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SShindenKai reacted to TFF's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with
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With my old employment, the pilots who were hardest to train were the ones that were military trained. The military did a great job of... -
SShindenKai reacted to daveklingler's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
There seem to be two different airplanes under discussion here: 1. An early airplane kit introduced in 1971 that failed mostly for lack...
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SShindenKai reacted to AndyCapp's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
Hi Gents, I own and fly a BD5-B for the past two years as well as a Mooney M20j. See photographs. It is powered by a Rotax 582, 65hp...
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SShindenKai reacted to pfarber's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
Lol sure... Ive crashed every landing becuase i dont stall it out (not even the FAA is hot on stalling it out). No ACCIDENT was rooted...
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SShindenKai reacted to BoKu's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
I have. They cover the BD-5A and BD-5B. I thought them well worth the money. They seem fairly complete and are well-drawn, though their...
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SShindenKai reacted to Tiger Tim's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
Sounds very on-brand 🤣🤣
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SShindenKai reacted to TFF's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
You are the safety police. While the BD can be classified as dangerous, the Pitts, Tailwind, Glasair and pretty much every homebuilt...
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SShindenKai reacted to vhhjr's post in the thread Two-seat WWII warbird replica candidates? with Like.
I always thought the Avia B-534 would be a good candidate and , apparantly did a builder in Eastern Europe. I believe it's a 75% scale...
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SShindenKai reacted to Hot Wings's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
No, that is just an essentially stock Mitchell U-2 with a glider nose/fuselage and builder (Wolfgang) designed retracts.
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SShindenKai reacted to SpruceForest's post in the thread BD-5 - Why is it so engrained in our psyches? with Like.
When the BD arrived on the scene, the US and Europe had not yet aged into the 'Safety First... liberty optional' nanny societies that we...
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SShindenKai reacted to ScaleBirdsScott's post in the thread Two-seat WWII warbird replica candidates? with Like.
Could just post the video of course :p The Czechs are just crushing it with the replicas. Seems there's a lot of interest there in...
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SShindenKai reacted to Tiger Tim's post in the thread Two-seat WWII warbird replica candidates? with Like.
Back to singles, anyone mention a Vultee Vengeance or SAAB B17 yet?
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SThe construction is somewhat like a loehle 5151. Does anyone know what engine he used? Looking at my 70% mock-up I would say there...
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SShindenKai reacted to Hawk81A's post in the thread 3/4th Scale Replica Bell P-39 Airacobra with Like.
Russians had good success with P-39s. British hated them, and sent them (P-400 export model) back to U.S. Most U.S. pilots disliked...
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SShindenKai reacted to Wanttaja's post in the thread 3/4th Scale Replica Bell P-39 Airacobra with Like.
I've heard that the P-39 was actually a pretty good dogfighter. However, the lack of a good supercharger meant it lost too much...