Dave Dawson entered a nearly scale "Pete" in B-Team Race at this year's Cabin Fever contest. Open cockpit, pilot with scarf, struts on the landing gear, scale exhaust stacks and all. It wasn't the fastest, but when I test flew it in the wind it didn't give any trouble, so we went ahead and entered. After the third entry withdrew for mechanical reasons midway thru the race, and the first plane finished his laps, the Pete rolled in for its last pitstop. Refueled, it blew up when the battery was applied, and then partially burned. A sad end for a scale racer...but in it's racing career it flew one race and achieved one second place finish. I've built less successful planes.
Flying scale racing planes just adds to the fun. Try it!
Dave "McSlow" Hull
Pilot, Double D Racing Team
So Cal Air Racers