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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>I think so too….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Recently I got a Blue Jay Models kit of the original Bridi Dirty Birdy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>It’s a really well done kit with excellent wood, original full size plans, laser cut ribs and machined other wood parts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>I got a Nova Rossi for it and it should go pretty good.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Dave Harmon<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>NSRCA 586<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>K6XYZ[at]sbcglobal[dot]net<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'>Sperry, Ok.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>J N Hiller<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> Xavier Mouraux; General pattern discussion<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Old plane to identify<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle20><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Looks Like A "Dirty Birdy".<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle20><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>A Joe Bridi Kit from probably late 70's or early 80's. Most people side mounted the motor and ran the pipe under the wing. It was a good competition airplane in it's day. I believe they have been reproduced and may be available either as a kit or ARF.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle20><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle20><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a> [<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org">mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>]<b>On Behalf Of </b>Xavier Mouraux<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> General pattern discussion<br><b>Subject:</b> [NSRCA-discussion] Old plane to identify</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I was given an <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/109974795506183947946/20130515OldPatternPlane?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ7KvsbkyNKOVQ">old pattern plane</a> by a friend and I am trying to identify it. I have posted some pictures on the album below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The wingspan is 64in (foam). The length is 56in (fiberglass fuse). Rossi motor.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I look at many pictures on the web but can't say for sure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/109974795506183947946/20130515OldPatternPlane?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ7KvsbkyNKOVQ">https://picasaweb.google.com/109974795506183947946/20130515OldPatternPlane?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ7KvsbkyNKOVQ</a>#<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Xavier<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>