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Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« on: November 30, 2010, 10:58:15 AM »
While surfing this morning I found this old photo of Dave Gierke's amazingly beautiful old masterpiece.
WOW!
LOOK HOW "AGE" AFFECTS...SILK SPAN!!! OUCH! ~^
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 01:53:05 PM »
Sitting in an attic in Arizona probably didn't help either.
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2010, 03:50:21 PM »
Last saw that bird in Olathe 1968.  It looked better then.

Looks complete, was it stored in AZ since....?
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2010, 08:21:36 AM »
I think that is the same bird Tom Lay had at VSC a few years ago to show off.   It was in bad shape. H^^
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2010, 02:43:09 PM »
OK, a garage in Reseda. Same idea. It was a cool plane. Tom send me some pictures of it when it was new back with I had considered building one. Neat plane.
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2010, 03:32:23 PM »
The A.A.E. flies pretty good also.

I believe this is a russeeum picture taken at VSC several years ago.
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2010, 04:29:09 PM »
might be shabby - but check out that C-Grain wood in the ribs _ cant find it like that much anymore!!!!
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #7 on: December 17, 2010, 07:57:49 AM »
It is interesting to look at the old plane but check the wingtip on the plane beside it, Scotch Tape!!

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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2010, 08:56:02 AM »
Quick way to hold wing tip weight on.   LL~ LL~
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2011, 09:13:20 PM »
So how does one maintain a 50 yr old plane like new ?

seems theres room for a Thread on it here, or is that ' column ' .
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Re: Shabby SHEEEEKK'!!!! Photo of the day :(
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2011, 10:52:05 AM »
Quote from: john e. holliday on December 18, 2010, 08:56:02 AM
Quick way to hold wing tip weight on.   LL~ LL~
Actually as strange as it may sound, we trim our pylon racers with quarters, held on by clear tape. This at 195 mph! Quarters happen to be the same approximate weight as the stickers you use to designate which lane you are flying in. SO a quarter balances the plane when you change lane stickers. At least that way, after a mid air collision, you know the scrap balsa is at least worth 25 cents!
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