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Title: Jack's LaDonna & Anderson Greenwood 51
Post by: Dennis Adamisin on November 15, 2007, 10:14:05 PM

One of the things I have always liked about Jack Sheeks' designs is that they all look like airplanes.  Recently I was looking at some pix a friend of mine took at Oshkosh las sunner and came across the Anderson Greenwood displayed their, one of one 5 in existnce.

Anybody else see the resemblance?

Title: Re: Jack's LaDonna & Anderson Greenwood 51
Post by: Ron King on November 16, 2007, 06:09:25 AM

Dennis,

I cannot remember when Jack did this one. I bet that under the old 40 point scale, he probably got high marks for originality and got dinged for realism.  n~ n~

We used to say there is a prototype for everything. You helped prove that point. I wonder if anyone ever took scale documentation with them through the stunt processing line.  :##

Thanks for sharing,

Ron

Title: Re: Jack's LaDonna & Anderson Greenwood 51
Post by: Bill Little on November 20, 2007, 09:42:05 AM

The LaDonna is a pretty design, IMHO!  I like it best of all the twin boom stunters

Title: Re: Jack's LaDonna & Anderson Greenwood 51
Post by: L0U CRANE on November 24, 2007, 07:38:41 PM

Denny,

I saw something, possibly in Tommy Niebuhr's stuff about the Sheek's Stunter thing for next VSC, listing Jack's published designs that were Classic eligible. I seem to recall that LaDonna was his first published FM, I-Beamer design.

Comments, anyone?

NO? Then,

Tennis, anyone? (You gotta be old to recall that as a guaranteed laugh-line in some early TV comedies...)

Title: Re: Jack's LaDonna & Anderson Greenwood 51
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on November 25, 2007, 07:44:09 AM

Lou,

It looks like there was at least one Sheeks I-beamer before "La Donna"


Here is the list of "Classic" Stunters that I have on another thread:

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The list that I made for the FM Sheeks classic stunters appears to be accurate. I would still like to know if anyone finds anymore.

M/Yr Magazine Airplane Plan # Notes

8/63 FM Stuka Semi-scale I-Beam
2/64 FM La Donna I-Beam, Booms
6/64 FM Beech Staggerwing I-Beam, Bipe
8/64 FM F5F Skyrocket I-Beam, Twin Engine
6/65 FM* Sheik CF024 I-Beam, Gull Wing
10/65 FM Stuntliner I-Beam, Swept Wing
4/66 FM* Sea Vixen CF033 I-Beam,Swept wing, booms
8/66 FM* Demon CF049 I-Beam, Swept wing
1/67 FM* Swinger CF067 I-Beam, Swept wing
7/67 FM* Ryan SC CF087 I-Beam
1/68 FM* Focke-Wulf 190 CF106 I-Beam
5/68 FM* Freedom 45 CF121 "C"tube Swept Wing
9/68 FM* Spitfire CF134 I-Beam, Elliptical
1/69 FM* Torino S CF149 I-Beam,Swept wing, booms
2/69 FM* Scottsman CF153 "D"tube,Swept Wing
6/69 FM* Knight CF164 I-Beam, T-tail

4/70 FM* ME-109 CF185 Designed before 1970
7/70 FM* Stuka JU-87 CF212 Designed before 1970 Update of earlier Stuka
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Some of these plans are still available from Flying models, and Frank Fanelli has been gratious enough to announce the Sheeks award in the current FM (December 2007, page 10) with a list of the plans that they still have for sale, starting with the "Shiek" 6/65.

Others on my list are available from AMA, or private sources. Again, if anyone knows of more, we would like to know about them.

Title: Re: Jack's LaDonna & Anderson Greenwood 51
Post by: Tom Niebuhr on November 28, 2007, 01:34:23 AM

TY,
There were approx 43 Sheeks designs in FM alone. The Classic era was just the start.

Title: Re: Jack's LaDonna & Anderson Greenwood 51
Post by: gary tultz on January 08, 2008, 12:03:49 AM

Tom. All during the 60s, my Buddies and I had discussions all month on what Jacks next plane  in Flying Models would look like.But we knew it would probably be a Beamer.   ;) y1       Gary T.