It was one of those incredible warm and sunny august afternoons, with clear blue skies and just a hint of a breeze, and I brought my daughter along and went flying. We were alone at the field when my Killer Kaos crashed spectacularly. I tuned the engine. At first it was flooded, and that killed the […]
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Killer Kaos flies (restomod part 5)
The O.S engine gave me a little headache. I ran it at home a little bit, and it ran strong and started like any O.S motor should, i.e. with a light flip of the prop. It tached 10.000 rpm on the APC 11×12 and idled smoothly. All was well and then I tried holding the […]
Killer Kaos restomod part 4
The Killer Kaos is covered and painted. I used Tamiya Lexan spray cans to paint over the white Oracover. Before painting, I gently scruffed the Oracover with 1000-grit sandpaper, which makes it less glossy without scratching it. Tamiya lexan spray paint covers well and is easy to work with. To avoid paint seeping under the […]
Killer Kaos restomod part 3
The finished radio bay in the fuselage My favourite part of any build is the pushrod mechanicals, the electronics and engine installation and so I take my time getting it as perfect as I can. I ground out a huge cutout for the Tettra 400cc tank in the fuselage former. The tank would fit in front in the […]
Joe Bridi Killer Kaos
The first of many pattern planes NOT to crash the first season (or first flight for that matter), the Killer Kaos taught me to fly aerobatics very nicely. It’s stable and slow and does not stall if you try. My mainstay for 4 years when I was not flying all that much, It was sold […]