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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 9/17/2003 9:32:39 PM   
TomCrump



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Status: offline 		Chevelle, Better make up your mind. Building season is coming fast!.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 9/18/2003 4:33:35 AM   
WinterHawke



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Status: offline 		I also wanted to throw my "hat in the ring" with a vote for the Balsa USA fleet - I was also at the Dawn Patrol in Dayton, and couldn't help but notice how all of the Balsa USA birds were generally very well behaved in the almost continuous crosswind we had all weekend.

In fact, I was so impressed that one of the DR1's followed me home, and I decided to keep it!

the WinterHawke

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 9/18/2003 4:08:37 PM   
Tmoth4



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Status: offline 		WinterHawke,
Are you the guy I flew with in formation with the BUSA Nieuport 28s? That was a blast!

Jim

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 9/18/2003 4:26:19 PM   
flying wires


 

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Status: offline 		Anyone have the spec's on the proto balsa USA Fokker D-VII? Is it 1/4 scale?
Thanks,

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 9/18/2003 4:52:16 PM   
Tmoth4



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Status: offline 		I don't know the specs, but it looked 1/4 scale to me.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 9/18/2003 6:34:52 PM   
WinterHawke



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Status: offline 		Hi, Jim . . .

Yep, That was me, flying Doug Cox's Nieuport 28. That was without a doubt one of the most fun things I've done in a long time. I'm hoping to have some pictures back tonight of the event, but I know we've got at least one real good shot of the two Nieuports in formation - the photo looks very realistic!

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 9/18/2003 7:36:47 PM   
Tmoth4



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Status: offline 		I had a great time at Dawn Patrol and I look forward to seeing you guys in 2005. We can try some more formation flying and fake dogfighting. Hopefully we won't have the 90 degree crosswind.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/9/2003 1:44:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		It is listed on their website, balsausa.com as 1/4 scale but no pictures as yet.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/9/2003 8:25:02 PM   
Uncle Heinkel


 

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If you are looking at the smaller scale war birds go to www.proctorenterprises and look at their VK line of kits which are the Nieuport 17, Fokker Dr 1, Sopwith Camel and Sopwith 1 and 1/2 Strutter. They are 1/6th scale with the Camel having a 56 inch wingspan. My Nieuport will fit in the back of my small blaser or my pickup assembled along with another assembled stearman. The Nieuport flys nice and I am building the Camel because I have been told it flys the best of the bunch


I have a VK/Proctor Camel and it DOES fly very well...it is so easy to fly that it was my everyday flier for about two years...Great ground handling on grass....It's not a quick build but the time spent building is well worth it. It's small enough to leave assembled and carry in most cars or a pickup. Saito 56 would be perfect, I used a .50......

It's hanging from the ceiling now, waiting for recovering.

H.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/9/2003 10:22:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you are interested in a Nieuport 17 short kit with plans and lazer cut wood check with Mike Bealmear. His site is listed above. He and some other WWI types are listed in the Dawn Patrol website. I've been in touch with Mike and he's a very avid WWI modeler and beside that he's a nice guy and very helpful.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/13/2003 6:03:57 PM   
Chevelle


 

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Status: offline 		I was all set to do the deed, a FunAero 60" SE5a (~$190) with a Saito FA72 (~$230) but then I came across another combination. What about a BalsaUSA 1/4 Pup ($190) with a Zenoah G26 ($300).

Seems like more plane and more motor for just a bit more cash. No pucker factor for me. How does BUSA Pup fly?

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/13/2003 6:48:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		The BUSA Pup with G26 would be a great combo. I think you'd be very happy with it. The G26 is more power than it needs but you can always throttle back. I've seen lots of BUSA Pups fly with engines from G23s and weedie conversions, to big 4-strokes. They all fly well. I prefer gas myself- more economical, more reliable, etc.

Jim

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/13/2003 7:05:23 PM   
ballgunner



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Status: offline 		Eindeckerpilot is a good source for anything WWI. Check his e-mail above. Mike Bealmear is a nice guy and belongs to a group called the Dawn Patrol which has a website. These people are mission oriented and fly WWI aircraft so they actually do the things that these planes were intended to do back in 1914-18.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/14/2003 1:40:49 AM   
buck1856



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Status: offline 		i just started last year in this hobby. my second plane was a proctor antic, 84 span givin to me. flys beutiful.i just aquired a jerry behrens scratch built sopwith tripehound im restoring. just in my opion the flair planes i looked at fly great and at 139.00 per kit you could build two of them and buy two 52 magnum 4 strokes and be at 500.00 dollars if you bought on sale.thats what i would do.

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RE: WWI Recommendation Appreciated - 10/14/2003 4:34:12 PM   
turnwaldw



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Status: offline 		Hi
I just finished a Balsa USA EINDECKER 40. It built very easy and fly,s like a dream I put a 40 KB I had laying around. It really flys like my trainer actually Better.

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