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Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/2/2005 10:56:18 PM   
lwr_


 

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From: Atoka, TN, USA
Status: offline 		Has anyone had a chance to see or fly the new Great Planes 1/12 scale Corsair and Mustang?

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXGJY8&P=

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/3/2005 1:42:13 AM   
Which_way_is_up



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From: Carrollton, TX, USA
Status: offline 		Yes, but unfortunately for them, they're about three years too late!

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/3/2005 2:14:51 AM   
flysforfun



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Status: offline 		nice looking plane. but not well suited for combat:

"Construction: All balsa and plywood"

just will not be tough enough for combat imho. need foam, aluminum and coroplast!!!

check around on the combat sites for list of tough planes.

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/3/2005 2:17:17 AM   
flysforfun



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fiberglass

and

bi-directional tape

and

gorilla glue!!!!

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/3/2005 9:31:00 AM   
codernaut


 

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Status: offline 		not use balsa plane in combat anymore?

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/3/2005 1:31:00 PM   
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Status: online 		This is all aside from the fact that their not AVAILABLE yet as noted in the ad "late feb"

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/3/2005 3:11:23 PM   
wingman2005



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Status: offline 		yeah.....um.....you obviously could use a balsa and ply plane for combat......just make the crashes even more amazing!!

and in our combat you aren't looking to knock the other plane out of the air....lol


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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 2/3/2005 6:09:09 PM   
Montague



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From: Laurel, MD,
Status: offline 		In the 2610 that I've been flying, you don't look to knock people out of the air.

But it happens. Mid-airs are a fact of life in combat. No one I know trys to cause mid-airs, but we sure get in to plenty of them anyway.

The better you fly, the more mid-airs you have (well, roughly, anyway). And the more combat you fly, the more mid-airs happen.

I've had contests where I've had as many as 8 mid-airs in 6 rounds. If every little tap blows your airplane to bits, you won't be flying much. That's the problem with "conventional" balsa/ply construction in combat.


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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 3/2/2005 3:11:19 AM   
vertical grimmace


 

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Status: offline 		Don't tell great planes thoughbecause i bet those planes fly great for sport. It is nice to see them produce these planes. It is long overdue though. If these planes get blood in the water for some newbies thogh all the better. I started flying scale combat with house of balsa mustang and FW 190. Got me hooked and then I moved on to competitive designs. Have Fun!

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 3/2/2005 5:29:44 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: vertical grimmace

Don't tell great planes thoughbecause i bet those planes fly great for sport. It is nice to see them produce these planes. It is long overdue though. If these planes get blood in the water for some newbies thogh all the better. I started flying scale combat with house of balsa mustang and FW 190. Got me hooked and then I moved on to competitive designs. Have Fun!

I totally agree... I'm not into combat flying (at least not yet), but I built some small .25 sized belly landing SPADs just to have some fun with, and I've got my eye on this Mustang. It's balsa, so it's too fragile for combat, but it looks like a nice, small, scale warbird for some sport flying...

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 3/2/2005 8:00:23 PM   
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Status: online 		Anyone know when Great Planes will be shipping these, I have already been waiting a month. Tower said late Feb. here it is march and still no planes........

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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 3/3/2005 5:44:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		I emailed Great Planes and asked when they thought these would be released, and here's the response...

quote:


Hello,

Thank you for your recent e-mail.

We are anticipating the arrival of both the Corsair and Mustang in the
next few business days.

I hope you find this information helpful. Should you have any further
questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at this
email address. (Please be sure to copy all previous emails into any
future questions.) You can also reach our product support technical
team at 217-398-8970, or via fax at 217-398-7721.

DID YOU KNOW that our web pages now all contain FAQs? (Frequently asked
questions) Please drop by and take a look! We hope you'll find the
information helpful and valuable to you.

Sincerely,
Adam W.
Product Support


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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 4/2/2005 3:49:52 PM   
Fili



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From: Queensbury, NY, USA
Status: offline 		I just called today (4/2/05) and they said early april.....
Anyone know where I can get a Modeltech Me 109?


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RE: Great Planes Combat Corsair and Mustang - 4/8/2005 5:22:25 PM   
lear31A


 

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Status: offline 		I received the Tower update email last night and the corsair/mustang is now available from Tower,(limited quantities). Cant wait to see it.

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