[NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs

[Pattrnflyr at aol.com]

How about almost anything by Dick Hanson?  I am still flying a Typhoon  909 
and I love it.
 
 
In a message dated 12/15/2008 1:26:14 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
adriancwong at earthlink.net writes:

Phil  Kraft's Kwik Fli

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>From: billglaze  <billglaze at bellsouth.net>
>Sent: Dec 15, 2008 3:02 PM
>To:  General pattern discussion  <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>Subject: Re:  [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs
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>Just  before the Astro Hog, (designed by a friend of mine, Fred Dunn) , and  
>one of which I am currently building),there was Howard Bonner's Smog  Hog, 
>(note the name similarity) which won the 1956 Nationals in  Dallas.  Good 
>flying airplane, for it's time, (good enough to  win) but couldn't compare 
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>the Astro Hog, of which Fred always  said:  "I don't know what the big deal 
>is; it's just a low-wing  Smog Hog."  Maybe.  But, it sure revolutionized 
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>contest  world, at the time.  If you wanted to win, you had one.   Period.
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>Bill Glaze
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>From: "Jon Lowe" <jonlowe at aol.com>
>To:  <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>Sent: Monday, December 15,  2008 2:41 PM
>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane  designs
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>> Astro Hog- 1st really successful low wing  pattern plane.  Everything up 
>> until then had been a high  wing airplane.
>> Orion- by Ed Kasmirski  first really high  performance pattern plane
>> Taurus- arguably one of the most built  pattern planes of all times. At 
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>> point, everyone had built a  "modified" Taurus.  The Top Flight kit, 
>> excellent for its  day, helped to make it popular.
>> The Phoenix 1-8 series.   Yeah, I know I'm prejudiced, but it really 
>> established moderately  swept wings as a standard. The Phoenix 5, 6, 7 and 
>> 8's were flown  by most of the great US flyers, including Dave Brown, Mike 
>>  McConville, and others. I'm not including the Phoenix 9 and 10, because  
>> they were never kitted, and were very early turn around style  airplanes. 
>> I have a 9, and my dad has the only 10 ever  built.
>> I have to agree with the Kaos.  It was "everymans"  pattern plane, and 
>> still is today with Tower Hobbies .46 style  version.
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>> Jon Lowe
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>> From: Bob Kane  <getterflash at yahoo.com>
>> To: General pattern discussion  <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Mon, 15 Dec 2008  1:00 pm
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane  designs
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>> From:  "Woodward, Jim (US SSA)" <jim.woodward at baesystems.com>
>> To:  General pattern discussion  <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
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>>  What do you think were some of the most breakthrough or pivotal  pattern
>> designs? When I started there the Prophecy was top dog. A  couple
>> years later the Smaragd was designed. I see a lot of planes  have been
>> designed off the Smaragd platform. I think the PassPort  is a heck of a
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>>  years that have transformed pattern aircraft design? In the last  nine
>> years, Iʼd say the Smaragd was the most transformational  plane.
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