Black Horse Chipmunk

Iain Hale wrote on 04/03/2012:

Strengths: Stable flyer

Weaknesses: flaps, driven by separate servos. I had one fail on landing with disastrous results

Overall: Nice plane

Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator wrote on 08/09/2011:

Strengths: EAsy to assemble, looks good in the air. Excellent "flaps trainer"

Weaknesses: 'Orrible pilots! Poor decals.

Overall: An excellent flying model. Stable, easy to fly. 91 FS fits in easily. Quite aerobatic but at its best being flown in a scale like manner.

Robert Ayres wrote on 16/05/2010:

Strengths: Looks, Easy build, excellent working flaps, makes a good stable flying second model.

Weaknesses: Tail wheel to rudder connection is a bit weak, needs flat file to and thread lock to hold better.

Overall: Easy build ans very good strong stable airplane.

Chris Foley wrote on 15/11/2009:

Strengths: Well constructed, easy to repair, A good fit for a 61 motor or a 91 four stroke.

Weaknesses: Weak at point of landing gear, balancing can be an issue.

Overall: Re-enforce the landing gear, balance both CG and lateral properly and you got yourself a plane that will fly for years.

Marko wrote on 06/09/2008:

Strengths: easy to fitout as there is loads of room inside

Weaknesses: the tailwheel setup seemed weak so i,ve canged mine to a castering wheel like the fullsize other than that its a great build

Overall: value for money ,a quick build ,it looks good stickers not that good so i changed them

Martyn Goodfellow wrote on 05/09/2008:

Strengths: looks impressive in flight. great handling.Really pleased with her.

Weaknesses: the cowling was a pig to fit over the .61 2stroke mistakes were made,but covered up with a little artistic license.

Overall: Some tweeking needed for flying by knowledgable chums at the club, big thanks to them.

Ken Lighten wrote on 04/09/2008:

Strengths: superb flier really looks the part in the air particularly with flaps down on a slow fly-by with the ASP 70 purring

Weaknesses: tailwheel steering linkage could have been better thought out, the decals are thin and the red covering shows through, the belly fairing really should have been replaced before going into production and the landing gear fairings are not the best - all minor probs really.

Overall: excellent kit for the price perfect for anyone wanting to practice some scale type flying

Adrian Coulson wrote on 04/09/2008:

Strengths: Good quaulity components accurately cut

Weaknesses: Slighty Vague would agree with reveiwer that you must have built an ARTF before in order to build this kit

Overall: Despite minor imperfections a good kit that flies extremly well (mine has a Thunder Tiger .91 up front Would suggest that a little more detail was incorporated ie fuel tank and guages onthe wings,Bulged rear canopy side panels,landing light on port u/c Spin Strakes ? Sorry Guys I used own a real one!

namustang1a wrote on 03/02/2008:

Strengths: looks very nice in the air,handling is vgood

Weaknesses: tail wheel assembly is not good,underwing cover needs ajusting to fit right.

Overall: woderfull airplane,good perfofmance on a 90 4 stroke,flaps work well.a very smart finnish with good pertential to add your own decals(make it look diffrent to others).