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The Russian Bisnovat SK-1. A rather awesome looking machine in my opinion. Used by the Russians for the development of a high speed wing apparently. Not sure it qualifies as a warbird but certainly was used to develop warbird technology.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/bluepr...sk_1-46102.jpg

http://www.aviastar.org/pictures/rus...novat_sk-1.jpg

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...rd/4860L-2.jpg

http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/ModelGalle...uk/SK/sk_3.jpg

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[:-]Damn you Chad !!![:-]

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:D My pleasure Tim!

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Jeez, you think the Commies could have done a better job of reverse engineering a P-40. It must have been developed by the Polish R&D division :D

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Interesting canopy. Who cares what is ahead as long as you can see to the side? [X(]

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Me 209, Napier Heston, sk 1. Looks like we need to make a prototype race class!!! :)

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They stuck a "normal" canopy on the SK-2 but it kind of ruined it for me!

http://www.the-blueprints.com/bluepr...sk_2-46103.jpg

http://www.rumodelism.com/wiki/lib/e...pg?cache=cache

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That would be fantastic but I don't think we have enough builders left to warrant such a class. Too bad really.

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It's worth a try![8D]

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So how many more prototypes can we come up with???

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How about the bugatti 100 ?

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The Martin Baker MB-3 is quite possibly my favorite fighter of all time and I will build one eventually. Although it does qualify as warbird since it was built to compete for a military contract it was also a one-off prototype so it could race in either category.

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contri...Bill/5601L.jpg

Same deal for the Martin Baker MB-5 which is also a pretty awesome piece of kit.

http://forums.techguy.org/attachment...aker-mb-5-.jpg

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Tommy has one of these already for racing. I think Steve Nickerson built that one for him bet I could be wrong. I know Tommy brings it as a backup, but I think he only raced once with it. I think the setup was a little slow.

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Maybe this is the one? I have been collecting MB-3 info for a long time and supplied the documentation to a couple of California guys a few years back so they could build one for racing. I don't remember the name of the guy who built it any longer but he sent me a few pics of the finished airplane. No idea how competitive it was but it sure looks nice. To be honest I have visions of building this airplane in giant scale more than for warbird racing but I think it has potential for the latter if done properly.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...3model4JPG.jpg

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Yup, that looks like the culprit :D

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The MB5 looks similar to a supermarine spiteful, (think of a spitfire with a mustang wing). Aparently it was developed as the spitfire wing had some serious flaws at high speed.

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I know that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder". The mb 3 has just never struck me as a beautiful aircraft weather it be from shape or function and the mb 5 just seems the designers ran out of ideas and used all the best parts from many planes conglomerated on to one airframe. Just my opinion.

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You are allowed your opinion Tim, even if you are wrong! :D

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I'm Never wrong.....[X(]

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I'm married and so always wrong in my wife's eyes. Even when I'm right

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How about the Bell XP-77

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Sorry, but if you are looking for honest feedback . . .
speaking only for myself: There's no "<span style="font-family: Verdana; ">beauty"</span> in this one - not in the eyes of this beholder.

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I personally was looking for a prototype that would hide a YS four stroke. Not much on any kind of beauty, just functionality.

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Here's a simple, fixed gear design with good proportions that would probably hide the YS. Just need to thin up that fat airfoil for going racing.

http://www.the-blueprints.com/bluepr...1940-36644.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~aero51/jpeg/gallery/m20.jpg

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I had thought of doing a scratch built plane of the Miles M.20 since it could easily be made standoff scale with slab sides, foam wing, and a P-47 canopy. Plus, the yellow underside would be easy to see. I wish that Iwould have. I started on a Heinkel He100. It doesn't quite meet the requirements of the thread. I chose it because it had a lot of wing area for a 57" span. What I didn't think about was how big the fuselage is in relation to the wingspan and the 4" spinner. It now sits with a scaled up outline drawing, crutch made, and a foam wing cut for the past couple of years. My lesson learned is to measure everything before starting.

And this shows that anything can be found on the internet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGC47uHwZk