My planes

Here’s a list of the planes I’ve owned over the years. Click on the plane names for pictures and background stories.

Plane Type Manufacturer Engine Current state
Tiger 2 reloaded Sport Scratch O.S. .55 AX Flying
Xigris F3A ZN line kit Plettenberg/Kontronik Flying
Mini Scalar F3A sport PAF Kontronik 20 R.I.P.
Osmose 50 F3A sport Kyosho Kontronik 20 Flying
Integral F3A ZN line kit YS 170 Cdi Flying
Mace 2,5m Electric glider OK model 3S lipo SOLD
Ultra Sport 60 Pattern trainer Great Planes 60-90 In box
Rocky Motorglider Aeronaut Mega something “Flying”
Edge 540 Sport scale Acro Kyosho O.S .91 FS SOLD
Laser II F3A Lorenz O.S 2.0 FS YS 170 R.I.P.
MK Akromaster 1.20 class F3A “scale” MK Y.S 110 FZ 40% complete
Bluebird Silly airplane Self Mega Motor Cancelled
Supra Star 25 F3A trainer EZ O.S .46 LA SOLD
Mini Leader F3A trainer New Power Modelisme Hacker A20L, 3s 1,5ah SOLD
Aladdin Hyper 45 L F3A trainer Yoshioka .46 In Box
Kosmo 3 Retro F3A Mantua model .61 In Box
King Kobra Retro F3A Sig 60 In Box
Yak 55 Foamie Free-Air CZ Mega, 3xlipo Retired
Laser (red) F3A Lorenz O.S 1.60 FX SOLD
Saphir II F3A Modeltech O.S .61 RFP Hanno Special Flying
Supra Fly 45 F3A EZ O.S .61 RFP Hanno Special R.I.P.
Eagle 15H Trainer Thunder Tiger O.S .15 FP 10% complete
Dalotel 150 F3A Röga Model Super Tigre X-61K 50% complete
Skystar 90 F3A MK Webra 80 w/pipe SOLD
Sensation 1400 F3A Kyosho Super Tigre G-51 Less R/C & engine
Supra Fly 25 F3A OK model O.S 40 LA Less R/C & engine
Calypso 60 F3A ModelTech O.S 61 FX w/pipe SOLD
HK-4 F3A Harry Kolberg Super Tigre S-90K SOLD
Pete ‘N’ Poke Sport Great Planes None SOLD
Killer Kaos F3A Joe Bridi S.C 61 ABC SOLD
Cap 232 Sportscale Kyosho Super Tigre S-45K SOLD
Silver Bullet II High wing Self S.C 25 ABC R.I.P
Silver Bullet High wing Self S.C 25 ABC R.I.P
“Small low wing” Sport Self S.C 25 ABC Retired
G-man F3A Mick Reeves SC 91 ABC R.I.P
Tiger 2 Sport Goldberg Super Tigre S-45K R.I.P
Super Lightning F3A Flair O.S 91 Surpass R.I.P
Piper Cub Sportscale Goldberg O.S 91 Surpass R.I.P
Sunfish Tail-less Marutaka Super Tigre G-34 Retired
Outlaw 45 Shoulderwing Self Super Tigre S-45K Stripped
Ultra Sport Sport Great Planes O.S. .91 Surpass R.I.P
Gentle Lady Glider Goldberg Glider R.I.P
Aries Glider Drawing/Scratch Glider R.I.P
Unknown 2-meter Glider Unknown Glider Cancelled
Unknown Glider Adrian Britton Glider R.I.P
QB 1400 Glider OK model Glider SOLD
Decathlon 40 Sportscale EZ Super Tigre S-45K SOLD
Prelude 10 Trainer Kyosho O.S 10 FP/O.S. 15 FP R.I.P
P-51 D Mustang Dogfighter Unknown O.S 15 FP Retired

The list is complete and contains every R/C plane I have ever owned and even some abandoned builds. Some are kits still in box. The reason I do not separate the list into planes flown and kits owned is that I don’t collect kits -I just have a bigger backlog of planes waiting to be built than most.

It’s scary to see how many have crashed. Most were lost to pilot error, some to bad batteries and some, like the Super Lightning, was never meant to last -it crashed twice.

Once in a while I sell planes. It’s only in recent years that I’ve done that. Planes used to have a habit of crashing before I tired of them. Not so much these days, with a few notable exceptions.

Of the ones sold, there is just one that I really miss. Can you guess which one?