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Golden Age Air Racers - 10/14/2006 4:02:16 AM   
Vwings


 

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Status: offline 		Would like to see pictures of your Golden Age Air Racers. A bit of info with the pictures would be great.

Thanks all.
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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/14/2006 4:14:24 AM   
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Miss Los Angeles was built from Walt Moucha plans, is 30% scale, spans 73", weighs 15 lbs, and is powered with a TT 120.

The Gee Bee model Z, http://www.jackdevinemodels.com/geebee_z.htm , is also 30% scale, spans 85", weighs 24 lbs, and in powered by a Brison 3.2 gasser.



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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/14/2006 12:47:18 PM   
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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/14/2006 9:57:26 PM   
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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/14/2006 10:29:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here are some of the Gee Bees ihave had in the past. First is a NWHT(Jack Devine now) R-2 with a Brison 3.2. Second is a little foam electric R-1, and third is a Coverite Model D with a OS.46. Last is an Adrian Page R-2, 1/5 scale, that I am working on now.
I also have a Haffke 1/4 scale R-1, and 1/4 scale Model D that are both unfinished.

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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/15/2006 1:35:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		Some great aircraft. Does anyone have one of the Mystery Ship? Is there a kit/plans for it?

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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/15/2006 2:35:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is my take on the ultimate Golden Age airplane design. 65"ws, Saito 120 in the red one, Saito 91 in the silver, Magnum 30 in the 44"ws yellow version.
Not a real historical design but they honor the genre.


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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/15/2006 10:39:42 PM   
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Status: offline 		Byron Wedell-Williams same size as the Hostetler but with fiberglass fuselage. Weighs in at 25# and powered by a G-62. Not exactly a sport plane but much easier to take off and land than your average warbird.
Just flew it at the Austin Tx Bigbird fly in this weekend the last two photos are from this event.

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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/17/2006 2:05:52 AM   
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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/25/2006 7:25:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Golden Age racing aircraft are not as popular as they should be partly because many of them were first modeled as .40/.60 size planes.

Many of these designs are difficult to fly until they get up into bigger wing spans.

About three years back there was a 50% scale Gee Bee that showed up at Bomber Field. It was a waivered airplane and did not get to fly at the meet because of incomplete documentation but it did fly and fly very well at another field close by.

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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/26/2006 2:26:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Has anyone ever built the P-51 Beguine from the 49' races?

I want to know if those tip radiators would create more of a tip stall problem.

This is a project for next year......

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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/26/2006 5:19:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		I had a "Beguine" conversion of the Platt 1/5 scale Mustang several years ago. I bought it already built, & never flew it, but was told that all the repaired damage on the model was from trip stalls on landing. I was told that as soon as it started slowing down, it would flip on its back. The radiators were hollow, with no air restriction in them. Don't know if they caused the problem or not.

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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/26/2006 6:01:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		The stalling could have been from many factors including high wing loading, a warp, slightly drooped ailerons, etc. Usually tip enhancements improve the slow speed wing tip performance but at the cost of increased drag.

I have thought about a Ziroli size 51 modified into the Beguine. It certainly would be a standout at fly ins.

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RE: Golden Age Air Racers - 10/26/2006 6:06:51 PM   
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Thanks for the reply.

Anybody else with info is helpful!!

Gremlin, yes it would be one that people would go " ooooohhhhh....nice!

thats kinda what I go for in a model. Worst part is that getting documentation on that kind of craft is difficult to say the least!!

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