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I do what I do, I just can't help myself. I had a Curare a long time ago and I had to add weight in the tail to balance so this one is streched 7".

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I really wanted a sleek steamlined plane. I didn't want my engine exposed, so I widened the front end about an inch or so to keep the pipe inside. I'm making a custom header to connect to the pipe, but for now I just used a stock side header for spacing.

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I am building a fiberglass cover for the pipe in this picture and I may extend it in a new splash to include the canopy.

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Here's a shot sitting on the landing gear! You can better see the length. It is as long as the wingspan. It's about 7" over stock length.

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OK, I thought I better do a rear shot. I'm getting ready to do the turtle deck and the rest of the tail/rudder etc.

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Well what do you think? So far . Ok, on with it here I have built the rear turtle deck the bottom and the tail. It's startiing to look like a plane now.

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It looks great so far!

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I like what you are doing. Keep at it.

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Looks sweet!!!

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Looks great so far! I'm a big fan of taking some of the great old designs and adding more modern aspect ratios and techniques. Did you keep the original airfoil or use something more modern?

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I used the original airfoil .

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I just scratch built an old 1/2A Pacer pattern plane from 1973 and streatched the tail and used a modern 9% airfoil. Wow what a difference it made from the ones I flew back then.

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Hey frequent flyer

Way freaking Cool! Never thought about a rear exhaust Curare. That does it! Now I have to have one. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...sn/biggrin.gif

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Hanno Prettner did. He called it the [link={akamaiimageforum}/upfiles/192340/Om33261.jpg]Magic[/link] and won the 1981 World Championship with it :) :) :)

Best regards,

George

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Geogre,

I would agree that they both have anhedral stabs but they are quite different in fuse.

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Cool post Roguedog! It's good to see the Curare and Magic profiles side by side like that.

George

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What brand of header is that on the OS .61 SF? Neat configuration. TIA


Ed Cregger

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Just curious, what was your reasoning for adding 7" to the fuselage, instead of say 2 or 3"? TIA


Ed Cregger

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The orignal is nose heavy that I had. It was stubby looking and most of my current pattern planes are even longer than their wingspans. To me it looks better, balances better, shoud roll better, better is what I like to do.

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That is a little header made by Great Planes.

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i believe that header is actually made or sold by top flite for their war-bird kits and arfs and it is slick for getting the pipe or canister in close

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You may be right, I bought it at Tower.

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not wanting to rain on your parade, but how far can you modify the shape of a curare and still call it a curare? A philosophical question really.

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LOL :) you've got a piont. Its all just for fun.