Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / April 2004

I was at a flea market in texas this last weekend and ran across some guy
selling all kinds of junk
but as I got closer I saw at the back of his area a pretty good sized plane.
Well, of course I had to look and what did I find?

A nice old Bipe that appears to be a Stearman PT-17
It has about  64.5 inch wingspan and came complete ready to fly it looks
like
all electrics seem to be ok, and no damage to plane except a couple small
tears in the covering, nothing big, just
small little cuts.
It came with an Airtronics Vangaurd VG4R 4 channel radio, and matching
servos in the plane  radio reads 72 MHz    #32   72.430 to be exact

It came with a Saito FA-80 engine that seems to have good compression still
on the plane and all hooked up..

Like I said plane looks ready to go, but I'll replace batteries, and check
motor and everything before it hits the air
I have no idea how long this thing sat around....

Anyone have any idea who made this plane?

I have pictures, but didn't know if I could attach them here...

Oh yeah,  I paid a whole $80.00 for everything  !!!!!!!! SCORE !!!!!!!

-=Allan=-