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Speed,Combat,Scale,Racing => Combat => Topic started by: Gordan Delaney on May 21, 2012, 03:29:43 PM

Title: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Gordan Delaney on May 21, 2012, 03:29:43 PM

Well maybe in the top ten. y1 hear is my Challenger from 1971, Ralph Days EEK and the Super EEK,I hope. Hope you enjoy looking at them any way.

Gordy 

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Mark Scarborough on May 21, 2012, 04:27:29 PM

They look pretty wicked Gordon,,
Kinda like the Red head,, lots of fun to look at, but lord help you if you end up on the biting end,,


( ok well it sounded humorous when I thought it up)

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: phil c on May 21, 2012, 07:39:25 PM

Beauty is more than skin deep.  Pretty paint jobs are nice, but take a lot of artistry to be called beautiful.

The most beautiful planes, to my mind, are the ones that have the best optimization of the flying characteristics.  AKA a modern F2D or some of the newer highly tapered foam wing designs.  Great aerodynamics and great handling.

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Gordan Delaney on May 21, 2012, 09:08:43 PM

Phil,
Your right. This airplane was a great flyer. Track in level flight and turned on a dime,and most of all it held the speed threw the tight turns. Some of the top flyers flew this plane and thought it was a great plane.  The later planes from 1977 was getting bigger. 490sq in. Which even flew better.Then we found out the dime was getting smaller. LL~ y1

Gordy

PS: remember this was 1971.

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: ChrisSarnowski on May 21, 2012, 09:14:16 PM

Nice work, Gordy. I think they look great!

-Chris

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Brad Smith on May 21, 2012, 09:42:09 PM

Gordan they are some fine looking planes I was trying to find plans for your planes but cant them where would i find them?

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Gordan Delaney on May 22, 2012, 08:20:13 AM

Brad,
I have plans for both Challengers this one in the pictures or the large 490inch Challenger. Tell me which one you want and I`ll send it too you.

gordandelaney@yahoo.com
(801)546-9563

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Brad Smith on May 24, 2012, 06:54:39 AM

Thanks Gordan i was thinking about the large 490inch Challenger i have a few Supertiger G21 35s i was thinking of using one those which one do think would be better?

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Gordan Delaney on May 31, 2012, 04:52:55 PM

Brad,

I think the large one would be too much for a ST35. I would build the small one with a 46in. span. Every thing else would be the same.

Gordy

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Douglas Ames on June 17, 2012, 03:01:43 PM

Good lookin' models!
One of these days I'm going to build a Missourian. I think that's a good lookin' Combat ship.

Title: Re: OK guys hear is the most Beautiful Combat plane ever.
Post by: Lee Thiel on June 22, 2012, 07:24:33 PM

Hey Doug,  I have the plans for that one also.  One of these days.................
Lee
TGD