Thinking about another profile warbird, the "H" Mustang. About 540 sq ins for an LA 46. Anyone have a reasonable three view of this airplane? 8&1/2 x 11 size will do.
Don Hutchinson

I never cared for this version  . Too much of an oddball. A "C" model would be nice since nobody offers one. The P-51D is plentiful in all sizes.

How about a profile Ju87d Stuka using your Corsair flap mechanism? Now that would be a looker!

PerttiMe-
Those drawings will be just fine but how do I print them?? All I get is the spinner back to the headrest in the canopy across the 8&1/2 inch width of the paper. Is there a techie out there that can help me??

 Glad to hear your up for some "doodling" again Don.

 Personally I've never cared much for the H version, it always looked like an "on the cheap" imitation Mustang to me. Doesn't look nearly as cool as the "real" ones.

 How 'bout we talk about some .25 size twins?

OK, I got it this time. Many thanks. Now I have to go to work!!
 Horace, yes it's me from District 8. Thank you for the offer but I can now save you a stamp! I have printed the above drawings and they are just what I was looking for.
Don

Thanks for the kind word Bill. Both the T-6-G and the SBD took first places in profile at the Baton Rouge meet this last weekend. The T-6 has 1/8 hard balsa doublers, no ply at all and has 4 to 500 flights on it with no stress cracks anywhere. Both are very good flying airplanes. One of the other contestants asked for an "H" so I will see what I can do with it. As for non U.S. warbirds, none really ring a bell with me, as for a 25 sized twin, it would be a BIG airplane! I keep looking at the Martin Baltimore as it has a really good alignment of thrust line and flying surfaces plus a "quaint" profile. Two 15's would be a more reasonable size. The P-38 I did came out huge, relatively speaking.

For some strange reason, I much prefer "made in USA" Warbirds.

Jim

            Mr. Don, your T-6 that Joe Gilbert flew was an outstanding performer. In my opinion, it is does the pattern better than his T-Rex/P-47/PIPED SUPER BELCH FIRE stunter. At least it did this past week end flying both days in identical wind. The only negative I noticed was the (4) stroke did not have the vertical drive of the belch fire. It stayed out on the lines, had sharp corners, had no wing wiggle waggle, or weather vaning in the overheads like some of the deep bodied-thick airfoil piped stunters do sometimes even in light wind. Hope I didn't start something by expressing my observation, But I believe I saw what I saw and the little "Yeller plane" out flew the big grey plane, but then again it was my eyes and my opinion. Yes, I like the '51H and would like to get plans for the T-6 too.
            Cheers,
                        Doug

Have to put in a word for Don's designs and Control Line Central. I built the prototype Dauntless from Don's plans and Jim Snelson's short kit. Pics in CLC vendors corner. Great flying profile...wait, amazingly great considering its scale proportions. LA-46 a good choice for engine. 

I'm sorta looking at the Skyraider, too-------anyone have experience with it?

Jim

Thanks, Don. 

The "H" should be a great model; slightly slimmer fuse, and larger horizontal stab/elevator on the full scale plane.  And, it's a Mustang---what's not to like??

Jim

         PIPED SUPER BELCH FIRE stunter.

    That's the funniest tongue-in-cheek term I've heard yet for a big wannabe "World Beater" stunt model. That name needs to be on the wing of someones next Hot Rod.

 That there is funny stuff!

  Thanks Wayne, but I did not make up those terms- I think I read  them in an older issue of Stunt News a good while ago. I have seen a lot of patterns flown by many fine fliers since I got back into the hobby 30yrs. ago.  I have seen just as many dead on patterns flown by Noblers, RingMaster 526's-576's, Profile Buccaneers, full bodied Buccaneers, Geo's ,  stunters converted from RC (Richard Oliver-Frank Williams), Sharks,  Hutch designed stunters, Forerunners, Magnums,etc. as I have the fine thick air foil- pipe bellied, super-sized stab modern day stunters.  Some of the old proven designs can be hard to be in capable hands. Bob Hunt wrote a good article years ago about setting up OS 32F, and Webra 32 engines for use on Classic stunters. In his case it was used on the C. Mackey Lark.  Bill Werwege was also in the article, but the one thing they both agreed on was how much easier  smaller planes were to handle when properly trimmed. They further said that due to their smaller size  they were more presentable in the sphere they operated in. I am not quoting Bob, I am not  using the  terms that Bob used to describe what he was saying because I can't remember them, so I am saying what I believe to be close to what he meant. No doubt the pipe motored stunters do some serious driving especially when the going gets tough. I'd probably have one on the end of my handle if I was a serious competitor, but I'm not, so I'll have fun flying the smaller stuff. I do one day want to build a semi WWII fighter and put to use one of my ST-60'S. Love dat mo...
          Jim Oliver's Mustang which I saw for the first time at our contest looked fabulous. Even though it was a profile it looked full bodied. I believe it was the great camo paint work that gave the illusion, plus the fact that the real mustang was so slim in width anyway that it is a good choice for a war bird profile. The other plus with your Mustang Jim was that it really looked good in the air.
          Doug