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Offline LARRY RICE

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WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« on: July 28, 2010, 03:51:42 PM »
     Do you recognize this kit?  This is a Black Hawk Models Challenger originally produces by Scientific Models in the late 1950's. Designed by Walt Musciano it is a .19 size stunt model with plastic wheel pants, wing tips, engine cowling and canopy.  Built by George Ellison. George has squeezed a .25 in it and now is wondering if he might have overpowered it.

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2010, 06:23:14 PM »
It looks like a Fancy Pants---only different.
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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 06:27:31 PM »
ANOTHER PIC.

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 07:02:33 PM »
No such thing as to much horse power  y1 <= n~ #^

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2010, 07:22:02 PM »
That certainly looks awesome!  A very nice job.  y1

I have a kit, and this is great to see.  Looks like almost exactly how I would paint her up!  I will possibly use a 1957 Fox .25 in mine since it is basically just a bored out version of the old Fox .19.

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2010, 07:41:02 PM »
Nice looking airplane. Looks like a great match for a .25.
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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2010, 07:53:45 PM »
real nice!!!
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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2010, 12:34:15 PM »
Have to agree,  he did a super job on that one !!!!!!!!

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2010, 04:43:38 PM »
Hey Larry the Challenger looks real sharp I just saw the pic on your web site . Looks a lot better than the old Black and White pic , it makes me want one even more. T.J.
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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2010, 07:27:06 PM »
Just a 25??  When I built mine in Junior High, I stuck a Fox 35X in it.  Yee-haaa!!!!

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2010, 08:32:15 PM »
      Another one of my early customers got a Fox 35 into his, He had talked to me several times about different models.  It must have either spun him into space or just screwed him into the ground because I never did hear from him again. 

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2010, 06:53:46 PM »
Any info on how this beauty fly's ?

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Re: WHAT PLANE IS THIS?
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2010, 07:10:37 PM »
George said that while he was busy judging another contest he had a friend fly it.  George had put an over size engine in and realized that this was not his best idea.  While The plane flew a complete stunt pattern (flapless) the pilot complained that the plane was too fast.  In the 1960's a fast pattern was the norm so a .15 to a .19 would have been a better choice for stunting.

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