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Title: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: RandySmith on July 25, 2007, 02:51:41 PM: Name this plane.......
hint FOX 35 powered 18 inch tail moment WON the 1970 KOI

Randy
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: Airacobra on July 25, 2007, 03:01:43 PM: That is either Les McDonalds early Stiletto or a Chris Lella design. ;D
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: RandySmith on July 25, 2007, 03:12:19 PM: Quote from: Airacobra on July 25, 2007, 03:01:43 PM
That is either Les McDonalds early Stiletto or a Chris Lella design. ;D

HI Keith

Just one guess to a customer .... n1 #^ #^ #^ #^ #^

Randy
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on July 25, 2007, 06:49:26 PM: 1970 Stiletto by Remel Cooper.

Allen Brickhaus
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: RandySmith on July 25, 2007, 09:23:50 PM: Actually Keith got it, This is the 1970 Stiletto by Les McDonald, It was years later that Remel built them.
It is very interesting, this ship won the 1970 KOI, and had an 18 inch tail moment, with square tips on the wing and stab.
It also looks to have a full width turtledeck instead of the later version with the small / thin deck topped on to the fuse.

Also another thing I didn't realize was that the Tropicaire (a 1971-72 plane by Les) used this first generation Stiletto wing in it
I will try to get some picture of this one

Randy
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: PatRobinson on July 25, 2007, 10:15:12 PM: Hi Randy,
What would be the chances of you selling plans for for this Stilleto and the Tropicaire in the hopefully near future ? I can almost hear guys out there already saying " Please!- Please"-" huh -huh!" Anyway, it doesn't hurt to ask and it should be a good addition to your list of offered plans.
Randy I hope you have a great evening,
Pat Robinson
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: Randy Powell on July 25, 2007, 10:23:23 PM: I always like the Tropicaire.
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: RandySmith on July 25, 2007, 11:06:13 PM: Quote from: PatRobinson on July 25, 2007, 10:15:12 PM
Hi Randy,
What would be the chances of you selling plans for for this Stilleto and the Tropicaire in the hopefully near future ? I can almost hear guys out there already saying " Please!- Please"-" huh -huh!" Anyway, it doesn't hurt to ask and it should be a good addition to your list of offered plans.
Randy I hope you have a great evening,
Pat Robinson

Hi Pat

That is a possiblilty, Les just sent me a package with the marked up plans to the Tropicaire ( the Tropicaire is a much modified Formula S with a 1st gen Stiletto wing in it), and I would really like to build the First gen Stiletto.
It would take a little while to put the plans together and draw them. I of course will let you know how things progress.
These are 2 airplanes that interest me personally.

Randy
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: Jim Pollock on July 26, 2007, 07:40:08 AM: Randy,

If it won the 1970 KOI, then it must have existed before 12-31-1969 Right! Since it probably did, it makes
this airplane a "CLASSIC" design.

Jim Pollock :! #^
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on July 26, 2007, 12:22:16 PM: lnless he was really, really fast in the building process from January 1, 1970.

Allen Brickhaus

At least I brought up a name many have not thought of for a while, actually I remember his daughter or two more than I remember Remel.

Allen
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: L0U CRANE on July 26, 2007, 01:38:55 PM: Randy,
Jim Pollock brings up an important question...

If it won the 1970 KOI, design and construction - not to mention the occasional practice and trimming that Les sometimes did (YeeHAW!) - suggest

THAT THIS MODEL IS CLASSIC ELIGIBLE BY THE 31 DEC 1969 CUTOFF CRITERION!!!

Further discussion? Does Les confirm, specifically, that it was there during 1969? Any pictures? Color schemes (he did beautiful work - the 1973 Stiletto set a standard of beauty we still enjoy...)
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: EddyR on July 26, 2007, 02:57:26 PM: Some KOI's have been in January and some have been in December.
Ed
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: RandySmith on July 26, 2007, 03:48:57 PM: Quote from: L0U CRANE on July 26, 2007, 01:38:55 PM
Randy,
Jim Pollock brings up an important question...

If it won the 1970 KOI, design and construction - not to mention the occasional practice and trimming that Les sometimes did (YeeHAW!) - suggest

THAT THIS MODEL IS CLASSIC ELIGIBLE BY THE 31 DEC 1969 CUTOFF CRITERION!!!

Further discussion? Does Les confirm, specifically, that it was there during 1969? Any pictures? Color schemes (he did beautiful work - the 1973 Stiletto set a standard of beauty we still enjoy...)

HI Lou

I think the 1970 KOI was started in December 30th 1970 and ran untill January 1st 1971. Les has told me that the design was not built before Dec 31th 1969. I am trying to get photos of this first version

I will let ya know what I find out

Randy
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on July 30, 2007, 09:07:28 AM: I drove to the Lexington contest this past weekend and Kenny Stevens brought out of his van a Les McDonald Stiletto which I think was the published version from around 1973. Les had given the model to Wynn Paul. I was thrilled to have the time with this still pretty plane.

Allen Brickhaus
Title: Re: Name this plane..easy one
Post by: Allen Brickhaus on August 13, 2007, 09:07:16 AM: Go to the other Stiletto thread for five shots of Les McDonald's 72C Stiletto.

Allen Brickhaus