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Old 05-21-2018, 11:35 AM
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We took her out to the lakebed last Friday to fly her maiden flight. At 62lbs I was kinda nervous. By far the most weight I have ever pulled off a runway without being in the aircraft. She flew wonderfully. No bad habits that I saw on the maiden. Full flap extension did not pitch the nose up or down it just slowed down a little bit. Been having some issues with the gear but they also worked well.

Thanks to all of you on this forum who have provided assistance during this project!

Here are a couple of videos of the maiden:

P47 Takeoff

P47 Landing​

Next in the project queue is the Gaines Smith 120" A1H SkyRaider

Life is GOOD!

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