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Offline Stoney

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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2008, 12:57:08 AM »
Quote from: Saurdaukar on April 16, 2008, 11:36:09 PM
I just cant get into the small scale replicas.

What is a Spitfire without a Merlin?

What is a 109 without a DB605?

What is a 190 without a BMW801?

A plane that mere mortals can afford to buy.  :)
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2008, 01:56:30 AM »
Something even cheaper, and a whopping 80hp...

http://www.pacificaerosport.com/twister.htm
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Offline Angus

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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2008, 07:02:52 AM »
Something cheap and a tad faster perhaps?
http://www.loehle.com/Aircraft_Kits.htm

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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2008, 08:09:06 AM »
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Offline MiloMorai

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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2008, 08:48:13 AM »
One can always get one of these (you will have to have some build it for you):



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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2008, 10:39:38 AM »
Do you want a mini-Hurricane? Just go to Sicily! :)

http://www.squadronleader.it/index_eng.htm
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #21 on: April 18, 2008, 12:25:34 PM »
Quote from: Stoney on April 17, 2008, 12:57:08 AM
A plane that mere mortals can afford to buy.  :)

True enough... but sticking a 100HP engine into a scale replica of a Spitfire is like putting a Tubi muffler and a Ferrari body kit on a Pontiac Fiero, in my mind.

Let it be known, however, that I wouldn't be able to afford a replica or a proper Supermarine dweebfire... so don't think I'm just playing rich, internet tough guy.  ;)
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #22 on: April 18, 2008, 04:05:53 PM »
Well, actually the aussie Spit26 will give you a similar ROC of a Spit I for instance......
But what stoney said...affordable?
And that Hurricane from Italy? Looked very interesting, wow!
And Milo's pics....any more info?
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #23 on: April 18, 2008, 04:29:35 PM »
Oops sorry Angus. the link, http://www.replicraft.us.fm/
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #24 on: April 19, 2008, 12:46:10 PM »
Quote from: Angus on April 18, 2008, 04:05:53 PM
And that Hurricane from Italy? Looked very interesting, wow!

Cute, ain't it? :) It's an ultralight, seats in tandem, the second one is hidden in the fuselage. Yeah, they're not like the real thing, but they can let you dream to be in the real thing, just like our cartoon planes, with the added bonus of being actually flying! ;)
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #25 on: May 23, 2008, 10:56:58 PM »
Quote from: AquaShrimp on April 10, 2008, 05:34:27 PM
Flying a smaller-scale replica of a warbird is rediculous.  They look different, they handle different.  Just a dumb concept.

http://www.thundermustang.com/

http://www.legendaryaircraft.com/mustangkit.html

check these out. one uses a V-12, the other uses a BB chevy.
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #26 on: May 23, 2008, 10:58:34 PM »
Quote from: Stoney on April 17, 2008, 12:56:35 AM
Except for the Thunder Mustang.  Everything's to scale, and it even has a liquid cooled engine with the radiator in the right place.



http://www.thundermustang.com/
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #27 on: June 03, 2008, 05:38:54 PM »
the spitty uses a car engine, not a proper aircraft engine..

I wouldent trust it.
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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2008, 08:01:07 AM »
The FW190 without a BMW 801 is a D variant - or a Ta152.

 ;)

I love the old biplanes - managed a few hours in a Tiger Moth all too many years ago - and I've seen the SE5a minis a few times at airshows, where their pilots told me they're wonderful fun to fly. Dunno about the Camel though, if its outlook from the cockpit's as restricted as in the original.

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Offline Xasthur

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Re: Anyone who flew one of these?
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2008, 08:48:14 AM »
Quote from: Saurdaukar on April 16, 2008, 11:36:09 PM
I just cant get into the small scale replicas.

What is a Spitfire without a Merlin?

What is a 109 without a DB605?

What is a 190 without a BMW801?

I agree to some extent, semi-scale aircraft just do it for me.

The cost of the war-spec engines is prohibitive to say the least but at least companies like FlugWerks (sp?) in Germany are building replicas in full scale with affordable engines... Terribly under-powered, I'm sure, but at least they look the real deal for display purposes.

It's not like one needs to be dogfighting with Mustangs these days.
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