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Old 01-27-2018, 04:11 PM
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I built one back in 1971 and still have it, though it's not flyable now due to badly warped wings from storage in a shed over a summer 20 years ago. Covered with silk & dope, powered with OS H60, 6-3/4 lbs.

I had no experience with taildraggers so with the very narrow landing gear I had a very tough time getting it off the ground. It was the King of Groundloopers. That 60 was plenty of power - I still remember it hanging on the prop after adopting a "full throttle takeoff" philosophy to minimize the time window for groundloops. Now that I can handle taildraggers, I'd like to dewarp it and get it in the air again, but so much to do and so little time.................

It was 47 years ago, so I don't remember much about the build, but I'll try to help.

-Dave Plumpe
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