This was my first Kit.

Had a blast building it.

Flies like a dream no matter what you do.

It's covered in Jet White Monocote, Metalflake

Blue Coverite & Black 'n White checker

Econocote. Piloting the craft is a small Anican

Skywalker (Pod Racer style) that I picked up at

the 2005 Perry Swap Meet. I've replaced the stock landing

gear with a Dubro set that is taller & wider. The rear is

supported with Sulivan tail wheel bracket. I used 2 3/4"

treaded foam wheels up front and a 1 3/4" treaded foam

wheel for the rear. The original power plant up front was an Irvine

.53 that spun an APC 12.25 x 3.75 prop. This combination

gives this 6 lb. plane unlimited verticle. Below are some pics with the taller Dubro

landing gear.

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Now the Somethin Extra is electric. Up front is an Atlas 4020/12 swinging

a 14x5 wood prop. I was concerned that the wood prop wouldn't hold up

but it's doing good so far. The ESC is an Atlas 75 amp Opto. The battery

is a Flight Power 5 cell 3700mAh pack. The combo pulls about 45 amps

and flies for a solid 8 minutes. It's unbelievable how much better this plane

flies as an electric. I've switched over from my Hitec to a Spectrum radio.

I like it a lot better because it gives you a feeling of being more in sync with

your plane. I also swapped out my power house Hitec digital servos for the

digitals that came with the Spectrum radio.