SIG Manufacturing’s
Kadet Senior EG
A classic design revisited for sport fun flying in either glow or electric!
By Larry Kruse PHOTOGRAPHY: LARRY KRUSE N
early three decades ago, when SIG’s Claude McCullough—noted designer and AMA Hall of Fame member—came up with his Kadet
Senior as an RC training aircraft, it was im- mediately embraced by thousands of mem- bers of the modeling public. And nothing has changed over the years.
For some time it existed just as a kit, then SIG added an almost-ready-to-fly (ARF) op- tion that ultimately went away because of economic pressures. Now SIG has brought the design back in ARF form in what they are terming a “sporterized” version—with tail dragger landing gear and wheel pants! The fuselage has a noticeably slimmer, more “athletic-looking” profile, but it still has the room and ability to continue being a multi- purpose workhorse for glider or banner tow- ing, float-flying, aerial photography, or any other load-carrying task that might be asked of it. In short, it’s still the same plane, but now labeled the Kadet Senior Sport for either electric or glow power.
Inside the box
The plane is available in either a red-and- white or blue-and-white color scheme. The covering is Oracover, sold in this country by Horizon Hobby (
www.horizonhobby.com) as Ultracote. On the off chance you need to re- pair the covering, the Ultracote colors are Transparent Red (#HANU950); Transpar- ent Blue (HANU954); and #10 White (HANU870). My review plane arrived dou-
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ble-boxed directly from SIG. The attractive four-color box illustrates some of the Kadet’s features for the convenience of local hobby shop buyers, including the provided and needed components for either glow or elec- tric power.
The components were nicely packed with cardboard separators that kept the flying surfaces from being attacked by the hard- ware. Everything was clear-taped in place to minimize shipping damage, and it arrived with no dings, scuffs, or dents. As is normal- ly expected with ARFs manufactured in a different part of the world, the covering did require wrinkle removal using a covering iron, and quite conveniently, the recom- mended temperature ranges were provided for all wrinkle removal operations. The kit includes all of the hardware, includ- ing a separate adjustable electric motor mount, should you choose that option. Since my last couple of reviews were electrics, I de- cided to go with glow power on the Kadet Sen- ior Sport and make it a “book-end” for SIG’s 4 Star 64 that I reviewed last October. Besides that, I happened to have a trusty Saito (www.
saitoengines.com) .56 four-stroke engine that wasn’t currently busy and needed a new home. I could also use my six-channel Futaba (
www.futaba-rc.com) T6J 2.4GHz S-FHSS ra- dio that had one slot available for a new plane, and put both the 4 Star 64 and the Kadet Sen- ior Sport on the same transmitter. Having made the required power and guidance choic- es, it was time to start putting things together.
AT A GLANCE Type:
Construction: Wing span: Wing area: Airfoil: Length: Weight:
Wing loading: Engine:
R/C sport electric or glow balsa and ply 78 inches
1148 sq. in. flat
65 inches
8–8.5 pounds 12–13 oz./sq.ft.
.40–.53 two-stroke .50–.61 four-stroke
Motor: brushless outrunner 500–800Kv ESC:
60–75-amp
Battery: Radio:
Servos: Manufacturer: 4–6S 4000–5000 mAh LiPo
Futaba T6J 2.4GHz Futaba R617FS
(5) Futaba S3004
SIG Mfg. Co., Inc. 401-7 South Front Street Montezuma, IA 50171-0520 641-623-5154
www.sigmfg.com
MAY 2014
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