised Phil Kraft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doug Moss Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Falcon 56, Senior Falcon. Telemaster, Senior Telemaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken anderson. Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 there can be only one...…..a Junior 60....it leads where the rest follow. ken anderson...ne..1....legend dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Posted by Robin Colbourne on 19/01/2020 23:25:27: The Tauri and Ugly Stick are definitely classics; the Ugly Stick, in particular, being much copied through the years, and even influencing such classics in their own right as the GWS Pico Stick; I bet that would have surprised Phil Kraft! I think the Stik was something that would have been discovered eventually - no matter who discovered it. It's the logical answer to "how simple can an all-wood RC airplane be?" For simple, also read "quick to make". Kraft's particular genius with the Stik was styling the tail end to look like a Fokker and plonking some big iron crosses on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 To add to the list, if its not on it already - Aeromaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Agate Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Keil Kraft Super 60 Crescent Bullet DB Ghost Rider (inspired many variants) Avicraft Panic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Whisky Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 From the early days of electric, the GWS FormosaI've still got two of them upgraded to brushless and Lipos. (US Navy one was lost in a mid-air collision). Great flyers. Edited By Romeo Whisky on 20/01/2020 13:46:14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuphedd Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 The Formosa is the most relaxing plane to fly , and very popular in our club , great for doing very precise aerobatics and getting ready for the B test , Possibly a classic ?? and if it was still produced there would be many more and then it may probably be a "Classic ". but for me , A 1968 Ugly Stik taught me RC , then the Wot 4 plan built , but now I have degenerated to foam things , EFX s etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCW Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 The CAP Devil's Duster from the 1980s. So much fun I had to build a re-designed version in this century.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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