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Old 12-13-2019, 03:06 AM
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CARF's new project has broken ground. Bolt is an ultra high performance sports jet. It breaks down into easy to transport pieces, nose and top cover comes off as one to allow superb access.
2.8m long and a little over 2.3m span. 220N and up turbines.

Lots more details to come, on sale in 2020.
Old 12-13-2019, 03:08 AM
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Old 12-13-2019, 03:29 AM
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Great lines! Looks fast sitting there.
Love the red!
Old 12-13-2019, 03:50 AM
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That is sick!
Old 12-13-2019, 04:31 AM
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Awesome!
Old 12-13-2019, 07:48 AM
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Looks like a big Habu!
Old 12-13-2019, 08:29 AM
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Wow that is nice looking jet
Old 12-13-2019, 09:46 AM
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Looks great. All carbon fiber??? Nice.....
Old 12-13-2019, 09:52 AM
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Kind of looks like my Shockwave.
Old 12-13-2019, 09:56 AM
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Price? ETA US?
Old 12-13-2019, 10:24 AM
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Sweet, more pictures please.
Old 12-13-2019, 10:35 AM
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Very nice, I bet it will be very light too
Old 12-13-2019, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by JP-1
Very nice, I bet it will be very light too
All carbon fiber, it will be strong as well....
Old 12-13-2019, 01:30 PM
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Nice, kinda looks like a JET!
Old 12-14-2019, 03:09 PM
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Another piece of art from Carf!!!
Old 12-14-2019, 03:54 PM
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Thankfully something else besides some fish looking sport jet.
Old 12-15-2019, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Dieselman1220
Thankfully something else besides some fish looking sport jet.
YES!!!!

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Old 12-15-2019, 03:29 PM
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Looks as sleek as the EA Rouge. Surely to be a nice flyer.
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Are there anymore details on the Bolt yet? Not seeing much on the CARF Web site. I would really like to know if this beast is going to be fully bypassed? That will really make it a slippery airframe with some serious top speed “Need for Speed”. I see lot of large airframes out there yet none I’ve seen so fare are bypassed, if the Bolt was bypassed it would set it apart from the rest. It would get my dollars on my next large jet.

Robert
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Yes fully ducted for speed. More info will be posted in the New Year. This is a time for family, so please be patient.

(The V1 Mephisto was fully ducted 2 years ago-it was never designed for speed)
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look like a fully detachable nose,is it?
Old 12-23-2019, 06:22 AM
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Check the first post.
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Hmmm. A 300N too much?
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Thats Beautiful!
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Originally Posted by Ruizmilton
Price? ETA US?
Any update on this?

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