I have a quick does any of you know what engine does the skywriter its a plane designed by the china control line flyers.
China Skywriter
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Pat Mackenzie · Jul 01, 2004 06:25 PM
#1 sourceThe "original" Skywriter had a self-made 60.
Kim Doherty has a Skywriter and has used a variety of engines. For a long time he used a Double Star 60 lite. Late last summer he used a PA51 with a muffler. Now he is using a new PA40 lite, and feels this is the best package yet. The lighter motor and removal of tail weight resulted in a loss of over 6 ounces.
Pat MacKenzie
Kim Doherty has a Skywriter and has used a variety of engines. For a long time he used a Double Star 60 lite. Late last summer he used a PA51 with a muffler. Now he is using a new PA40 lite, and feels this is the best package yet. The lighter motor and removal of tail weight resulted in a loss of over 6 ounces.
Pat MacKenzie
Alan Resinger · Jul 01, 2004 06:34 PM
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The original Skywriter was flown at the Worlds in 1984. The motor in the original was a homebuilt that I think was either a .51 or .56. It looked somewhat different than the one that Zhang Xiang Dong (now Arden Zhang who lives in the Toronto area) later flew to the World Championship in 1988 in Kiev. There was talk of it using a ST 60 but the motor that was in the model in 1988 and when he moved to Canada in 1991 was a ST 60 clone made at the CS factory in Shanghi. Arden stayed with me when he first came to North America and also brought another model that was powered by a 4 stroke. If I recall correctly, Paul Walker flew the 4 stroke model while he was up here.
Alan Resinger
Vancouver,BC
P.S. The plans for the later Skywriter are available from A&J Hobbies in Toronto. www.ajhobby.com
The original Skywriter was flown at the Worlds in 1984. The motor in the original was a homebuilt that I think was either a .51 or .56. It looked somewhat different than the one that Zhang Xiang Dong (now Arden Zhang who lives in the Toronto area) later flew to the World Championship in 1988 in Kiev. There was talk of it using a ST 60 but the motor that was in the model in 1988 and when he moved to Canada in 1991 was a ST 60 clone made at the CS factory in Shanghi. Arden stayed with me when he first came to North America and also brought another model that was powered by a 4 stroke. If I recall correctly, Paul Walker flew the 4 stroke model while he was up here.
Alan Resinger
Vancouver,BC
P.S. The plans for the later Skywriter are available from A&J Hobbies in Toronto. www.ajhobby.com