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Offline Naomi Macklem

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Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« on: March 14, 2019, 10:20:14 AM »
We had a local Musciano building contest for the Balsa Beavers Model Flying Club, and here are some pics of the models Len & I built for the event. 
Len came in 2nd with his red Golden Hawk


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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2019, 10:21:20 AM »
I came in 3rd place with my orange Golden Hawk.

Rob Pringle won the event with a unique airplane, but I don't have a photo or the name of his jet style model.

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2019, 10:15:51 PM »
WooHoo...Girl flyer. Lucky Len!
Ms Naomi, I need you to talk with my wife about flying her own. I wish mine would share the hobby with me.
Oh, and pretty planes...both of them! They look like Black Hawk Models kits. BadBill is trying to sell a BHM Built-up wing stunt plane right now. It would be a good step up from these logs.

So now we have YellowJacket and his wife, and then Mr and Mrs. Macklem...any other husband/wife teams out there? I need to show mine this can be a hobby for spouses.

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2019, 09:32:44 AM »
  The winner was Rob Pringle's
Musciano/ Vought F7U Cutlass.

  A really different design, beautifully
built and finished by Rob.

I have seen it fly so I know that
it does.

 <=

( Paul Smith Photo )
« Last Edit: March 18, 2019, 05:26:12 AM by goozgog »
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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #4 on: March 16, 2019, 11:24:46 AM »
Wow. Congrats to all. They are all very nice looking models.

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2019, 11:52:07 AM »
Hey Chancey,

   I wouldn't inflict Toronto on anyone I like,
but it's a shame you're not closer to the
Balsa Beavers circle. 

Cheers! - K.
Keith Morgan

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2019, 12:28:13 PM »
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, it would be nice to be closer.

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2019, 08:53:51 PM »
WooHoo...Girl flyer. Lucky Len!
Ms Naomi, I need you to talk with my wife about flying her own. I wish mine would share the hobby with me.
Oh, and pretty planes...both of them! They look like Black Hawk Models kits. BadBill is trying to sell a BHM Built-up wing stunt plane right now. It would be a good step up from these logs.

So now we have YellowJacket and his wife, and then Mr and Mrs. Macklem...any other husband/wife teams out there? I need to show mine this can be a hobby for spouses.

Our models were scratch built from a full-size outline supplied to us by Chris Brownhill (Balsa Beavers Club President).  Len & I work together as a team in building, decorating and flying.  Between the Balsa Beavers and the Bean Field Flyers (Len & I belong to both), we have a lot of very supportive spouses.  Spouses don't have to enjoy flying to enjoy being at the flying circle and being part of contests and fun flying!   

By the way, Len's last name is Bourel not Macklem.  I didn't change my last name after we got married.

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2019, 02:29:00 PM »
Excellent work!

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #9 on: March 23, 2019, 10:47:41 PM »
  The winner was Rob Pringle's
Musciano/ Vought F7U Cutlass.

  A really different design, beautifully
built and finished by Rob.

I have seen it fly so I know that
it does.

 <=

( Paul Smith Photo )

I helped him get it started, but it didn't fly.  Given the design, I wasn't surprised.  The inboard-only elevator did what you would expect it to do.
I'm surprised the the full size version flew at all.
Paul Smith

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2019, 05:32:17 PM »
Actually, the full size Cutlass was a bit of a dog. As usual underpowered and overweight. I always loved the design anyway! The same problems afflicted the Skyray. Sigh!!!

 :'(
Think S.M.A.L.L. y'all and, it's all good, CL, FF and RC!

DesignMan
 BTW, Dracula Sucks!  A closed mouth gathers no feet!

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #11 on: March 26, 2019, 06:43:14 PM »
Cool airplanes, all.  Beautiful finishes. But no reason the Cutlass shouldn't fly. I flew a batmobile last year built by Dave Braun. I had serious doubts it would fly--it clearly had been seriously broken and glued back together--but fly it did!

Divot McSlow

PS--There weren't any really good jet fighters in that first generation. The original engine for the Cutlass was gutless....  The real shame was that one of my most favorite airplanes of all time, the X-3 Stiletto, was forced to resort to those same J34's because the later, bigger, allegedly better J46's never materialized....  Now, if someone has an X-3 hollow log, I want to see it!

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2019, 08:04:09 AM »
My big brother built a Jetex model of rhe Stilletto. I don’t recall if he ever flew it.
Think S.M.A.L.L. y'all and, it's all good, CL, FF and RC!

DesignMan
 BTW, Dracula Sucks!  A closed mouth gathers no feet!

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2019, 04:04:02 PM »
All right, Larry. You have your next project!

Divot McSlow

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2019, 06:40:23 PM »
Great stuff there guys ( & Naomi)!  Very cool event!

Cheers, Paul

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Re: Musciano models by Len & Naomi
« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2019, 06:52:18 AM »
I built the F7U for our Musciano contests years ago.  Put an OK Cub .049 on the front end.  I flew it in our speed event and the OK engine happened to be a screamer.  I won!

Your perception of the effectiveness of the single elevator (or whatever they are called on a flying wing) is correct.  It mostly keeps it in level flight.  But a wing-over?  Forget it!  It wouldn't even do a steep climb.  I was careful not to put it into any dive as I doubted that it would be able to recover.

But, boy, did it scream around the circle!


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