As others have also said, I too flew AMA Fast Combat back starting in 1977. Fox Mk. III "Combat Special" motors, 8-8 wood props (loved that coarse pitch on them!), and either built-up balsa (with a little basswood) planes or foam-wing planes with a top and bottom spar and half-inch thick balsa center section. Oh man, the memories!! Writing this is bringing tears to my eyes. It's all long gone now. My how things have changed with buying pre-built planes for 80 dollars a piece and going to a contest with 800 dollars worth of airframes alone. Wow! It makes me just a little sad that AMA Fast isn't around anymore - but time marches on. What a beautiful hobby. Best wishes to all.
Flew CL combat back in the day when .35 Fox Combat Special engines were the hot ticket. Will never forget the balsa clouds that were the result of a collision. I think I might have a couple of the engines packed away in the archives. Good stuff. Thank you!
Same here, as a teen during 1972-76. We typically flew OS Max .15 and Fox .35 engines on balsa, silkspan, and dope kit-built planes. Combat was so very exciting, however, it was not uncommon for "unexpected rapid disassembly" from a collision with another aircraft or the ground. 🙂 What was left often became a winter repair project. Fortunately, I worked a few hours each week in our local hobby shop which sold everything needed for the hobby. Almost all the money I made went back to the store, of course.
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As others have also said, I too flew AMA Fast Combat back starting in 1977. Fox Mk. III "Combat Special" motors, 8-8 wood props (loved that coarse pitch on them!), and either built-up balsa (with a little basswood) planes or foam-wing planes with a top and bottom spar and half-inch thick balsa center section. Oh man, the memories!! Writing this is bringing tears to my eyes. It's all long gone now. My how things have changed with buying pre-built planes for 80 dollars a piece and going to a contest with 800 dollars worth of airframes alone. Wow! It makes me just a little sad that AMA Fast isn't around anymore - but time marches on. What a beautiful hobby. Best wishes to all.
Flew CL combat back in the day when .35 Fox Combat Special engines were the hot ticket. Will never forget the balsa clouds that were the result of a collision. I think I might have a couple of the engines packed away in the archives. Good stuff. Thank you!
Same here, as a teen during 1972-76. We typically flew OS Max .15 and Fox .35 engines on balsa, silkspan, and dope kit-built planes. Combat was so very exciting, however, it was not uncommon for "unexpected rapid disassembly" from a collision with another aircraft or the ground. 🙂 What was left often became a winter repair project. Fortunately, I worked a few hours each week in our local hobby shop which sold everything needed for the hobby. Almost all the money I made went back to the store, of course.
I had a Fox .36x. What a monster!
Enjoying these videos from NATS.
Wow, what memories had a few G21 super tirger back in the 70's
Super stuff
Where I can buy those combat wings?
funer biuld thun fly
…why not just stand in front of each other and slapping faces…
by and fly eliminates model
nevermuffle fly hd