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avlwilsons,
I apologize for not posting the pictures you emailed me. I still have them and added them to the bottom of [link=http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/pattern4.htm]Page 4[/link]
I don't have a problem referencing a build thread for the planes that do have them. If any of you have been to a build thread recently, forward me the URL so I can include it.
I have been a little busy at work. Its our peak season. They put on more workers and production ramps up. Problems increase.
Thanks
CAsniffer

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You can add "SPA Legal" to the Niris and Peppermint Patties, too.

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Build thread for the Perigee

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6590239/tm.htm

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Build threads http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6794295/tm.htm

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Superb Viper @ that time I was just thinking radio control as a C/G 1/2 A Skylane was a fly away.

I wanted to add the copy of a photo of my middle 80s Hanno designed Supra FLY managing less than 50" wing span Super Monokote covered and powered by the then new and impressive O.S.32 2/C still got the fuselage:D

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Fast Richard,
Thanks for the picture. You crashed the engine and the plane survived? That's a new one on me! :-)

CAsniffer

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Fast Richard,
I included the picture on [link=http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/pattern4.htm]Page 4[/link]. When I get enough additional pictures, I will put them back in alphabetical order.

Thanks

CAsniffer

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I know these are not well known,but they are SPA leagal and I have the plans to prove it.Anyway I love you data base and would love to have these planes in there.They are designed by friends of mine from the late 60's eary 70's and won a few competitions in the Midwest. The one on the left is a Reacc and the right is a Nix.
Hayden.

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Calypso was designed by a famous guy form Europe in the 80"s,I built mine in 2005. The red white and blue plane is a fiber glass Reacc from 1971.

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Here is my foam and glass Kwik Fli III that I kitted in the 60's. This picture is of the kit prototype – note the un-muffled Enya 60. We didn't use mufflers when I built this model. The engine is mounted on a Tatone aluminum mount with an integral nose gear mount.

The Kwik Fli as shown here came about in a series of incremental steps. It began when I saw an article in one of the model magazines advocating a 'taco' shell fuselage construction technique using nylon cloth and polyester resin. The bottom of the fuselage ahead and behind the wing was to have been closed with balsa. The idea of fiberglass fascinated me because I'd done some experimenting using fiberglass resin to customize cars.

The Kiwk Fli III plans had just been published in MAN and I decided to try making a basic fuselage without a cowl based on the plans. I built a plywood and balsa plug and used a relatively new epoxy mold making material called Epoxical. The first fuselage layup with nylon was a loser. The next attempt using fiberglass mat was a loser too! Nearly ready to give up on the idea, I made a last attempt using fiberglass cloth. That showed real promise and by the 3rd attempt with cloth I had a useable fuselage.

I decided I didn't like that un-cowled engine hanging out in the breeze. So I made a mold for a slip over cowl. And a glass filler between the wing leading edge and the firewall. Much better, but it was still not as sleek as I wanted. The next attempt was a fuselage with a one piece nose which I carefully cut it apart on both sides alone a diagonal line running between the wing leading edge and the horizontal thrust line at the spinner. The two halves became the plugs for the final molds. The bottom of the fuselage behind the wing had a ladder structure of 1/4" sq balsa structure with a 1/4" sheet cover that was glassed.

When I took this fuselage to a club meeting show-and-tell it generated a lot of interest and I was encouraged to make kits available. Which I did. I don't have any of my old sales records left but I sold a lot of them here in the Northwest. They were one of the few foam and glass kits on the market back then. For some reason this kit didn't exhibit the classic 'Kiwk Fli dance'. Perhaps it was the slightly raised thrust line. Or maybe it was the wing fillets. Or the tapered wing. Who knows?

The success of this kit encouraged me to produce a couple of other pattern planes and an FAI pylon Mustang along with a flying boat. And 8178 built all of my kits - everyone was a construction masterpiece.

All-in-all it was a fun time – all those hours spent hunched over my drafting table drawing plans, getting my secretary at work to type the 4 pages of instructions, cutting the kit parts on my jig saw. It's SPA legal but I'm not making the kits anymore.

Sorry about carrying on so long … it's fun reminiscing. For me any way.

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Thanks for posting the pictures- The bearings finally went out on the 32 which replaced the 25 FSR The Supra Fly initally had and what a difference in performance - However during the early flights on the factory new 32 ,its 'cnnecting rod' failed during a string of attempted axial rolls I did not even notice I was "dead stick, till I heard voices in the pits:) REAL voices[8D];)



I need to make a resoulution build less and fly more Lor- knows I fly the H-ll out of my Real Flight 3.5 and my NEW and WOW!!!!![8D]Microsoft COMBAT Simulator III

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Woops:eek:

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:D
Hello:
I wish I had pics but... they're still in boxes... the ones from my parents home that was sold.
Two additions:

1) From the 50's: Dale Root's Ascender
2) From the early 60's: Jerry Nelson's Sultan
Both were great planes.

Don Moore

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Hi,
I added 43 pictures to the [link=http://www.trentonrcflyers.com/pattern/pattern4.htm]image-base[/link]. 4 pictures on page 4 and 39 on page 5. I'll have to re-alphabetize them again at some point.

Thanks

CAsniffer

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9 more pictures were added to page 5. A flier from Germany submitted images of a Curare 20, Topp Jetfire, Topp Tempest and Wega.

CAsniffer

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15 more pictures were added to page 5 of the image-base. I also added the SPA Legal label to all planes that are SPA legal. I also added RCU build thread links to the ones I have found. (at poster's request)

CAsniffer

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What a wonderful resource. Please keep up the great work.

Here is the build thread for the Kwik Fli MK 4 image http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2434444/tm.htm The link could also be added to Tony Howards Kwik Fli image because they are both Tony’s kits. Some of the other links are not working for me.

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The Tiporare link is connecting to the wrong thread. Should be http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_2827386/tm.htm

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Mr "Sniffer"

Thanks for posting the pictures I sent--both are vintage, (ie 1965 or so) pictures of the original airplanes built by their designers. Please pardon me for being impatient---it just shows I'm interested, and want others to see the pics.

Duane

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No worries, kingaltair.

CAsniffer

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Excellent keep the pics coming :D

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Supra Fly-25 & Supra Fly-45 both EZ Arf's from the 1980's. Not sure if you want to include them in your image database but you are welcome to if you'd like-

Nice!

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Here's a Jekyll. Over 20 years old and still flying.... Submitted to the Classic Plane Image Base

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A couple of designs by Dick Russ, the Revenger (1978) and the Integra (1975)

I noticed Dick had contributed to another forum and invited him to join us here - hope he does.

Ray

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Just finished an early Prettner design, Super Sicroly2 from the RCM&E drawing. 6.5 lb RTF, mechanical retracts, Webra of unknown vintage.
Evan, WB#12