Mathis' Coyote legal for P-40?

[Ken Deboy]

Would Richard Mathis' Coyote be considered legal for P-40? The fuselage meets the definition of profile by being 1/2" thick at the trailing edge of the wing, but it has 1" thick doublers on both sides at the front. Also, the P-40 rules I found state the "engine must be fully exposed from lugs to plug" and the outboard doubler covers the engine lugs, although they are visible from the side of the plane.

cheers,
Ken

[Larry Cunningham]

I'm sure it is completely legal..

L.

"With sixty staring me in the face, I have developed inflammation of the sentence structure and definite
hardening of the paragraphs." -James Thurber

[Tom Niebuhr]

"P-40" simply means Profile airplane, .40 max engine size.. Even a 1/2A profile version of any airplane would be eligible!

The Coyote is absolutely legal.

[Allen Brickhaus]

It should be allowed in any profile event, since it was published as a profile.  The clouds kind of come in when a builder will attempt to enter a Mustunt I-II-III type bird with an upright or inverted engine on a profile model.  Ted Fancher's Imitation has raised questions and I think should not be used as a profile.

The thickness of the Coyote fuse, I think, should not be a consideration for non-entry as it was published and advertised as a profile.

Allen Brickhaus

[john e. holliday]

The Mustunt I is and was published as a profile even with an upright engine.  I flew one for several years.  The II & III have built up fuselages.  The Cyote is as legal as the Excaliber.   Later,  DOC Holliday

[Tony D]

   YES and is a good flying plane.