One of my little Hot Rods

[Joe 1320]

This latest build is deceptive. It's smaller than it appears, only a 20" wingspan. However...... the powersystem is designed for a plane that is roughly 3 thimes the size and weight. Performance is....... shall we say, amazing? It's full house, meaning ailerons, rudder and elevator. Alot of stuff in a small package.

[TraceZ]

That's really cool! I bet it'll go vertical like a rocket!

[DJ Taso]

Looks like a P-47, one of my favorite warbirds!

Here's mine:



It's going to have an 85" wingspan when its done.

I believe Ken's dad was a Thunderbolt pilot in WW2 if I remember correctly.

You can get the info about the kit here

Joe, you should think about getting into kit building!

[Joe 1320]

Dang.... 85" is pretty big.

[Performin Norman]

Very cool.

[Joe 1320]

Got a little more detailing done last night.

[wolfdogs]

so..is it a thin version of the P47? pretty cool. my dad belongs to the P47 Pilots Association. Thats what he flew in WWII

[Joe 1320]

Ken, this one is not exactly scale. The real Thunderbolt was just a little fatter in the fuse area, but not by much. This one is a micro, a 20" wingspan with a power system made for a plane that is 3 times heavier. So performance is scale and then some. Pull the stick back and it will have unlimited (well.... until it runs out of range, sight or atmosphere).

Dad was a pilot, eh? It must have been an adventure.

[RAF7789]

24-count gunned-down Luftwaffe eh? pretty impressive

[wolfdogs]

Ken, this one is not exactly scale. The real Thunderbolt was just a little fatter in the fuse area, but not by much. This one is a micro, a 20" wingspan with a power system made for a plane that is 3 times heavier. So performance is scale and then some. Pull the stick back and it will have unlimited (well.... until it runs out of range, sight or atmosphere).

Dad was a pilot, eh? It must have been an adventure.

pilot? LOL....

check his website

http://www.renokeo.com/dad.html

[Joe 1320]

Awesome. That's a P-47 Razorback. the canopy is only the foreward piece, behind that the fuselage is taller. Really sweet Ken. I'll bet he had some stories.....



Later, here's the P-47D

[wolfdogs]

pilot? LOL....

check his website

http://www.renokeo.com/dad.html

he's got some stories alright. he's also a bronze and silver star winner.

shot down over Iceland in a dog fight he got in to by himself with two ME 109's , he got one but the other one got him, bailed out at 500 feet......hit the ice, broke both knees. villagers saved him...two weeks before he was picked up by U.S. forces... long story........

ended up flyin the Berlin Airlift too....

first tour in Nam...flew the 100.....3 kills and bunch of napallm and bombings...

yes, im proud of the guy.......after all .....he's my dad..LOL

[DJ Taso]

Awesome. That's a P-47 Razorback. the canopy is only the foreward piece, behind that the fuselage is taller. Really sweet Ken. I'll bet he had some stories.....



Later, here's the P-47D

I debated for 2 weeks to decided whether to build my P-47 a Razorback or bubble canopy. I finally settled on the bubble canopy.

[DJ Taso]

he's got some stories alright. he's also a bronze and silver star winner.

shot down over Iceland in a dog fight he got in to by himself with two ME 109's , he got one but the other one got him, bailed out at 500 feet......hit the ice, broke both knees. villagers saved him...two weeks before he was picked up by U.S. forces... long story........

ended up flyin the Berlin Airlift too....

first tour in Nam...flew the 100.....3 kills and bunch of napallm and bombings...

yes, im proud of the guy.......after all .....he's my dad..LOL

I would be damn proud for that if he was my father

[Joe 1320]

Joe, you should think about getting into kit building!

I already do that! For myself and for hire. I just don't have the space to build and fly giant scale. I refuse to join the AMA due to all the political BS of it's members and the way they turn into snobs when they find out that you aren't feeding their large pig membership. There is a field nearby, but as usual...... no AMA membership, no fly. Well, they can kiss my hiney. I can fly smaller stuff (60" ws or less) at so many large vacant fields around me that paying a membership is a joke. I avoid flight clubs like the plague. Nothing worse than some retired age Hitler with a touch of power within the club to ruin the whole experience. Many people get into the clubs for the social aspects. Heck, I work all day with the public, the last thing I want to do is wade though a bunch of BS club political bickering and heavy handed rule enforcement. stepping off my soapbox now........