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Bridi's UFO was right in there--but I think the Curare was just a little b/4.. Curare might have been the first with speed brakes...<BR><BR>
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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:50:59 -0800<BR>From: cahochhalter@yahoo.com<BR>To: nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs<BR><BR>
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<TD vAlign=top>Curare... was this the first anhedral stab? <BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 12/15/08, Tony <I><tony@radiosouthrc.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Tony <tony@radiosouthrc.com><BR>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs<BR>To: "'General pattern discussion'" <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><BR>Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 8:39 PM<BR><BR><PRE>Also, Steve Helm's Bootlegger... 1st design with fully enclosed tuned pipe
system..
Tony Stillman, President
Radio South, Inc.
139 Altama Connector, Box 322
Brunswick, GA 31525
1-800-962-7802
www.radiosouthrc.com
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From: nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of
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Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 3:25 PM
To: General pattern discussion
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs
Phil Kraft's Kwik Fli
-----Original Message-----
>From: billglaze <billglaze@bellsouth.net>
>Sent: Dec 15, 2008 3:02 PM
>To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@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
to
>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
the
>contest world, at the time. If you wanted to win, you had one. Period.
>
>Bill Glaze
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jon Lowe" <jonlowe@aol.com>
>To: <nsrca-discussion@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
one
>> 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.
>>
>> Jon Lowe
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bob Kane <getterflash@yahoo.com>
>> To: General pattern discussion
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 1:00 pm
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs
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>> Bob Kane
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>> From: "Woodward, Jim (US SSA)"
<jim.woodward@baesystems.com>
>> To: General pattern discussion
<nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org>
>> Sent: Monda
>> y, December 15, 2008 11:23:37 AM
>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Breakthrough Pattern plane designs
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>> Hi Guys,
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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
>> plane.
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>> 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.
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