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Offline Bobcat81

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You guys remember these?
« on: August 15, 2013, 05:26:26 PM »
They were the bees knees.

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Offline Kenne

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2013, 05:37:52 PM »
i still see them in the mom n pops.
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Offline Shifty

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2013, 05:40:14 PM »
I used to buy them for my kids all the time.. I swear, I only bought them for the kids.   :D
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Offline deadstikmac

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2013, 07:05:29 PM »
Tried to use my model car glue once... It melted  :neener:
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Offline shotgunneeley

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2013, 09:38:50 PM »
I flew the ones with the props powered by rubber bands. I'd have fun with those things until the rubber band or plane broke. I'd usually get them at A Cracker Barrel store.
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Offline Nathan60

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2013, 09:48:08 PM »
Yep I bought a lot of those always ended up stuck in a pine tree  or with a blackcat strapped to it at some point.
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Offline JimmyC

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2013, 01:03:07 AM »
I buy em for my kids all the time, a cheap treat for ALL the family...
C`mon here son I`ll show how to fly it!!
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Offline Bizman

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2013, 03:24:51 AM »
I bought a bunch of them for my 40th birthday party in order to give them to those fellow AH'ers who'd come to see me. Still got a couple unwrapped, a Hellcat and a Zeke. Another Zero and a P51 are hanging above my desk in an eternal dogfight... Seems I never throw anything away...
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Offline Nypsy

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2013, 06:02:58 AM »
I go back further...

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Offline Shifty

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2013, 06:11:17 AM »
When I was a kid the ones with the rubberband powered prop and landing gear were my favorites.


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Offline Slate

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2013, 07:19:29 AM »
  I remember when the five and dime stuff cost that much.  :old:

 
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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2013, 07:21:41 AM »
I used to fly em until they were worn almost to the point of not flying anymore.  Then, they would get "shot down".  I would pour a little lighter fluid on the wings, light it, and chunk in off the roof.  There were several black spots in the backyard that my parents for some reason didnt really appreciate.
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Offline Dragon

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2013, 08:29:24 AM »
Quote from: Shifty on August 16, 2013, 06:11:17 AM
When I was a kid the ones with the rubberband powered prop and landing gear were my favorites.


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They never really flew correctly, but these were fun.
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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #13 on: August 16, 2013, 08:31:23 AM »
I won those all the time at the arcades
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Offline Triton28

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Re: You guys remember these?
« Reply #14 on: August 16, 2013, 08:39:54 AM »
Quote from: Dragon on August 16, 2013, 08:29:24 AM
They never really flew correctly, but these were fun.

If you bought a good one you could get it to take off and land like it was supposed to.  Hand launching them usually worked even with the bad ones, although I remember adjusting some for hours and never being able to make it do anything other than auger at the 10 foot mark.   

Fooling with those planes made me realize pretty quick that I wasn't going to be an aeronautical engineer.   :lol
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