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Spring is here (I think) because the Toledo Show has happened and the
trees have buds and there is no snow on the ground.
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real test is outdoor flying and I have done some of that so spring must
really be here. A bunch of guy's went out the 6th and had a good time
while Dave and I were slaving in the Kennedy Composites booth at the
show.
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took some photos at the show but not very many so the ones here are just
a small sample of the things that impressed me. There were so many more
that it would take days to put together a presentation so I will leave
that to the pros.
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This R/C tank made the rounds of the show in the mornings waking
everyone up. The engine was really loud like the original. |
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This is the winning sailplane of the four that were entered. Tom Scully
did his usual great job of finishing. It is a Ray Hayes kit of a 3M Oly. |
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This is the only sailplane Chet Lanzo designed many years ago and shows
the state of the art 40 or 50 years ago. This rendition took second
place this year. Very nice Nostalgia looking ship. |
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I do not remember the name of this plane but the detail work was great,
looked like a real museum piece. |
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I really liked the detail on this heli. The interior was really
complete. |
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Overall view |
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Talk about detail. |
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If you love nice mechanical achievements, you just have to love a
turboprop that fits in your favorite scale model. |
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"The Electric Bear". I would really like to see this thing lift off. |
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Gerry Marcicki really likes to coddle his planes and even has
monogrammed covers made to keep them happy. |
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Check out the monogram |
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Dennis Kozak checking out Ken Rogus' plane while Ken does a lunch break. |
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The normal BS session is a big part of the day's activities. |
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Well John Ferguson has shown us the upper limit of the EZG structure in
flight. From a spec height, John did a series of loops and dives to kill
off altitude and somewhere up there the rear of the plane departed.
John was able to fly the now unstable, inverted plane back to the field
from fairly far down wind and over the woods.
He almost hit the landing tape.
Fine job of flying John and thanks for showing what the VNE limits of
the EZG are. |
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