| The Big Stik is a 96" wingspan version of the Ugly Stik. I built this model from Model Builder magazine (October, 1979) plans. The aircraft was designed by Don Anderson in collaboration with Mike Smith. They enlarged the original Jensen Ugly Stik 1.6 times. It was powered by a Quadra 35. It was a rugged aircraft since wing ribs and doublers were made of 3 mm door skin plywood. The Dacron covering and Krylon spray paint held up well for over 10 years. |
| The internal fuel tank was 32 oz capacity which allowed for very long flights. Mounting an auxiliary one-gallon (128 oz) fuel tank over the CG on top of the wing center section, it was flown non-stop from Anchorage to Seward, Alaska, a distance of about 130 miles, using 128 oz of fuel. The auxiliary tank gravity fed the internal tank. In a flight at the Alaska Radio Control Society (ARCS) field in Anchorage it lost the battle with a tree and sadly, is no more. The seat in the back of the truck is used by the pilot on long distance flights. At the original 17 lbs it was an agile flyer. The Big Stik last flew at 23 pounds, but it once flew at 42 pounds ballasted with lead during a fun-fly lifting contest. Landing in that configuration was at full throttle (as was the rest of the flight!) |
