RE: Rat Racing Plane kits
Many years ago...
No
A long time ago in a far away place.....
No thats not correct.
Well I know I was waddling around in diapers teething on a top flight 10X6 nylon when Mom and Dad flew Rat.
She was pilot and he was crew.
They flew a modified Ringmaster Jr. with hoped up K&B green head .35 in Rat.
Mom also flew the protos with Dad flying the "B" and the "D" s.
Quicky Rat is what is flown now with spec type engines with the ringed K&B .40 seems to be the best choice.
Will try to find and post pic of old quicky that is current legal type airplane.
Jim
Did you fly in other Louisiana contest?
Have film of combat, stunt and scale from various contest in 50s, 60s & 70s.
Highiron in the early 70s we were reducing the number of pilots in a race as the speeds went ever higher.
By 75 our 6.5 was turning laps right at 170mph and we were now down to 2 pilots and even big guys like Stubblefield needed to hang onto the other pilot to last a race. This is the year I quit.
Pic of some remains from 50s
During the early 70s this is the type Rats we flew.(Silver airplane)
K&B 6.5 was my favorite power plant.
David