Author Topic: Shark for the NATs (Read 3446 times)

MarcusCordeiro · « **on:** April 07, 2013, 03:03:01 PM »

I know some of you have met Brazilian CLPA legend Bene Rodriguez.
This is the Shark 45/ST 60 he'll be flying at the NATs.
Bene is not registered here, so if you wanna get in touch, his email

aerorodriguez@terra.com.br

Marcus

wwwarbird · « **Reply #1 on:** April 07, 2013, 03:19:07 PM »

Very nice!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #2 on:** April 07, 2013, 03:35:57 PM »

That is one gorgeous Shark. Tell him old DOC Holliday said hi. Met him and most of the Brazillian team at the 2004 Worlds in Muncie IN.

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #3 on:** April 07, 2013, 04:03:18 PM »

Quote from: john e. holliday on April 07, 2013, 03:35:57 PM

That is one gorgeous Shark. Tell him old DOC Holliday said hi. Met him and most of the Brazillian team at the 2004 Worlds in Muncie IN.

Will do Doc!

Marcus

George · « **Reply #4 on:** April 07, 2013, 04:05:50 PM »

Beautiful Shark.

Just wondering, has anyone other than Lew made one and called it a "Humbler"?

George

James Mills · « **Reply #5 on:** April 07, 2013, 04:15:46 PM »

Quote from: George Bain on April 07, 2013, 04:05:50 PM

Beautiful Shark.

Just wondering, has anyone other than Lew made one and called it a "Humbler"?

George

My guess would be Charlie Reeves. I have flown my Shark 45 at 3 Nats now (the plan is to retire it as it's long in the tooth now).
James

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #6 on:** April 07, 2013, 04:28:46 PM »

Yup Charlie has one and Jim Lynch has been working on one. Just had too many other projects taking priority.

Bill Little · « **Reply #7 on:** April 07, 2013, 05:35:43 PM »

Hi Marcus,

I met Bene at the 2004 World Champs, also, but I seriously doubt he would remember. Tell Bene that this Shark looks lovely!

Bill

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #8 on:** April 07, 2013, 06:27:15 PM »

You guys will have a chance to say hi yourselves...
Soon, at the NATs, Bene will enter classic with the Shark...

Marcus

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach · « **Reply #9 on:** April 07, 2013, 10:44:50 PM »

That is without question, the most beautiful Shark I have ever seen. Why can't I build stuff like that? Oh yeah....no talent!

Balsa Butcher · « **Reply #10 on:** April 07, 2013, 11:12:16 PM »

Verry nice - enjoyed meeting you all at VSC about 3 or 4 years ago. Makes my Shark 35 look like a minnow!

Mike Griffin · « **Reply #11 on:** April 10, 2013, 08:10:17 AM »

One of my favorite designs. I will not be at the Nats Marcus but pass my compliments along for a beautiful job on a classic design.

Mike

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #12 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:04:02 AM »

I shall Mike...

Marcus

Eric Viglione · « **Reply #13 on:** April 10, 2013, 02:12:59 PM »

Looks great! That's probably a good thing too...because I'm not sure how many people would be willing to lend him a plane this year. At least not after seeing him wind-fly Buddy Wieder’s immaculate Caprice a couple extra maneuvers after the fuel ran out the last time I saw Bene fly Classic in Muncie.
Poor Buddy looked like he was about to faint.

EricV

James Mills · « **Reply #14 on:** April 10, 2013, 07:32:36 PM »

Quote from: Eric Viglione on April 10, 2013, 02:12:59 PM

Looks great! That's probably a good thing too...because I'm not sure how many people would be willing to lend him a plane this year. At least not after seeing him wind-fly Buddy Wieder’s immaculate Caprice a couple extra maneuvers after the fuel ran out the last time I saw Bene fly Classic in Muncie.
Poor Buddy looked like he was about to faint.

EricV

I remember that flight.

James

PJ Rowland · « **Reply #15 on:** April 10, 2013, 08:21:09 PM »

ST60 in a classic plane..

Bit excessive ?

Bene is amazing to watch talking off !

wwwarbird · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2013, 09:14:49 PM »

Quote from: PJ Rowland on April 10, 2013, 08:21:09 PM

Bene is amazing to watch talking off !

Why is that PJ?

Dan McEntee · « **Reply #17 on:** April 10, 2013, 09:59:07 PM »

Quote from: PJ Rowland on April 10, 2013, 08:21:09 PM

ST60 in a classic plane..

Bit excessive ?

Bene is amazing to watch talking off !

Not excessive at all. Ever see Bob Whitely fly his Hawker Hunter? Its esentially a Shark 45. I have built two Jetco versions and powered them with ST.51's (current model) and that is an excellant combination, and a bit easier to get a fuel tank in that way. In my memory there have been several in the past 15 years or so that I have seen that have been ST.60 powered. I built my first Shark in 1994, flew the dickens out of it, and built another one that I call Jaws-2 in 2005, and both had a yellow, black and red paint scheme that Chris McMillin helped me come up with. I'm not on my computer, and I don't know how to do the photo thing anyway, so does anybody else got a pic of my Shark45 they can post?
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee

RandySmith · « **Reply #18 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:01:37 PM »

Quote from: PJ Rowland on April 10, 2013, 08:21:09 PM

ST60 in a classic plane..

Bit excessive ?

Bene is amazing to watch talking off !

LOL

James Mills · « **Reply #19 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:19:59 PM »

Quote from: Dan McEntee on April 10, 2013, 09:59:07 PM

Not excessive at all. Ever see Bob Whitely fly his Hawker Hunter? Its esentially a Shark 45. I have built two Jetco versions and powered them with ST.51's (current model) and that is an excellant combination, and a bit easier to get a fuel tank in that way. In my memory there have been several in the past 15 years or so that I have seen that have been ST.60 powered. I built my first Shark in 1994, flew the dickens out of it, and built another one that I call Jaws-2 in 2005, and both had a yellow, black and red paint scheme that Chris McMillin helped me come up with. I'm not on my computer, and I don't know how to do the photo thing anyway, so does anybody else got a pic of my Shark45 they can post?
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee

Dan,
I'll try this again.

James

MarcusCordeiro · « **Reply #20 on:** April 11, 2013, 11:44:08 AM »

Funny...
He's never mentioned that...
Anything else I should be aware of?
It's going to be a lot of fun when he tells me and whoever is listening what he did with no engine, considering the owner of the ship was watching and having a heart attack...

Marcus

Joao Mantovani · « **Reply #21 on:** April 11, 2013, 10:55:08 PM »

Spoke to Bene earlier and he wanted me to tell you guys that it is Thomas Case's Shark 45. "I'm just helping him trimming the Shark with the new ST 60", he said.

Joao

PJ Rowland · « **Reply #22 on:** April 21, 2013, 06:26:20 AM »

Thanks Randy, it wasnt lost on some.

Dan : I'm sure the ST60 will be fine and a great combination.

Author Topic: Shark for the NATs (Read 3446 times)

Mike Griffin

Eric Viglione