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Cable tangle: a total
of around 65 metres
of PowerBox Premi-
um cable needs to be
laid cleanly.

My friend Frank Westerholt has Frank Turbine) this engine is a good 800 g heavier. And that
already written about the Mephisto means slimming down and changing wherever possible.
in many details in the JetPower But one after the other: The Mephisto CARF is usually deli-
2 /2019. So why do you need a re- vered very well packed, in three large cartons. After unpa-
port after only a relatively short ti- cking, the immaculate surface is striking, covered with matt
me? The literally big difference bet- clear lacquer in the chosen Cayman Scheme Neon Yellow
ween Frank's Mephisto and this paint. A total of six different standard paint finishes are cur-
The retracted main landing
gear with cut out landing one is the engine. Because this mo- rently available. Individualizations - no matter in which form -
gear doors. del is to be built with a KingTech are almost always possible at CARF. Another striking feature
K320G2. The advantage of the tur- is the generally low weight of the individual parts. But of cour-
bine is the incredible thrust of 32 se, due to the size (wingspan 2.62 m, hull length 3.10 m) of
kg. The disadvantage due to its sheer size is the weight of the model, everything adds up in the end. All in all, from my
2,600 g. In contrast to the "normal" 220 to 250 turbines (e.g. point of view one can speak of a perfect kit. Bonding, choice

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