Can I use Monokote?
Monokote is more brittle than Ultracote, and does not stick as well to the wings as does Ultracote. Use Monokote at your own risk! When we say this, we mean you may experience total wing failure and possibly a very dramatic demonstration which will alert everyone watching that you did not follow our directions! Seriously, Ultracote, now carried by Hangar 9 gives the best results. The only other covering we can fully recommend is Hobby Lobby’s “oracover” which in years past was exactly the same as Goldberg Ultracote. But do yourself a favor and buy at your local hobby shop. If he doesn’t have Ultracote — shame on him! The new “Icarex Method” is very strong for our combat planes, and superior in durability although not required for sport flying. return to top • It’s difficult to balance my plane, the engine is fully forward. What do I do? For our combat planes we supply engine mounting beams that will accommodate all “.25 size” engines available. The lightest engine we know is the Norve
