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Title: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Leo Mehl on January 24, 2009, 06:36:58 PM: Wing fuseledge and tail section almost ready for assembly. Flaps and tail surfaces are bult up and very light. FP 40 for power. This plane is built according to my memory and as you know that's dangerous. I suspect I will have it framed up by the end of the month. HB~> HB~> HB~> S?P
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Dennis Adamisin on January 24, 2009, 07:56:51 PM: Leo:
More info please, that is an awesome looking wing. WHO's design - perchance a Leo original???
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Leo Mehl on January 25, 2009, 12:09:07 PM: Quote from: Dennis Adamisin on January 24, 2009, 07:56:51 PM
Leo:
More info please, that is an awesome looking wing. WHO's design - perchance a Leo original???
This is the first real stunter I designed in the early sixtys. I flew it a couple years on the contest circuit and then a niegbor of mine wanted to see it fly so we went out to fly it and on the second lap the up line broke and it was only a 39 ounce plane and when it went in at 4 feet off the ground ther was not much left. I changed the design after that and changed the name from Rebel to Grinder for several reasons. I finnaly drew plans for this plane and am building it for classic and it was a little ahead of its time and the plane flew well. I tried to post a picture of the fuse yesterday but had problems getting it to upload so will try again. Boy sometimes the old noggin just decides it ain't goin to work right. 3,300 megapikels will not down load on this Forum. Ther is a Picture of this plane on the Northwest Flying Lines web site. In the History section. The man below me in this section was Gene Matheney and my flying buddy in those days. We used to fly every day a week before a contest. HB~>
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Shultzie on January 25, 2009, 07:53:37 PM: Leo..
YOU HAVE TO PAINT THAT NEW ONE BRIGHT ORANGE AGAIN!
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Leo Mehl on January 25, 2009, 10:28:19 PM: Quote from: Shultzie on January 25, 2009, 07:53:37 PM
Leo..
YOU HAVE TO PAINT THAT NEW ONE BRIGHT ORANGE AGAIN!
The new one will be orange like the old one. I have acciidently made some changes that I didn't mean to make but all in all it will look the same. I almost have it framed and will include picture. A couple of the changes are to make it look a little better.
Wow Shultzie your a ding dong daddy and thanks for finding another picture of the Rebel. You arrrreeee the maaaaaan! #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ #^ HB~>
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Randy Powell on January 26, 2009, 03:59:49 PM: Wow, Leo. You were once only old, not really old. That's pretty cool. And I like the plane, too.
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Steve Helmick on January 26, 2009, 07:11:49 PM: Jeez, Leo, I'm sooooooo glad that you've seen the light and put the LO's on the inboard wing for a change. Looks really good thataway. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) H^^ Steve
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Leo Mehl on January 26, 2009, 11:16:13 PM: Quote from: Steve Helmick on January 26, 2009, 07:11:49 PM
Jeez, Leo, I'm sooooooo glad that you've seen the light and put the LO's on the inboard wing for a change. Looks really good thataway. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) H^^ Steve
I'm thinkin that you have been havin tooooo mannny bruskiees at the pitza parlar. Either that or you been affected by all that snow. LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ HB~>
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Leo Mehl on January 27, 2009, 05:15:47 PM: This plane is now all framed and the fillets are curing and then it will be ready for the finishing procedure.I Hpe that the new one will have as good a finish as the one and only original. HH%% HH%% HH%% HH%% HH%% HB~> Check out the paint column next time. I am sure will have pictures.
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Scott B. Riese on January 27, 2009, 09:13:23 PM: I can't wait to fly it!! 010!
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Steve Helmick on February 01, 2009, 08:45:17 PM: Quote from: Scott B. Riese on January 27, 2009, 09:13:23 PM
I can't wait to fly it!! 010!

Me too! I wanna ride it!!! LL~ Steve
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Leo Mehl on February 03, 2009, 10:00:17 AM: Yup,I'll give both you guys a ride!@@!!!???!!! HB~> HB~> HB~>
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Shultzie on February 03, 2009, 12:37:09 PM: Quote from: Leo Mehl on January 26, 2009, 11:16:13 PM
I'm thinkin that you have been havin tooooo mannny bruskiees at the pitza parlar. Either that or you been affected by all that snow. LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ HB~>

Did you mean infected or affected or aflicked. LL~

H^^ n~
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Randy Powell on February 03, 2009, 12:56:35 PM: Or "Effected"
Title: Re: Rebel almost ready for assembly
Post by: Leo Mehl on February 03, 2009, 05:08:03 PM: Quote from: Randy Powell on February 03, 2009, 12:56:35 PM
Or "Effected"
I think I will put him in the aflicted catagory. Am I close or what? LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ HB~>