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Title: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Jeffrey Soule on September 06, 2013, 02:25:09 PM: yes i would like to put wheel pants on a topflight nobler arf ?? 50 1/2 wing . cnnot seam to get much info on what will work
they seam to only make them for certain planes ..and the nobler is not one of them
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Paul Taylor on September 06, 2013, 06:26:02 PM: I suggest you carve a pair. Fun to do. You can make them any shape you want. Great way to spend a afternoon.
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Joe Yau on September 08, 2013, 11:19:08 AM: Quote from: Jeffrey Soule on September 06, 2013, 02:25:09 PM
yes i would like to put wheel pants on a topflight nobler arf ?? 50 1/2 wing . cnnot seam to get much info on what will work
they seam to only make them for certain planes ..and the nobler is not one of them

I got one from a LHS, it's from a R/C model kit.. can't remember which one. maybe the Vector or Cardinal ones might work as well.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/JOE91SC/NoblerProject1007b_zpsc013d3d0.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/JOE91SC/media/NoblerProject1007b_zpsc013d3d0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Bootlegger on September 08, 2013, 11:39:54 AM: Joe, I sent ya' a P/M thanks...
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Garf on September 08, 2013, 09:18:00 PM: Not even close to being worth doing as far as I am concerned.
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: John Harold on September 12, 2013, 01:41:28 AM: This U/C is from an R/C ARTF Stinson Reliant. Wheel pants and leg covers are plastic. I purchased them as spare parts online.
The model started life as a Topflite ARTF Nobler, but , has undergone many changes over many years.
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on September 17, 2013, 09:48:45 AM: Always been a fan of the Gieseke gear and pants!

W.
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Mike Lauerman on September 18, 2013, 08:50:21 AM: Joe Yau has the right perspective here, pants of the Golden era seemed 'large', like Fluorscheim Brogue wing tip shoes.

(Imagine a gentleman in the '30s, sharp full-bodied double breasted suit, teetering in tiny loafers with tassels...)

Sig has 'kit type' vacuformed pants in their catalog: Pricey, but available. (hit 'info' for pics)
I got some vacu-formed pants for my Gee Bee in 1976, (Sheldon's hobby shop in San Jose) they stocked a range of sizes from 3" to 12".

But I ended up cutting and laminating my own out of balsa sheet...(as in the Sterling Mr. Mulligan kit)
And like stated above, you can design your own size and shape. Easier than you think.
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Peter Grabenstein on September 20, 2013, 01:56:11 PM: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fesselflug/9763722005/in/set-72157635544242481

Profile Cardinal wheelpants from Brodak.

cheers Peter
Title: Re: topflight nobler arf what will work for whell pants?? 2 1/4 wheels?
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on September 21, 2013, 11:15:54 AM: The pants and L.G. on the red and white Nobler really enhance the GB look! But we do need a large no. "3" behind the cockpit. %^@

Ward-O