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Offline Mike Keville

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Tom Dean's Aeronca Crop Duster
« on: January 20, 2013, 09:23:59 PM »
Who (if anyone?) remembers Tom Dean's Nats-winning 'Aeronca Crop Duster'?  Reportedly authentic in every detail, down to internal framework, his Cameron .19-powered entry was a many-time Nats winner in CL Scale.  I never saw it personally...just recall the write-ups in what USED TO BE model magazines.  Am kind of wondering what ever happened to it.  Anyone know?
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Offline Bart Klapinski

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Re: Tom Dean's Aeronca Crop Duster
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2013, 09:14:18 PM »
I never saw the model,but it was said that it looked more real each year it competed. Must have been some model.

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Offline Dennis Saydak

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Re: Tom Dean's Aeronca Crop Duster
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2013, 09:08:31 AM »
I only recall one picture of it published - MAN November 58.

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Re: Tom Dean's Aeronca Crop Duster
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2013, 01:38:35 PM »
Quote from: Dennis Saydak on February 10, 2013, 09:08:31 AM
I only recall one picture of it published - MAN November 58.



I remember an Ambroid ad with the model and him featured and I seem to remember a Jetco add when they used his talents as a designer and featured him in one ad.

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Offline bob whitney

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Re: Tom Dean's Aeronca Crop Duster
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2013, 07:34:02 PM »
he would leave it on the work table in the big work hanger and u could walk by and look at it . ,he would try to fly early and than watch everyone else try to beat him it took  6 engines and two jetx's to finally beat him 
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Offline Mike Keville

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Re: Tom Dean's Aeronca Crop Duster
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2013, 07:40:24 PM »
Quote from: bob whitney on February 10, 2013, 07:34:02 PM
". . . it took  6 engines and two jetx's to finally beat him"

Yeah...a giant B-36 flying at a scale speed of about 2,000 mph.  We remember!

Sure do wish I knew whatever became of that Aeronca 'duster....a magnificent model.
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