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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: RandySmith on May 20, 2009, 09:19:02 PM
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I got an email with pictures of Bob McDonald flying his new USA-1 for the first time today. Tom Polk reports its a killer ship, and one of the best planes Bob has built. Werwage USA-1 with PA-40 Merlin.
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Another pic
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Bob is a true craftsman and a top level flier...
Is the USA-1 Classic eligible?
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Peabody,
Yup, flown at the '69 Nats by Bill.
Randy,
that beauty is going to make Big Bear jealous!
Jim Pollock, H^^
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The USA-1 that was flown at the 1969 Nats had a different rudder shape and paint job. Billy saw Jerry Worth's Apterix at that Nats and really liked the looks of it and so he went home from the Nats that year, stripped the finish, re-did the fuselage and fin shapes and re-painted the ship. He flew it before the winter set in, making both versions Classic legal!
Bob Hunt
Yes Bob is correct ,and this is the plane Bob speaks of, as it was at The NATs before the redo
And the USA-1 after the restyle.
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The USA-1 that was flown at the 1969 Nats had a different rudder shape and paint job. Billy saw Jerry Worth's Apterix at that Nats and really liked the looks of it and so he went home from the Nats that year, stripped the finish, re-did the fuselage and fin shapes and re-painted the ship. He flew it before the winter set in, making both versions Classic legal!
Bob Hunt
Bob is this the plane? I wasn't sure if the NASA-1 and the Apterix were the same.
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Bob is a true craftsman and a top level flier...
Is the USA-1 Classic eligible?
Bob McDonald does not get the respect he deserves, in my opinion....
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Fantastic Bob!!! The USA-1 has always been one of my favorite ships, and someday will build one, don't know when but I will.
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Yup! That's the one Randy. It had the name Apterix on the side of the fuselage somewhere. Beautiful plane.
Bob Hunt
I remember reading a thread on SSW about Jerry and the apterix/NASA-1. He commented and said he rarely named his planes.
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Looks like Bob has another winner. He has always been a great builder and finisher, this will be one of the best USA's ever built.
Wish he'd show up here on SH. THANKS for the pix Randy.
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Bob is this the plane? I wasn't sure if the NASA-1 and the Apterix were the same.
Hi Randy,
The NASA-1 model that Jerry is holding had a little Letraset NASA 1 on the outboard wing about 1/8 inch high. Being young and having good eyesight, I thought that was it's name and captioned that photo all those years later as such (that is the PAMPA website photo, I assume). It was the Apertix, and it was flown at the '68 Nats where that pic was taken.
Chris...
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Hi Chris
Thanks I wondered about the names, I could never tell from the shots I had collected, that explains a lot.
Here is a shot of the 1969 USA-1 and Bob's USA-1 that is an EXACT replica
Randy
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Like documenting a scale model!
Randy: ya gotta try to talk Bob into joining SH so so he can take his praise in person!
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I think Billy liked the name "Apterix", too.
I seem to remember a really cool "Olympic"-influenced plane of Billy's called the Apterix as well - it had a tissue finish and twin rudders.
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Like documenting a scale model!
Randy: ya gotta try to talk Bob into joining SH so so he can take his praise in person!
Hi Denny Naaa don't wanna heap too much praise on him as it may increase the hat size LL~ Word is Bob's plane is ....lighter... Than Billys S?P
seriously it is a really great effort and I can't wait to see it fly!
Randy
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For sure it is stronger and has more power - its lighter too? Well I guess you gotta compromise somewhere...(huh?) LL~ :o
BTW is there any "documentation" of the original USA-1 tail? could probably "swag it" from pix but...
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Way cool! What more can you say. Its beautiful!
John Sunderland
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Look at the tab Billy had on his 1969 USA-1. I remember Randy Powell, saying on his USA-1, he had to put a tab on the flap because it would roll on him, because there was so much assymetry in the wing.
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For sure it is stronger and has more power - its lighter too? Well I guess you gotta compromise somewhere...(huh?) LL~ :o
BTW is there any "documentation" of the original USA-1 tail? could probably "swag it" from pix but...
Yes I have original drawings of the USA-1 plus the plans
Randy