Sparky,

The three views that I used were taken from Volume 2 of the Scale Aircraft Drawings that are sold by Model Airplane News. All of the thrust angles, incidences, etc. were copied. Full scale has 3 degrees of down engine thrust so I have one degree in the firewall and two in the mount. Also added two degrees of right thrust.

Andy,

That Quadra weighs 10 lbs if I remember correctly. I looked at the engine that you mentioned and decided that it was a little too big (besides, if I remember correctly, it costs as much as a Buick). I won't take it to the extravaganza unless it's painted and I want to put a dozen flights on it before I strip it down. Will see how things work out with time and weather.

Yes, Lance is a great pilot. He hasn't flown many Warbirds though, and when it came time to land this one he chopped the power a little early. He was making a 50 ft. high, flat approach at low throttle with the flaps up (slow flight tests at high altitude indicated that stalls were gentle, slow, with only a slight drop of the nose and right wing). He cut the power about 75 ft. short of the runway and within a second, the tail started to drop and it began to wag its wings (stalling!!). I almost yelled in his ear "POWER, POWER" but he had already figured it out. A little power got the tail up and it over the runway, although it was still trying to stall a little during touchdown (came in on one aileron). Overall, he did a great job!!

Looking forward to seeing you P-47!

John