Mr Ed (oz8787)

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Mister Ed. Radio control pattern plane for 60 power.

Quote: "Since late 1966,1 have been a fascinated bystander, observer, heckler and sometimes (I hope) helper to an event few modelers ever witness - the genesis and evolution of a truly thoroughbred R/C Pattern winner. As all roads have a beginning, so it is with all good models. Starting with only the battered nose section of an old Kwik-Fli II (oz7483) Calvin, Dick and John Scully have gradually brought forth what I consider to be the finest flying contest machine I have ever seen in my 16 years in R/C.
Some years ago, Ed Kazmirski decided that it would take more than a Smog Hog (oz671) to beat another Smog Hog, so he designed the Orion (oz927) from whence came the Taurus (oz612) and a whole new generation of multi's. Likewise, Cal decided that it was going to take more than a Kwik-Fli (oz6526) to beat another Kwik-Fli. Even more, he also realized that the other top fliers he would be competing against were also aware of this fact. He also knew that these top fliers all seem to have three ingredients. that are very scarce in this area: practice, time, and money (more on the money angle later.) As to the practice time, the Scully brothers and their wives operate three businesses, including a large construction company and A.C.E. Hobby Shop, so time is always-at a premium for them. The only way around the practice time angle would be to simply design a model which not only had superior flight characteristics, but also one which would have no odd flight traits to master and would not require constant day-in and day-out practice in order to stay in trim. In other words, one helluva good basic design - and Mr. Ed IV is just that..."

Mr Ed, RCM, February 1970.

Direct submission to Outerzone.

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