Colombo Wide Body

[Thomas C. Weedon]

Well, it's becoming obvious that costs are no longer an excuse to keep a
fellow out of Pattern competition, eh??
Tom W.

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[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ron Van Putte
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Subject: Re: Colombo Wide Body




Thomas C. Weedon wrote:
> I was talking to a new pattern fellow this week end and he explained to me
> the new plane that he is building this winter. It is called a "Wide Body"
> from Colombo Anderson in Argentina. It is sold by Planes Plus (web site
> www.planesplus.com) The 60/90 size kit is only $199. This seems to be a
very
> good price and it looks like it may be a great pattern plane for a
beginner
> of someone with limited funds. Apparently, there will also be a 120/140
size
> kit available soon. My question is; has anyone some first hand knowledge
> about this plane/ kit? A review can be seen in Jan, 2003, MA, page 148. I
> believe we all would like to know more about new airplanes on the market
> that can help us reach out to new pattern interested fellows.
> Curious;

Marcello Colombo flew a 1.20/1.40 size version of the "Wide Body" at our
Nats this year.  Good flying airplane.  If the 90 size flies as well as
the big brother, it should be a good beginning level Pattern airplane.
Giant Scale Airplanes (giantscaleplanes.com) also has a good looking 90
size airplane called the Sparrow.  It is an ARF and retails for $280 on
the web site, although you can get one for about $225 to $250 by
shopping around.  I saw one fly at a contest in the fall and was
impressed with its potential for Sportsman and Intermediate.

Ron Van Putte

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