The Forgotten Extra, The Extra 230

[Jetpainter]

Sleepy's new thread today about your favorite aerobatic airplane made me give some thought to one of my favorites from the past, the Extra 230. I imagine that the reason it's one of my favorites is because the first gas aerobatic airplane I ever flew was an Ace 30% Extra 230. It was built by a friend of mine, Tony, and I did the painting. By today's standards it would be a total turd, but 20ish years ago it was very cool. Powered by a Sachs 3.2 we were in awe of the power...... like I said it was a long time ago.

I don't really have any good reason why I started this thread other than to stir up thought in a forgotten plane that helped start the whole Extra family. Younger guys in this hobby may have never seen one.

 

[Naughty Monkey]

Update the construction and the right airfoil and control surfaces and I bet that would be a fun plane. That one is good lookin, well done.

 

[Terryscustom]

Pretty cool video of the full scale as well!

 

[SleepyC]

I love me some forgotten planes. The Panzel, Stadaucher, the One Design, Dr-109, Extra 230.. ALL pretty darn cool. Heck the Giles was awesome!

 

[Jetpainter]

Pretty cool video of the full scale as well!

It was cool to find a video of one in the same colors as Tony's old airplane. I had never seen a full scale in red and black. The ones I remember were red and dark blue.

 

[N726AC]

I love me some forgotten planes. The Panzel, Stadaucher, the One Design, Dr-109, Extra 230.. ALL pretty darn cool. Heck the Giles was awesome!

 

[BalsaDust]

I would love to see a One Design modeled again.

 

[Naughty Monkey]

Love the Velox. When I get a couple projects done, I'm gonna have @Flyrcjoe help me scratch one out and hopefully make a full composite, just like momma. The Wolff's live here in Utah. Charlie is building one and I have flown with David (pretty sure the blue and white hot wings plane is his), but not in his Velox. I think he is nervous about having to wash it out after. They have a bulldog that is a really neat plane, side by side stick and rudder, full aerobatic trainer.

 

[N726AC]

That is a Swedish 'Dog' in British livery.
My Bulldog,

 

[funflyr]

The Jim Van Loo (R/C Extra's) design was a great plane. Jim still leaves in Kansas City, I work with his son. Jim is in the AMA Hall of Fame.
Troy