Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / August 2004

I had an Orline Piper Tomahawk.  I gave up building it after making about
the 100th modification to make it airworthy.  I still have the wing in the
workshop (I spent a LOT of time on it so I had to keep it) but tossed the
rest of it.  I was not really impressed with the kit, especially after I got
the Airsail Tomahawk kit

Very heavy wood, very weak wing structure, weak landing gear mounting.  The
plastic cowl was okay, though.

If the other Orline kits are the same, I would avoid them.

My 2 cents
Don

Bill,
I had an Orline Sopwith Pup that I built in the 70's which I used
extensively with the Virginia Air Show Squadron team, and it flew like
a dream on a K&B 61.  I'll say that it wasn't built like a tank but it
was strong enough to survive the less than pretty landings that were
dictated by some of the locations we had to fly at.  Covered it with
Super Coverite and can't remember how much it weighed but it had about
a 60" span.  It met its demise in a midair at the NVRC field.  I would
build another if I could get one and with the four strokes available
now, it would be neat.

Phil AMA609