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Cox Skyraider video.
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Jerry- Bronze Member
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Re: Cox Skyraider video.
COOL!!!
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Re: Cox Skyraider video.
Hi Jerry,
Nice Cox engine run.
The Skyraider did not make it to Canada.
This is why,
I joined this forum,
Dave
Nice Cox engine run.
The Skyraider did not make it to Canada.
This is why,
I joined this forum,
Dave
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Re: Cox Skyraider video.
Heck Yea that bird can fly ! Looking good out there doing Roundy's ! Is that a rural airport ur at ?
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Jerry- Bronze Member
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Re: Cox Skyraider video.
Nice Jerry, The AD-6 Skyraider perhaps my favorite Cox model and it looks like you have a perfect example.
Field of Dreams. Maybe Leroy is out there wanting to play.
Field of Dreams. Maybe Leroy is out there wanting to play.
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Re: Cox Skyraider video.
Jerry,
Thanks for sharing this video. I love flight vids.
I never really appreciated the shape of the plane as a Midwest profile model. But in plastic, it sure does look sweet on the ramp, and in the air!
Now you have me wanting to do the Guillows Skyraider as a .020 CL job. I wish I could pick up a couple more .020 horseshoe backplates. Sigh...
Thanks for sharing this video. I love flight vids.
I never really appreciated the shape of the plane as a Midwest profile model. But in plastic, it sure does look sweet on the ramp, and in the air!
Now you have me wanting to do the Guillows Skyraider as a .020 CL job. I wish I could pick up a couple more .020 horseshoe backplates. Sigh...
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Re: Cox Skyraider video.
Do you have the guillows kit already? What is the wingspan? The Midwest skyraider is one of several where the wing build is identical and the fuselage/tail are different.
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Re: Cox Skyraider video.
Hi Jerry,
The Guillows Skyraider is small, just like your Tiffie. The 500/900 series are all between 16-18" wingspans. There are a few construction method differences between the two small-plane series.
I'm a sucker for twins, and WWII small/medium bombers...think Avenger, Dauntless, B-25, B-26...
I have two 33" Midwest kits (Mustang and "the German One"), and plastics/plans for their 33" P-63. You are correct that they share family resemblances. I never really cared for the Skyraider until the last few years. I read the airplane is a beast, and can take a beating while still getting the pilot home. The depictions made me think A-10 Warthog. After reading some articles, my attitude softened. The final grab was reading that the Skyraider was developed from the WWII naval bombers, so I was hooked once I saw the familial resemblances.
PS...I'm a hoarder, plain and simple (or is it plane?). I have several large scale projects all requiring my time. I do hope to live to retirement so I can devote those working hours to childhood #2. Alas, the toys are getting the backseat for probably another few years. I have the engines, I have the kits, I have the plans...in fact, too many to count.
Oh, and I plan on using your foam core, balsa-skinned construction method for my small Stuka. I want this to be a tribute model for the first Cox model I laid eyes on back in, oh, 1970-ish. I would love to do the Skyraider the same way.
The Guillows Skyraider is small, just like your Tiffie. The 500/900 series are all between 16-18" wingspans. There are a few construction method differences between the two small-plane series.
I'm a sucker for twins, and WWII small/medium bombers...think Avenger, Dauntless, B-25, B-26...
I have two 33" Midwest kits (Mustang and "the German One"), and plastics/plans for their 33" P-63. You are correct that they share family resemblances. I never really cared for the Skyraider until the last few years. I read the airplane is a beast, and can take a beating while still getting the pilot home. The depictions made me think A-10 Warthog. After reading some articles, my attitude softened. The final grab was reading that the Skyraider was developed from the WWII naval bombers, so I was hooked once I saw the familial resemblances.
PS...I'm a hoarder, plain and simple (or is it plane?). I have several large scale projects all requiring my time. I do hope to live to retirement so I can devote those working hours to childhood #2. Alas, the toys are getting the backseat for probably another few years. I have the engines, I have the kits, I have the plans...in fact, too many to count.
Oh, and I plan on using your foam core, balsa-skinned construction method for my small Stuka. I want this to be a tribute model for the first Cox model I laid eyes on back in, oh, 1970-ish. I would love to do the Skyraider the same way.
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