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Ascender
« on: January 27, 2014, 06:31:32 PM »
This is my 1/2a Scale attempt. Never ventured into C/L scale but after reading the rules I thought I might be able to handle this event. I spoke to a good friend last week and he shared about his 1/2a scale projects and thought why not?? Started hacking some wood and this is where I am now. Sorry about the quality of the photo, phone does a crappy job in this area.
Keith Bryant

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Re: Ascender
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2014, 07:30:17 PM »

 Cool model, please keep us posted... ;D
Narrowly averting disaster since 1964! 

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Re: Ascender
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2014, 11:57:20 PM »
You're building a Curtis Ass-ender* for your first scale model?  Brave man!

* Not my name for it.  It was so dubbed by its test pilots, for its behavior in stall.
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Re: Ascender
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2014, 11:02:37 AM »
I have seen the real aircraft, it is at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo in Michigan, I will post a picture later....great plane

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Re: Ascender
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2014, 11:07:26 AM »
Keith, I would expect no less from you than a tough subject1  Way to go, hope you bring it to the nats AND FCM!!
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Re: Ascender
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2014, 11:14:07 AM »
Keith, great subject. I see there is greater diversity in 1/2A scale than the other classes. Keep the pictures coming.

Blessings
Allen

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Re: Ascender
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2014, 03:35:18 PM »
Thanks for the encouragement guys. This project is one I wanted to build for alot of years but really had no reason to. The 1/2 A scale event is fun in that just about everybody has an engine laying around and the investment is so low that it just increases the fun. I am not sure what to expect from the Ascender, but it is one cool looking plane. I hope I can keep it together long enough to fly it in a contest, maybe the Nats or FCM. I miss doing the contest thing and miss the guys involved.
Keith Bryant

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Re: Ascender
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2014, 04:34:02 PM »
Where did the plans come from?  It's a cool airplane.
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Re: Ascender
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2014, 04:50:31 PM »
Shot this picture at Kalamazoo Air Zoo in Michigan

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Re: Ascender
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2014, 07:21:56 PM »
They are an old set of Model Airplane News plans. I have the magazine around here with the article, I just need to find it again.
Keith Bryant


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