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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Mike Griffin on September 23, 2010, 02:02:26 PM
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Here is a look at the Airbender plans and a closeup of some key areas. I plan to have this kit ready for release by the first of the year.
It has been said that George Aldrich's Nobler begat all modern stunt planes so I cannot take credit for being a genius that came up with some great new design than mankind has never seen before. What I did try to go was to come up with a plane that would have sleek classic looking lines and be a good flyer at the same time.
The Airbender borrows the fuselage from Jean Pailet's classic design of the Playmate and Zephyr which were designed in the early 60's. I enlarged the fuselage so it would accommodate the Wing and Stab of the Encore which was designed by Allen Brickhaus and is known to be a great stunter. Allen was a great consultant to me in doing this. One new twist we did do was to sweep the wingtips and stab tips out to giveit that Airbender look.
I truly hope you like this looks of this plane as much as I enjoyed working on it.
Mike
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Hey, it has a big wing in front and a little one in back. The engine is in front, and there is a vertical tail. That is an exact copy of MY design. S?P
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Hey, it has a big wing in front and a little one in back. The engine is in front, and there is a vertical tail. That is an exact copy of MY design. S?P
Gosh Larry, think I should put the little wing up front and the big one in back so I don't mess with your design. ;D ;D n1 n1 LL~ LL~
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ah, ah, ah...already got that covered, no fair. See my "Can'ardly".
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ah, ah, ah...already got that covered, no fair. See my "Can'ardly".
dat gummit.....
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A lot of "custom" planes look like an Impact, too.
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It's interestng that my post from yesterday has dissapeared from this forum. What happened?
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It's interestng that my post from yesterday has dissapeared from this forum. What happened?
Mine too....I think it got sucked up into the after-burner! LL~
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I deleted the whole thread and started it again due to a post that could have gone somewhere it did not need to go on a public forum and was not in the interest of anyone except the person who posted it for personal reasons.
That is about the best explanation I can give at this time.
Thanks
Mike
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A lot of "custom" planes look like an Impact, too.
Or one of Teddy's Trivial *sumthinortethers*! LOL!! Lost count of the "Trivials" and their fore bearers....... And the Imitation seems to be the same (as Ted planned it). ;D
Wynn Paul's "Pampa Machine" had some *clones in design* come about, too, IIRC.
There are STILL models based on others, even today. A fuselage look from here, a wing tip outline from there, here a rudder shape, there a fin... everybody quack, quack....... :o :-[ n~ #^
Mine is a Juno drawn over a Saturn with Bob and Billy's ideas added. 13 years old and going strong! LL~
Mongo
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It's interestng that my post from yesterday has dissapeared from this forum. What happened?
Hi John,
All I can say is that I didn't yank any posts. I always inform th emember when I do (and I have).
We did lose some materials/posts due to a crash a while back. Sparky explained that, but I haven't heard anything about it from him recently. ??? I am as much at a loss as you are.
Bill Little
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Mike, I must apolgise for airing an issue, even in the most veiled manner I could, on a public forum. I should have contacted you directly. The issue still remains though. I called you yesterday, got your machine, and left a message.
I'm sure we can talk this over, and resolve the issue. I look forward to talking.
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Mike, I must apolgise for airing an issue, even in the most veiled manner I could, on a public forum. I should have contacted you directly. The issue still remains though. I called you yesterday, got your machine, and left a message.
I'm sure we can talk this over, and resolve the issue. I look forward to talking.
I hope this doesn't require another name change.
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Better not, or I will the Red Neck Mofia Group after the person that causes it. LL~ LL~ I can remember the 70's when if seen one plane you seen them all. Even all the designs that used Nobler wings and tails with minor outline changes.
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Nope Doc...The Airbender is staying the Airbender.
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You reach an age to where the struggle is just not that important anymore. Could be 'Low T' as advertised on TV. But for someone to get really upset over a new plane using a name they used years ago is a little on the self centered side. I mean look at some of our own names.........Doc Holliday????? How many other men named Holliday are also called Doc? It is a great name and if I were a Holliday I would be called that too. Just in case no one has looked R/C also has a plane named Windwalker. Ever notice some of the names of cars? I mean what is a Solara or Volarea? I always did like the Plymouth Fury and the Dodge Polora with the Golden Commando engine. What about the Super Sport.......now theres a name that brings back memories. Anyone ever hear of a plane named Super Sport? Everyone knows what a Suburban looks like and who the name belongs to but did you know that in 1950 a Suburban was a Plymouth station wagon? So things change and names stay the same. Airbender sounds like a great name to me. Hmmmmmmmm, maybe my new ship should be called 'Ground Thump' after the sound it makes when it hits the ground nose first......................Jerry