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Mach 1 - 5/23/2003 1:48:57 AM   
ahlffmic


 

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From: Flemington,NJ
Status: offline 		I am looking for a Mach 1 Kit. I believe it was designed by Norman Page...not sure. Had one in in the early 70s. Very good pattern ship.
Mike from NJ

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Kitted by Midwest.... - 5/23/2003 2:10:01 AM   
glowplugboy


 

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From: Pasadena, TX 77505/77508, TX, USA
Status: offline 		Foam core wings, balsa fuse and tail feathers. A rare kit indeed. They fetch top dollar. You might keep your eyes on Ebay. I see them pop up there every once in a while.

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Wrong forum - 5/23/2003 3:32:56 AM   
EXCAP232



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Status: offline 		This should be posted in the swap "wanted" section.
EXCAP232

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/18/2003 3:10:58 AM   
schwarzar


 

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From: Seabrook, TX, USA
Status: offline 		Here are a couple of pictures of a Mach One that I am currently flying. I built it in the early 80s, and recently pulled it out of storage for a repaint and some flight time. It has the Webra 10ccm, flow thru muffler (loud), and rhom retracts.

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/18/2003 5:35:08 PM   
bla bla


 

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Status: offline 		That dosen't look like the Mach 1 I remember but still... I seem to remember the plans being available from one of the US mags' MAN or RCM... check em out.o

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/18/2003 9:52:43 PM   
mups53


 

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Status: offline 		I actually flew the 2nd Mach 1 ever built. The wing on that plane is not a Mach 1 wing and the fuse isn't either. The stab looks like a Mach 1. The wing had a signiture huge root chord and the trailing edge was a reverse sweep like an Edge 540. The fuse had a really thin canopy and it extended all the way to the tail. Norm Page was my flying buddy for years. I wish he was still flying today. He was way ahead of the times and a terific pilot and designer. Mike

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/19/2003 2:03:13 AM   
KJohn


 

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Status: offline 		I see the plans for Norm Page's beautiful 'Mach I' offered at:

http://www.rcstore.com/rs/general/listproducts.asp?catid=41&catego=PL

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/19/2003 4:35:14 AM   
djlyon



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From: Castaic, CA, USA
Status: offline 		No that's not a Mach 1. Not even close. I have one in a box my wife gave me in the early 70s. May finally build it this year. Retirement helps. Yup the Mach one has a straight leading edge and tapered trailing edge. Canopy is a smallish thing that runs to the tail. This thing was designed when heavy was the norm (penetration). I think I can fix that with a hole saw and some circle blades.

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/19/2003 6:25:09 AM   
Ben Lanterman



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Status: offline 		I agree, not a Mach 1. I built 4 of the over several years. I sold a fixed gear version and a retract gear (Goldberg) version a couple of years ago at a swap meet. Mine were always toooo heavy but I loved the way they looked in the air. Nice lines. Hated the thin fuel tank setup.

I would love to have one about 2 pounds lighter than my usual model turned out.


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RE: Mach 1 - 9/19/2003 5:24:02 PM   
Bax


 

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From: Champaign, IL, USA
Status: offline 		Had two Mach I's in the 70's. Webra Speed .61, Rom-Air Retracts, Kraft radio gear. Came out at the "perfect" weight of 8 pounds. Flew fast and like it was on rails.

Kit was made by MidWest Products.

bax

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/19/2003 6:05:03 PM   
KJohn


 

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Status: offline 		I built one about 20 years ago with fixed landing gear and covered it with Monokote orange and Monokote white. With the Monokote finish it was quite light and thus it flew great. I think it was 7.5 pounds empty.

The fist one I saw left a great impression. It was painted with K&B red and K&B yellow paint and was flawless. It had Rhom air retract and a Kraft engine with a Kraft radio system. I could hardly stop staring at it because it was so beautiful. It looked great on the ground and looked great in the air.

I have to consider the Norm Page's 'Mach I' the most beautiful of all the planes I have ever seen. What lines. Some day I would like to scale it down to a 40 size engine but part of the beauty of the original was in the SIZE of that plane. Big and yet so beautiful.

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/21/2003 3:43:10 PM   
Jim_Purcha



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From: La Salle, MB, CANADA
Status: offline 		I am wanting to get back into rc flying now with an arf trainer. But I do remember one of the local club members in the 70's having built a Norm Page Mach 1. This print is the only Mach 1 I remember.

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/22/2003 2:18:19 AM   
Rendegade



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Status: offline 		I didn't think that was a mach one...

My father destroyed his mach one 2 weeks before I was born, Rossi 61, rhoms and a nice paint job. He was flying for an airshow at our state millitary airbase, came across the tarmac inverted, at about 6 feet, flicking the retract switch the whole way, then pulled......


The rossi was ground away to the crank.... Ouchiwowa.

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/22/2003 6:20:14 PM   
Jim_Purcha



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Status: offline 		The Mach 1 by Norman Page was kitted by Midwest Products in the early 70's. It is the plan offered by Model Airplane News. I will post an image of the original midwest advertisement showing the kit.

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RE: Mach 1 - 9/24/2003 12:08:39 PM   
BevoHoward


 

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From: Maidens, VA, USA
Status: offline 		I'm pretty sure this is a Mach 1. The fuselage was just never sanded using the templates. As some of you guys may recall the fuselage was one big heavy block before sanding. The wing threw me for a minute. The Mach 1 wing has a tapered trailing edge with a straight leading edge. It is a little hard to tell in this picture. The canopy is an obvious switch.

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