Consolidated XBY-1 Repair

A number of years ago I build a profile model of the Consolidated XBY-1. This was a prototype that never made into production. I got the idea from a Peanut scale plan I saw in the now defunct Model Builder Magazine. The first one had a nearly scale fuselage.

Version 1 crashed at the NATS one year when the slider popped on take off.  Rather than repair it I built a second with a slimmed fuselage. But I never throw anything away and the original lived it my garage attic until a few months ago. The main damage was to the wing which had been trashed, so I figured a new wing and it almost will be back in the air. Since the original had a Wiley which I have sold, I decided to go electric.

Right now I don’t know where I’ll be able to fly it, if you haven’t heard all flying for a 30 mile radius has been shut down in the DC area. You know CL is just such a big threat. All fields have been closed and it is not clear when or if they will be allowed to reopen.

yeah it is a bad deal. but wait until they start drawing circles around other airports, and I think they will.

PS I was assigned to Ft Myer (south Post) in the early 60's also. I never spent a lot of time there because I lived off post and worked at the Naval Security Group station near American U. My alma mater by the way.

Well I hope the weather gods will ease up on you guys.   

Hey, I've been there and was glad I was an official an not a competitor.   It only blows on profile day, right.