My new Sneeker

[Andrew Borgogna]

Being life long fan of Riley Wooten, and having owned many Voodoos I could not resist ordering one of Walter's Sneeker kits.  Below are some pics of my progress, the tank such as it is was made by me.  Sorry Riley I decided to make a uniflo tank and not the one called out by the plans.    The engine is a O.S. MaxIII .35 I purchased 43 years ago in Thailand when I was in the service.  I ran it today to test out the new tank and it ran great. 

The quality of the kit is very good and the plans are signed by Riley.  Needless to say I am hanging on to the plans.  By the way, good job Barry Baxter on the plans, Barry is a friend and fellow member of the Knights of the round Circle and he is the keeper of plans for many, many planes.
Andy

[Dwayne]

Looking good, I'm so glad there are more classic combat planes being kitted I just recieved a Winder from Lazerworks that I will start on soon, I hope that other manufactures get the hint that there is a market out there for more classic combat kits.

[john e. holliday]

Looks great Clint. 

[Larry Fulwider]

. . . The engine is a O.S. MaxIII .35 I purchased 43 years ago in Thailand when I was in the service.  I ran it today to test out the new tank and it ran great.  . . .

Yes, Andy, that Max III was a real runner. Prior the the Johnson Combat Special in the early 60s, a lot of us felt that a Max turning a 9 x 8 cut down to ~8 x 8 on crankcase pressure, with the biggest venturi money could buy, was top o'  the heap in combat. Early on, the oil channel wasn't machined into the crankshaft journal, and we had to hand file our own with "jeweler's files". They ran fairly wet-nosed, as you can imagine. However, they were totally un-finicky, and would run a full tank at max rpm without a trace of fade -- The cutoff was like you put a wooden stake through its heart. I'm pretty sure we ran less than 20% nitro most of the time. You never limped around vulnerable with the Max!
       When the Johnson CS first came out, I'd say the well developed Max's we were running at the time were about equal. Well, not for long, tho.

Have fun with that Sneeker!

       Larry Fulwider
       

[Shultzie]

 Agreed! WOOTEN REALLY RULED IN THOSE DAZE DAYS...speakin of  having fun with "Sneekers" Check out my wife's new Sneekers....

[Andrew Borgogna]

Shultzie
Without a doubt your wife's sneekers look better than mine.  But mine is coming along, I should be ready to start covering tomorrow or the next day.  I also have a Fox .36X I got a few months later than the O/S.  I was at my last duty station at Scott Air Force base in Bellville Illinois, it was originally on a Flite Streak but again has been in the drawer for all these many years.  I am now leaning toward the Fox, it weighs almost a full ounce less than the O/S Max III.

Anyway I will have some additional pictures soon.
Andy

[Larry Renger]

I was over at Andy's a couple of days ago, and the Sneeker looks as good up close as in the photos.  I can't wait to fly it.   

[Leo Mehl]

Agreed! WOOTEN REALLY RULED IN THOSE DAZE DAYS...speakin of  having fun with "Sneekers" Check out my wife's new Sneekers....

Hey Shultzie- This looks like a real sneaky airplane and your wife has great warm feet. I bought my wife som good slippers for x-mas. and I should have bought some for me. I GOT COLD FEEEEEETSSSS!