[NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs

[Verne Koester]

I remember some of the early prototype APC props. Mac Patterson was promoting them to the pattern community initially through his mail order pattern supply business that he advertised in the K-Factor. They had one really unusual scimitar they called the "butterknife". 

Von Linsowe was flying his own, hand carved scimitar-shaped prop on his USA Star at about the same time (early to mid 90's). One of the local Michigan guys molded one of Dave's up in carbon and sold quite a few of them in Michigan and Ontario. I stopped using mine after one blew apart and damaged Dave's Star.

Verne
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Strickland 
  To: General pattern discussion 
  Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 6:49 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs


  I've STILL got a couple of those strange looking white prototypes...


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  From: jshulman at cfl.rr.com
  To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:27:27 -0500
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs


  APC PROPS!!!!!!!

  Regards,
  Jason
  www.jasonshulman.com
  www.shulmanaviation.com
  www.composite-arf.com


    -----Original Message-----
    From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Woodward, Jim (US SSA)
    Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:24 AM
    To: General pattern discussion
    Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs


    Hi Guys,



    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 plane.



    What do you guys think have been some break-out designs over the years that have transformed pattern aircraft design?  In the last nine years, I’d say the Smaragd was the most transformational plane.



    Thanks,

    Jim W. 





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