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Joined: 12/28/2001 From: arlington, TX, USA Status: offline
killermann that plane had to place in something!!!! .you should see the trophys ken has won through the years.I wish i had been there to see it, well done Ken good job McCarson.
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When I attached the wing wire spreader support (broom stick) to the flying/landing wires I used CA and thread to secure it. Over a period of time vibration caused the spreader to move from it's original location causing some of the wires to bow.
To correct this, I soldered 3 wraps of soft copper wire either side of the attachment location and reattached with thread and CA. I think this will work.
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Joined: 7/20/2004 From: Duluth,
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Hey Guys,
congratulations on the beautiful Buecker Jungmeister. Planes like yours are a rare and beautiful sight. Do you fellows have any knowledge about the history of this plane. I picked up somewhere along the way that the plane was purpose built for the Olympics. I know that the plane was considered a very tough competitor on the aerobatics circuit.
I recently saw an awesome bird during a trip to Germany. I have attached pictures for your viewing enjoyment.
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Hi Harry,
That's a really good looking Jungie. Did you get to see it fly?
The Jungmeister was designed as an aerobatic trainer for the military. It was used much like the Stearman although it was more aerobatic and much smaller. Do a search on Google.com and you will find a lot of history on the plane.
Here are 3 shots that Dick Lee made of my plane at Bomber Field.
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Hi Ken,
yeah I saw the plane fly. It has a MOKI 5 star radial in it. I think it's sold as an RCS engine here. The plane has a 110" wingspan. The sound of the engine in combination with the plane's size gives it a nearly real appearance. I have some video clips of the plane flying. If you would like to see them I'll send you a disk with the files.
I really like the coloring scheme you did on yours. I think that's a Swiss marking isn't it? I like the first shot in your picture sequence. With the pilot figure in the plane it looks very realistic.
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Hi Ken,
looking good - and it looks like your buddies agree. Congrats on the award!!! What was the nature of the event? Was it a static display judging or did you guys fly as well. I don't anything about the event so please apologize if I seem 'behind the times'. When you fly at these events what are the performances actually judged on?
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Hi Harry,
Thanks for the compliments. This was just a Giant Scale flyin using IMAA rules. That is, a monoplane with at least an 80" wingspan or a biplane with at least a 60" wingspan. This was a non contest with no static judging. There were about 35 registered pilots. The only requirement is that the plane, to be judged, must make at least one flight. They passed out ballots to each pilot to vote on the plane at the meet that they liked best for Pilots Choice. It means a great deal when your fellow fliers vote for your plane.
There also was Best Warbird, Best Civilian, and Best of Show. These categories were voted on by a panel of members of the Hill Country Aero Modelers. This is pretty common at Giant Scale flyins in the south. However, this is the first time that I've seen an award of this type, that is, they produced a framed award on site instead of a plaque. Very nice idea. They had everyone pose with their plane during the flyin with nice cedar trees as a backdrop. The HCAM field in Austin is one of the most beautiful fields in Texas.
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Hi Ken,
nothing like just simply having a great time with your friends. Seems to me you got whole hangar of good looking birds. BTW, I took you up on your idea to research the Jungmeister on Google. It turns out that a version of the Jungmeister flew during the opening ceremonies at the Berlin Olympics directly inside the stadium. Pretty amazing - I don't think they'd be pulling those kinds of stunts these days. Post more pictures of your plane as they come along.
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