Hi Doug I would have loved to see Tallman flying that duck for real. In the 'Murph's war' movie he puts on a spirited aerobatic sequence too. Interestingly...
In a message dated 9/3/2007 8:28:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hi Alan, One of the guys has been so kind to turn me on to the plan. Thanks for checking in. ...
Richard, Thanks for the additional info on the "Tallmantz P-1". How ironic that Tallman,-with all his flying stunts and such- ends up loosing his leg to a...
I would have loved to see (read) tghat Duck article. We spent 3 years in BDA (1960-1963) and I never saw a fresh water pond big enough to cover a Duck... or...
LOL.. blame US Navy... those are their designations, not Grumman... I've been trying to decipher Navy aviation designation lingo for over 70 years and still...
LOL.. blame US Navy... those are their designations, not Grumman... I've been trying to decipher Navy aviation designation lingo for over 70 years and still...
LOL.. blame US Navy... those are their designations, not Grumman... I've been trying to decipher Navy aviation designation lingo for over 70 years and still...
Reese, That freshwater pond that the Duck was pulled from could have been in the Bahamas, not Bermuda.... or for that matter any Island group off the east...
Thanks, Doug... Interesting pics and article. I'd still like to construct a Duck... but so many other models on hand and so little time... Reese Barely in...
Hello I'm Stephen. I've been building and flying model rockets for almost twenty years. When I turned fifty, a few years back, I decided to try my hand at...
<< I can't make anything fly...can't keep my tailfeathers from warping. >> Welcome! There are many ways to prevent or cure warps. My father's formula is to...
Hi, Dave, I belong to two rocket clubs: one model rockets, one highpower. The model rocket club meets for brunch at a Mexican restaurant every Sunday and...
Welcome... I pre-shrink tissue for tail surfaces now,,, and would for wings except I'm too lazy. Anway, haven't had a warped tail surface in past 6 years but...
Hi-Welcome home!! Yes, making them fly can be a trial. A couple of good books on basic skills that have given me a lot of help ( and I thought I had it down...
I recently bought three Easy Built kits (SE5As in two sizes) from the Penn Valley Hobby Center website. Guillows is the only brand available locally and PVHC ...
Thanks for the recommendation. Flying Models magazine has a huge number of titles in their bookstore section, but I didn't know what was good and didn't want...
Hi Stephen, One source of information that I would highly recommend is the "Hey Kid, You Wanna Build and Airplane" series of articles from Flying Models...
Hi Stepehen, Welcome to the group. I read your posts regarding high powereed rocket flight, warping tail surfaces and good reference books. I enjoyed reading...
Thanks for the info Doug, High Power rocketry can be very exciting. It's also very expensive, so I mostly go with Estes model rockets. I've learned a lot about...
Hi Steve I'll second Steve Cover's recommendation of the "Hey Kid" series by Bill Warner, originally appearing in MODEL BUILDER mag--the series takes you...
Has anyone built / flown a model of Dave's Lockheed Orion? This plane is starting to interest me. I'm wondering what a 1/24 scale version - 21.3 in span -...
John, I think Dave Finkleman build one as I recall. Don't know how it flew. I started doing a 1/24 scale version as a brand new design about 13 years ago but...
