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Another interesting visitor stopped by today and I thought I'd share a
couple of photos... -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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"Morris Dovey" wrote in message ... Another interesting visitor stopped by today and I thought I'd share a couple of photos... -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ Sharp. Is it a half sized replica? I always wanted to fly the P-51. |
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
| "Morris Dovey" wrote in message | ... || Another interesting visitor stopped by today and I thought I'd || share a couple of photos... | | Sharp. Is it a half sized replica? I always wanted to fly the | P-51. This one's supposed to be 51% of the real size - and is billed as the P-51-51. This is the second of these to come by this year. Both had 60 hp two-cycle engines, so the performance falls a tad short of 51%. I think cruise speed is somewhere around 70 - and aerobatics would _not_ be a good idea. Mustang fans might have noticed that the prop is also a bit smaller than 51% I used to think it'd be a hoot to own and fly the real thing. I can't remember the fuel consumption rate for the P-51 but it'd be an expensive plane to fly. Too spendy for me. I pulled the seat foreward and checked out the construction . It looks just like one of the old Comet balsa stick models - lightweight bulkheads with skinny stringers supporting a fabric skin. The local ANG unit has a full-size P-51 fiberglass replica on a pedestal at their main gate, and I drool at it every time I go to the Des Moines airport. -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 18:46:56 -0500, "Morris Dovey"
wrote: Another interesting visitor stopped by today and I thought I'd share a couple of photos... That is very cool. The P-51 is one of the all-time cool plane designs. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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Morris Dovey wrote:
Another interesting visitor stopped by today and I thought I'd share a couple of photos... Cool! Is that one of those Mini-Mustang kit homebuilts? My Beech tie-down spot is bracketed by a bunch of homebuilders, mostly RV-6's and 8's. I could get bit by that bug, so I have to be very careful! G Great looking ship! |
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B A R R Y wrote:
| Morris Dovey wrote: || Another interesting visitor stopped by today and I thought I'd || share a couple of photos... | | Cool! | | Is that one of those Mini-Mustang kit homebuilts? 'Tis. | My Beech tie-down spot is bracketed by a bunch of homebuilders, | mostly RV-6's and 8's. I could get bit by that bug, so I have to | be very careful! G I think for a lot of builders, the joy is in the journey - not so much in flying the finished plane. There's a gentleman (he maintains F-16 fighters in his day job) who drops by from time to time in a scaled-down Newport that he spent twelve years building - the plane is /almost/ too beautiful to fly. | Great looking ship! -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/ |
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Morris Dovey wrote:
I think for a lot of builders, the joy is in the journey - not so much in flying the finished plane. I totally understand. As an ex-large scale r/c'er, current pilot, and avid woodwoorker and tinkerer... G |
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