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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Mike Griffin on July 30, 2022, 03:44:12 PM

Title: P47D Kit
Post by: Mike Griffin on July 30, 2022, 03:44:12 PM

Does any manufacturer still produce a CL P47D kit?  I really like the design by Charles Parrot and probably would settle for the plans If I cannot find a kit.  If just plans, does anyone know who may have a set of them?

Thank you
Mike

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Bill Barber on July 30, 2022, 04:06:31 PM

     Tom Dixon has the plans and in the past made kits of the Parrot P-47.
                           Bill

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Mike Griffin on July 30, 2022, 04:19:08 PM

Thank you Bill.

Mike

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Brent Williams on July 30, 2022, 04:54:42 PM

Pat Johnston has Thunderbolt plans for profile and built up versions, sized for a LA46, 55" span.  Plans view below.

Matt Colan has reported a nice flying, classic legal version of his grandfather's P47 razorback design.  Pictured below.
(https://stunthanger.com/smf/classic-planes/classic-p-47-designed-by-don-herdman/?action=dlattach;attach=37537;image)
(https://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/grandpa's-p-47-flies!-(pics-reply-6)/?action=dlattach;attach=47563;image)

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Mike Griffin on July 30, 2022, 06:21:06 PM

Quote from: Brent Williams on July 30, 2022, 04:54:42 PM

Pat Johnston has Thunderbolt plans for profile and built up versions, sized for a LA46.
Matt Colan has reported a nice flying, classic legal version of his grandfather's P47 design.

Thank you Brent.

Mike

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Kermit Payne on July 30, 2022, 06:59:58 PM

Outerzone has the Parrott P-47D plans.  Link to it:  https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=8145

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Mike Griffin on July 30, 2022, 07:41:20 PM

Thank you Kermit.

Mike

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Matt Colan on July 31, 2022, 06:32:05 AM

Quote from: Brent Williams on July 30, 2022, 04:54:42 PM

Pat Johnston has Thunderbolt plans for profile and built up versions, sized for a LA46, 55" span.  Plans view below.

Matt Colan has reported a nice flying, classic legal version of his grandfather's P47 razorback design.  Pictured below.
(https://stunthanger.com/smf/classic-planes/classic-p-47-designed-by-don-herdman/?action=dlattach;attach=37537;image)
(https://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/grandpa's-p-47-flies!-(pics-reply-6)/?action=dlattach;attach=47563;image)

I have the plans to that airplane. I’m building myself one for classic right now. Still need to build the wing but it is framed up. I flew the airplane last year when we went back to Vermont for a week and it still flew great!

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Bill Morell on July 31, 2022, 11:11:26 AM

For a minute there I thought you were about to offer another kit.

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Mike Griffin on July 31, 2022, 12:27:16 PM

Quote from: Bill Morell on July 31, 2022, 11:11:26 AM

For a minute there I thought you were about to offer another kit.
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Hi Bill,

I would not have a problem doing that but when Eric sold the company, the arrangement we had ended and I could not feasibly keep going with producing the kits.  I enjoyed doing it but when Eric sold the company, everything changed.  I told Walter that he could produce the kits that I did over the years but he has been very sick and according to the auto reply I got from my last email from him, he will not be producing kits anymore either.   However, the P47D is one that I wish I had produced.

Mike

Title: Re: P47D Kit
Post by: Jim Carter on July 31, 2022, 02:51:49 PM

From Aerofred:  https://aerofred.com/details.php?image_id=98130&mode=search