[NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs

[Ron Van Putte]

I have a few "virgin" butterknife"  APC props.

Ron

On Dec 15, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Verne Koester wrote:

> 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...
>
> 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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