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Offline Greg Hart

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P 40 kit
« on: March 30, 2006, 04:10:54 AM »
When I was  a  youngster, about 40 years ago I had a P-40 kit. I don't remember the make.,but it had two molded fuse shells.  If anyone knows where I can get one, I'd pay a good prise.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2006, 06:17:20 AM »
Do you remember the size? Top Flite had a series of 15 -25 size warbirds with a molded balsa fuselage. Top Flite also had a series of 1/2a with a molded fuselage shell and molded wing. I had the P47 lasted about three lapps was not repairable at that time. I have seen the 0.15 -0.25 size fairly regularly on ebay and once or twice I have seen the 1/2As listed.

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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2006, 06:39:31 AM »
Quote from: Greg Hart on March 30, 2006, 04:10:54 AM
When I was  a  youngster, about 40 years ago I had a P-40 kit. I don't remember the make.,but it had two molded fuse shells.  If anyone knows where I can get one, I'd pay a good prise.

Hi Greg,
Top Flite made your kit.
The had several series of planes with their "Superform" molded fuselages, ranging from 1/2A to 35 size Stunt ships and scale models.  Even GMA's ful fuselage Peacemaker was one of those.
There were two 29-35 size stunters, the Hurricane and the P-40, IIRC.
In scale, the 3/4" P-47 Leroy had and the 1" scale P-51 which was a NATS C/L scale winner.  I have two of he latter kits, and my childhood flying Buddy had a Hurricane.
This process was even carried over to their Gieseke Nobler kit for the turtle deck.

A complete kit on da 'bay usually brings a pretty good price.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2006, 03:26:59 AM »
Cool. I remember it had a 42" wing span.  Please let me know if you see one out there for sale. I was not a very paitent young kid. After I built the bones and tissued it I couldn't aford the motor and had no help in the process at that time, so I through it off the garage roof. I remember how well it glided to the ground. Splat.
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Offline Phil Coopy

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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2006, 05:23:16 AM »
I have a 1/2A P-40F version by Monarch.  Solid balsa wings, balsa ,fuse is in two halves, and has a 20" span.  Funny the price marked on the end of the box is $3.40. Think I remember them from the 50's.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2006, 07:30:31 AM »
Greg,

Anyone who admits to throwing a model plane off the gargage roof deserves some Karma. So you got one. I wonder if anyone will admit to the house roof or a bridge? Then too there is the firecracker toss. LOL lets see what this brings out. I'll bet you Bill Little did this stuff and more.

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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2006, 07:38:20 AM »
Burt Rutan threw many models off his roof to test his planes.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2006, 02:48:15 PM »
I threw several old 1/2 A free flights off of the statue of Vulcan in Bham during
the 50s.
I als o loaded several with black powder ,light the fuse and launched,
The ultimate dethermalizer.
Ah, the things we did in our teens. and also some we have done in our 60s.
Shame on me.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2006, 04:12:16 PM »
Little, Paging Bill Little.  You are needed at the roof-top
launch area. 

Marv
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2006, 08:37:51 PM »

I had a Top Flite P-40 molded model once. It would NOT do outside loops.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2006, 08:39:40 PM »
Quote from: Oregon_Flyer on March 31, 2006, 04:12:16 PM
Little, Paging Bill Little.  You are needed at the roof-top
launch area. 

Marv

HAHAHAHA!!!!  ;D
well I AM guilty of "test gliding" a few in my younger days.  My earliest flying buddy just happened to have a small barn at our disposal and we had plenty of time..........
Much more information I can't admit to, there may be a lack of the "Staute of LImitaions" or something.  :o
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2006, 11:05:06 PM »
I threw a Monogram Aeronca (something like that) off a high place. Were these kits called "SpeediBuilt" or close? All balsa, colored printed fuselage sides, shaped wing section with sticks on the bottom and tissue.

Anyway, the high place I threw it off was the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk. Near as I can figure, I was about 7 or 8 years old. It flew a lot like Greg's P-40, actually. I built a lot of those Monogram things, and quite a few Cleveland kits.  8) Steve
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2006, 05:36:47 AM »
In the 50's, my brother and I launched a Sinbad glider off the top of the bobsled run at Lake Placid, NY ....dissappeared  in the distance...never saw it again...probably ended up in Lake Champlain.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2006, 05:51:44 AM »
I launched a 2 meter glider off the roof of the MESABA hangar at Detroit metro airport at about 5am one morning- just as the sun was coming up. Plan was just glide it to the end of the apron in front of the hangar to check the sink rate.

Thats when I learned about "backside rotor" or air moving over a gap.

went out 2-3 feet then did 1/2 an outside loop and slammed into the hangar door, slid about 2 feet - got sucked back out and dropped the last 20' upside down.  Great entertainment for the rest of the night shift.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2006, 09:13:40 AM »
OK to all you Launchers. I have given each of you a Karma point for being honest about it. We had a lot of good times when we where kids or are we still having them cause we are still Kids?

I'll be a kid forever now that I am retired and have no bosses.

LOL

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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2006, 07:04:59 AM »
Quote from: Chuck Feldman on April 03, 2006, 09:13:40 AM
OK to all you Launchers. I have given each of you a Karma point for being honest about it. We had a lot of good times when we where kids or are we still having them cause we are still Kids?

I'll be a kid forever now that I am retired and have no bosses.

LOL

Chuck

Hi Chuck,

You hit it on the second part! We are still kids.  ;D

Like th eold saying: The difference between Men and Boys is the price of their toys.
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2006, 08:46:12 AM »
Bill,

Should I ever get a chance I'll throw you off the garage roof. LOL

Now that would be funny. Why is everybody always pickin on me?

Can any of you see Bill and I up on a gargage roof? That would be some garage!

Chuck
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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2006, 04:12:21 PM »
Greg,
Maybe we could test fly Scott Riese.  You could kinda launch him on to his front lawn while I capture the moment in situ for a stunt hangar picture post  ;D  Of course we would certainly welcome an audience -  -  Little, Mr Bill Little camera crew to Riese front lawn  :-*  Careful Riese, we've got our mighty smoters at the ready so no nonsense, just surrender peacefully.  Getem Greg  ;D
Of course we would place the proper signage "Riese '40" profile just to comply with the post being stunt related <snicker>

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Re: P 40 kit
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2006, 09:10:12 PM »
Quote from: Chuck Feldman on April 05, 2006, 08:46:12 AM
Bill,

Should I ever get a chance I'll throw you off the garage roof. LOL

Now that would be funny. Why is everybody always pickin on me?

Can any of you see Bill and I up on a gargage roof? That would be some garage!

Chuck

Well, Chuck,
We might just need more than a garage for us to both be up there!  :o ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Someday we will all have to post a "CURRENT" picture of ourselves. 

Unless, of course, any of us are in the Witness Protection Program!  :-*
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