Chris’s T-38

[Paul Taylor]

Caught up with my good friend Chris from Cheesehead county. He built a T-38 several years ago. You can find a picture of the old one somewhere in the archives here.
This is his new and improved Talon.
Check out the canopy.
Very cool. Maybe he will post the details.




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[Tom McClain]

Great looking Thunderbird T-38.  Is it derived from Dave Rees T-38? 

[Tom McClain]

Flying Models cover.

[MikeyPratt]

Paul & Tom,
Thanks for posting photos of Chris’s Talon.  That is one of my favorite jet styled models, and very well done with attention paid to the little things that make a great model.  I’m sure it flies as well as it looks, OUTSTANDING!

Later,
Mikey Pratt

[Ken Culbertson]

April of 1974?  That means he was thinking about the design in 1969 and we all make sketches when we are thinking so - Classic eligible, right?  Most impressive design.  With that nose shape, it begs for electric power and retracts.   I remember the days of the full detailed cockpits and how much better it made the planes look and how much fun it was making them.  Hard to find one today.

Ken

[Tom McClain]

Dave Rees saw a USAF T-38 at the 1973 Reading Air Show and one week later started drawing up his stunt T-38.  Then the article on it appeared in the April 1974 Flying Models magazine.  A follow-on article about lightweight cockpit interiors appeared in the February 1975 Flying Models magazine. Too bad we lost Dave to rubber powered free flight several years later. But he excelled in free flight.

[Ken Culbertson]

Dave Rees saw a USAF T-38 at the 1973 Reading Air Show and one week later started drawing up his stunt T-38.  Then the article on it appeared in the April 1974 Flying Models magazine.  A follow-on article about lightweight cockpit interiors appeared in the February 1975 Flying Models magazine. Too bad we lost Dave to rubber powered free flight several years later. But he excelled in free flight.

Ken saw Dave Rees T-38 on Stunthanger and one hour later started drawing up his stunt T-38.  All credit to Dave.  Redrawing to fit my PA numbers.  May actually build this thing.  Did a little work on Thai T-37's and F-5's which is the fighter version of the T-38.  It would be nice to have powerful enough fans to do a T-37.  It is almost PA size scale.

Ken

[Harleyman]

Thanks for the nice comments, Guys.
Tom - Yes, it was Dave Reeve's T-38 from Flying Models that inspired me to design one.
Mikey - I too have always loved the T-38's look and lines.   
I didn't want to copy Dave's, I wanted my own design.  So in 2006 (I think) I drew up and built a Profile T-38 that actually flew well.
I flew it for a couple of seasons, then lost it in the sun and destroyed it.
About 2 years ago I designed a slightly smaller version that I am currently flying.  I flew a demonstration flight with it at EAA KidVenture this past July.
The attached photos are my first Talon.