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Corsair
If anyone's interested, Neal Loving's F1 'Love' looks a lot like a half-scale F4U, and flies like one. Likely closer than the WAR replica. It's a b**** to land. Look for the SA article by Pat Hallorhan, a U2 pilot who owned one. Wayne State University has the plans on file. I am building one...- hiroyoshi
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- Forum: Warbirds / Warbird Replicas
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Keleher Lark
Actually, one thing all the experience taught me is now much I don't know, so suggestions are always welcome! The blanks aren't too hard to fill in; I'm pretty sure Jim Keleher used J-3 struts (cut down) for the prototype, for instance. But reinventing things takes time. I will post some... -
Keleher Lark
I'm building a Lark from a set of plans that's a bit less than complete, and wonder if anyone can help with some missing/poor quality pages? Need drawings for the rear spar and fittings, wing struts, aileron and aileron hinges/fittings. My empennage and fuselage control drawings are very faint... -
3/4th Scale Replica Bell P-39 Airacobra
OK, another few thoughts. Tell me if this gets boring. - scale to 80% - the main fuselage structure can be a pair of deep timber box beams, spaced to carry the engine bearers (for an assumed 351W, and built in a curve to match the fuselage lines. This has the advantage of providing very...- hiroyoshi
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- Forum: Wood Construction
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3/4th Scale Replica Bell P-39 Airacobra
Some thoughts, kind of random, but the scaled P-39 is intriguing... 1) Get a set of Mini-Imp plans from Pat Hart; Molt Taylor did a good job in designing a shaft drive to work with an opposed 4, and while a vibe analysis should still be done, it's a good place to start. 2) Building a wooden...- hiroyoshi
- Post #39
- Forum: Wood Construction
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New Wood Supplier in MO
Many WW1 fighters used ash as longerons, notably the SPAD VII and XIII. It's a bit heavier than spruce, but the weight penalty isn't that severe. I'll be buying from him when I start on the fuselage of my Barracuda.- hiroyoshi
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- Forum: Supplier / Manufacturer Announcements
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3/4th Scale Replica Bell P-39 Airacobra
My suggestion to the 3/4 scale P-39 conundrum is this: build a 300 hp Barracuda. The Barra has something of the 'look' of a P-39, and this could be enhanced through reshaping the rudder (which looks like a Messerchmitt 109 rudder, just a bit). That's a 'simple' job. What you'd get would be a...- hiroyoshi
- Post #35
- Forum: Wood Construction
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Looking for Mead Adventure plans
I have been trying to locate a set of plans for the Mead Adventure for years. Can anyone help?- hiroyoshi
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- Forum: Classifieds - For Sale & Wanted
