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Antiques or Out of Business > Looking for a Kalt Huey Cobra

SeismicCWave
Senior Heliman
Location: Hilo, Hawaii

I know it is a long shot but I figured I will try here.

I would love to "collect" an old Kalt Huey Cobra.

I know there are many variation of this.

The very original version is actually a direct clone of Dieter Schluter's first RC Huey Cobra back in 1969. Kalt bought the license to manufature the heli back in 1971.

It was a fixed pitch heli for an airplane .60 size engine.

I really doubt anyone has one of these still.

Anyway I am open to suggestion and don't mind any of the later editions.

The heli needs to be in at least decent shape so I can restore it.

12-08-2003 Over year old.

heli_headcase
Key Veteran
Location: Hovering around Atlanta

You can't have mine but...

Hi Seismic,

The original Schluter Cobra was introduced in early 1970. When the future president of Kalt saw Deiter's heli he just had to have one and so made Deiter an offer he couldn't refuse. In 1971 Kalt did what you said, produced a very close copy of Deiter's machine except it was .45 powered instead of .60. The Kalt Cobra was called a 'Kalt 450' and was supplied with an Enya 45BB in the kit.

I'm only aware of two versions of the fixed-pitch Kalt 450: One has a free teetering main rotor (direct copy of Deiter's original heli) and the "locked" or non-teetering main rotor (a copy of the Hegi/Schuco version of Deiter's Cobra). I have most of this second version and a complete, original 450. Check my gallery for the poor picture of the earlier 450.

Since I'm also in the process of collecting old heli's I'm not currently interested in parting with either but eBay is a good place to keep watching for that chance to buy one.

Good luck!

HHC

So many heli's - too little time...

01-06-2004 Over year old.

SeismicCWave
Senior Heliman
Location: Hilo, Hawaii

>>The original Schluter Cobra was introduced in early 1970. When the future president of Kalt saw Deiter's heli he just had to have one and so made Deiter an offer he couldn't refuse. <<

From what I remembered, Dieter Schluter debut the Schluter Cobra in the 1971 Doylestown F3A Pattern Championship. Mr. Oki of Kalt was present at the time and followed Dieter Schluter to Switzerland to make him the offer.

He bought the license to manufacture the helicopter.

A hobby shop owner in Hong Kong purchase one of the first kits Kalt produced and I remember as a youngster that he had a lot of problems with part flying apart.

Finally Mr. Oki came down from Japan to fly the Cobra and I still have a short movie of the first successful flight.

>> eBay is a good place to keep watching for that chance to buy one. <<

Some one sent me an email asking how much I was willing to pay for one but I have no idea. I asked him to give me an idea but I have not heard back.

I will keep my eyes open at eBay.

I just thought it would be neat to "collect" one and may be get it to fly just once and put it away as a hangar queen.

01-06-2004 Over year old.

dj_hawaii
Senior Heliman
Location: Formerly Hawaii, now residing in Houston (Katy)TX

You just missed one!

You just missed one for sale on Ebay approx 2 weeks ago!!

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01-06-2004 Over year old.

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SeismicCWave
Senior Heliman
Location: Hilo, Hawaii

>>You just missed one for sale on Ebay approx 2 weeks ago!!<<

I did! I don't go on eBay very much. I better start paying more attention.

01-07-2004 Over year old.

dj_hawaii
Senior Heliman
Location: Formerly Hawaii, now residing in Houston (Katy)TX

Another one on Ebay for sale!!!!

Another one on Ebay, 6 ft long, 4 days 12 hours left on auction with bid sitting at $99.00.

Click Here

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01-12-2004 Over year old.

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SeismicCWave
Senior Heliman
Location: Hilo, Hawaii

>>Another one on Ebay<<

Thank you dj_Hawaii! I am tracking this one.

01-12-2004 Over year old.

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