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Title: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Randy Powell on March 19, 2007, 12:45:48 PM: So, here is Pat Johnston's new classic plane. A Shark 35. Power is an OSLA (I think a 46, but could be a 40). Weight is under 50oz, but I'm not sure how far under.

It is cool, though.
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Leester on March 19, 2007, 12:52:01 PM: Cool paint job, outstanding y1 y1 y1 y1
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Randy Powell on March 19, 2007, 12:58:35 PM: Yea, Pat is a pretty creative guy.
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Mark Scarborough on March 19, 2007, 03:14:57 PM: Randy,
we need to get PAT to paint something green, ever notice evreything is white hehe, time to start plotting,,
ok just kidding, looks pretty cool to me!
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Randy Powell on March 19, 2007, 03:42:39 PM: Mark,

He's done a couple in Yellow and Blue. And a bit of Red, but he tends to go with pretty basic colors and use his imagination in the graphics. I really like the Shark.
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Mark Scarborough on March 19, 2007, 05:02:09 PM: I like it too Randy, I was just yankin the chains as it were,, a bit of humor as it were,,,
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: rustler on March 20, 2007, 03:09:37 AM: Wow. A Shark 35 with a 46? Must go some! >:D
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Ralph Wenzel (d) on March 21, 2007, 08:25:43 AM: Quote from: rustler on March 20, 2007, 03:09:37 AM
Wow. A Shark 35 with a 46? Must go some! >:D

Well, maybe. You need to remember that Lew's original was powered with a K&B .45. But not just any old K&B.45, 'cause a couple of days before the CLPA event Bill Wisniewski walked up to Lew and said, "Here's your engine". I suspect there were very few K&B .45s that had the specific output of that particular engine . . .
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Randy Powell on March 21, 2007, 04:12:38 PM: Ralph,

That was the Shark 45. This is the Shark 35 or what has been called the Mini-Mako. About 535 square inches. A 46 is a big engine in this plane.

Although knowing Pat, I'm a bit surprised he didn't stuff a Stalker 51 or Magnum 53 in the thing.
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Bill Little on March 21, 2007, 10:11:33 PM: The Shark 35 is a very good flying plane! I really like Pat's. ;D
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Randy Powell on March 22, 2007, 10:52:33 AM: Bill,

Pat is big on the theory that you way, way, way over grunt an airplane then throttle it back. :)

Heck, he's planning put a .65 in his 620 square inch Spitfire.
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Leo Mehl on May 18, 2007, 10:44:33 PM: I have always liked to overpower a stunt plane. The OS 46 LA is the pefect engine to do this with. Pat pretty well knows what he is doing with engines. I powered my Vector 40 with a super Tigre 46. With small venturey.and did the patern with a 4 1/2 oz. tank. When I told some flyers that I was going to do this they told me it was too much power but it ran perfect. The thing with running an overpowered setup is controling the engine run so there is no chance of it running away. HB~> S?P
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Shultzie on May 19, 2007, 10:58:45 AM: Quote from: Randy Powell on March 19, 2007, 12:45:48 PM
So, here is Pat Johnston's new classic plane. A Shark 35. Power is an OSLA (I think a 46, but could be a 40). Weight is under 50oz, but I'm not sure how far under.

It is cool, though.

What do you think about this for his next project? LL~
Title: Re: For those that don't frequent other boards, here's Pat Johnston's new ride
Post by: Bill Little on May 19, 2007, 11:33:17 AM: Quote from: Shultzie on May 19, 2007, 10:58:45 AM
What do you think about this for his next project? LL~

You know, wih the new "mini" tubine engines, that would rival Paul and Howard's B-17! And the paint job would just blow the judges away. y1

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