Sig King Kobra as a Pattern Plane??

[John Gausby]

The new Saito .72 (small crankcase) might haul it around nicely if you keep it
light. It was designed as a 2 stroke missle. Watched several fly in Novice
years ago.....John G.




On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 00:00:31 EDT mrstev0922 at aol.com wrote:

> A recent listing on Ebay for a Sig King Kobra
> short kit (wing cores, cowl, 
> canopy, and turtle deck) got me thinking about
> that plane again.  I've always 
> heard good things about the King Kobra and how
> smooth it flys.  Plus, the 
> airfoiled shaped tail was an added bonus!!  I
> was wondering if anyone has 
> tried "patternizing" the Sig King Kobra and
> using it in competition or just 
> for practice??  If so what engines were used??
> 
> With the King Kobra only having a 58 inch wing
> span with 700 square inches, 
> it seems to be a large forty size plane or a
> small sixty.  Thinking 
> fourstroke, I was envisioning a Saito 80 or
> perhaps a Y.S 63??
> 
> Any thoughts, comments or discussion would be
> greatly appreciated!!
> 
> Sincerely,
> Steve Teerlinck
> Monson, Massachusetts
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