Do you remember the RCM Funster!
Well, the folks at Hobby Lobby have come out with a new V2 version of their ARF. This great second plane is just like a Telemaster .40, but with a low wing and tricycle landing gear. This great “old time” sport design was originally offered as a balsa kit but now is laser cut and pre-built. Whether you power the Funster with an electric motor or a glow engine it is an exciting all-out blast from the past and you’ll be doing touch and goes all day long with the flaps down.
Specs
72-1/2″ wingspan
53″ long
846 sq. in. wing area
83 oz. flying weight.
15 oz. per sq. ft. wing loading.
It’s easy to transport with a 2-piece wing. The control surfaces are pre-cut and slotted, but not glued in. The flaps are driven from a single servo mounted in one wing panel and the ailerons are driven by separate servos.
The package incudes a motor mount for a .40 to .46 size equivalent outrunner motor. A hatch on top of the fuselage provides easy access to the battery tray or fuel tank.
Assembly takes only about 6 to 8 hours. Requires a 5-Channel radio with: Ailerons (2 servos), Flaps, Elevator, Rudder/Nose Gear, and Throttle. If built with a glow engine, one additional servo is required for throttle.
$199.99
I still have the first ” Funster ” kit. Still in the box, never put the thing together. Maybe one of these days I will get it built. I just don’t build like I use to anymore. Buy & fly mostly prebuilt fomies now.
I have three of those incredible kits 2 are flyable third will be soon, I am going electric on two and a nice os la 46 on my first one. What a sweet plane to fly! build yours you will be so glad you did.
Ed
Is this kit still available for purchase?