Great Planes "Christen Eagle II"

by John Kocsis
(Strongsville, Ohio)

Christen Eagle ii

Finally got my Christen Eagle ii ready to fly. This biplane has a wing span is 68" and is powered by an OS 1.60FX engine.

I will be using a Futaba radio system. She's hasn't been in the air yet.

If you're not familiar, the full scale Christen Eagle ii is a very popular sport biplane that is available in kit form only. So if you want one, you have to build it yourself!

It's design has been around for a while, since the late 1970's. It was designed to compete with some of the other major aerobatic bipes of its era such as the infamous Pitts Special.

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Great Planes "Christen Eagle II"

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Very Nice!
by: Matt

I hope she flies half as good as she looks!

Beautiful plane. Did you build it from a kit or ARF?

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Superb biplane
by: ray

Well made airplane my friend. Was it built from a plan? Or did you find some Christen Eagle plans to build from?

I wish you good luck and my fingers crossed for a safe maiden flight. May the "force" be with you!

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First Born
by: John

It is a Great Planes Christen Eagle kit that some fellow started and really never got it together. So I bought the parts from him and completed it.

For all the time I put into it my heart would break if it "augured" it in on the maiden flight. So I'm holding off for a while and using it as "Eye Candy".

It's my first one and...you know, it's hard to let your first born leave home. (Chuckle).
She will fly eventually.

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Great looking Eagle II
by: Danny

Great job on building this beauty. I know how you are feeling about the first flight. There are all those fears of the unexpected but I am sure she will do you proud.

Let us hear from you with the good news of your first flight with her.

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