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Forest Morris from Jasper, GA
with his FW 190 built from a Jack Devine kit, with a Fuji 50 for power,
23lbs, glass and epoxy finish with latex paint, Robart retracts. "Has
over 100 flights and is great fun to fly" (Forest son Harrison
Morris is shown with the FW 190.) (Click on
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Roger Sailors FW is built from Platt plans and uses glass cowl, gun hood, and canopy from
the Holman glass/foam kit by Don Lein. It is powered by a Poulan 46 chain
saw engine on CH ignition. Retracts are Spring Air, and the retracting tail
wheel is a home made unit. Finish is Model Masters Enamel. Weight is just
over 22 pounds. The picture was taken at the Flying C's warbird meet. This
is near Opelika Alabama. Great meet. (Click
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Laurence Tzigersizoglou from Athens Greece shows his Focke Wulf built from Vailly plans scaled
to 1/5. 7 ft wingspan powered by a ZG45. The fan behind the prop is formed
from a mini cooper cooling fan. Sliding canopy, detailed cockpit, and
pilot step. Retracts designed by Laurence. (Click
on picture for larger image)
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Paul Costa from
North Attleboro, MA with his Focke Wulf FW-190A3, “Black 13” from
an Airworld kit. 1/4 scale, 102” wingspan, 88” length, 38 lbs,
Desert Aircraft DA-100 twin, Sierra Precision custom retracts, Dynamic Balsa
cockpit, Hitec digital servos, flaps, drop tank, navigation lights, air-actuated
canopy and crew entry ladder, and a 28x10 Mejzlik prop. (Click on picture for larger image) |
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Carl
Brown from Monroe, La. with his American Eagle FW190A. It has a G62, Sierra
Precision retracts, and Futaba radio gear. It is glass and foam construction,
finish is automotive base/clear. (Click on picture for
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Jeff
Quesenberry from Apple Valley Minnesota displays his 110 inch FW190A5 from
enlarged Vaillancort plans. Weight is 50 pounds, 3W120 for power, Sierra retracts,
painted with Model Master paint and cleared with Krylon satin clear finish. This
is the scheme of Heinz Baar. (Click on picture for larger
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Carey
Hook form Swartz Creek, MI shows his Meister Scale FW 190. Powered by an
FPE 4.2 using a Zinger 24 x 10 prop. Navigation lights and opening gun hood, Hitec
615mg servos, JR 955 rx, Sierra tail wheel retract and CJM/Sierra mains, 102.5
wingspan, 35lbs, covered in 3/4 oz. fiberglass and painted with Behr latex. Highly
modified with scale control surfaces including flaps, panel lines, rivets, full
cockpit and pilot. (click on picture for larger image) |
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Dave
West with his Airworld FW 190 Kit out of Germany.
Power is a 3W 120.
Weighs in at 49lbs. Has retracts, flaps, tank drop, air actuated canopy and crew
entry ladder, full nav. lights, as well as strobes on all guns and an on-board
machine gun sound system that can be heard in flight at full power. (click
on picture for larger image)
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Lenny
Smith from Kenner, La with his Meister
FW190D9. Scratch built, all parts cut by Lenny. 101in wingspan, 96in long, Zenoah
GT80 twin with CH Ignition conversion. Wing is thickened for better wheel clearance.
Shindin Machine Retracts and graphics by Bill Fulmer. Glassed with .75oz cloth
and West Epoxy. Finish is PPG base colors and PPG Flexed and Flat clear. Futaba
and Hitec servos with Futaba PCM Rx (click on picture for larger image) |
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Lenny Smith from Kenner, La with his Jack Devine FW190A. G38 engine, 82in wingspan,
all foam construction, glassed with .75oz cloth and West epoxy. Finish is PPG
base/satin clear. Weight is 21lb RTF, grafix by Bill Fulmer, scale spinner and
retracts by Gene Barton. Lenny say's "The 38 is plenty even for some cutting
up, a very easy flier." (click on picture for larger image)
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Rick Broussard from Lafayette
Louisiana shows us his new Mackay FW190 done by Dave Schwantz. Wing span:
104 inch, length: 90 inch, flying weight: 33 lbs, motor: RCS 215 Radial from 8.5-14
hp. All digital servos, functional canopy, detailed cockpit custom and retract
gear from Sierra Precision ( Darrel Tenney). (click on picture to see more) |
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Lenny Smith from Kenner, La with his American Eagle FW190-A. Epoxyglass fuse
and foam wing and stab.. Wing is 89in., weight is 25lbs, glassed with West Systems
epoxy and .75 oz cloth. Twin batteries and switches, custom graphics by Bill Fulmer,
PPG base/clear, modified Gene Barton retracts. Engine is a 3W70 twin with a Mejzlik
22x12 prop. (click on picture for larger image)
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Mark Taylor from Ames Iowa
shows us his new Meister Fw-190F-8. Finish is Sig Koverall, butyrate dope and
latex paint, nice custom vinyl graphics by First Class Signs also from Ames, IA.
Power plant is a BME 61 twin cylinder. Radio is JR 8103 with 9 servos ( 2 flaps,
2 ailerons, 2 elevators, rudder, throttle, Century Jet air retracts) Flying weight
is 32 lbs, including 48 OZ of lead in the nose. (click on picture to see more) |
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Rob Bailey from
Oak Ridge, New Jersey with his FW Ta-152 H converted from Meister Scale
FW-190D9 plans by Ty Brown of Kanappolis, S.C. Balsa, ply construction with fiberglass
finish. 140" wingspan, 34 1/4lbs. with Century Jet retracts and a JR XP8103.
A Quadra 75 XL makes it all happen. (click on picture to see more)
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Berry from Australia shows us one very large Focke Wulf Ta 152H slope soarer. This bird
has a wingspan of 12 feet and weighs 15 Kilo. Fuse and wings are hotwired and
glassed with 4 ounce cloth. Q cell filled and sanded. Berry said it flies great
and someday he might stick a Zenoah G-62 in the nose. (click
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Bob
Tomasulo from Palantine Ill. shows us his
great looking Vailly Aviation FW-190, version F8. Bob used a Vailly glass fuse
and a Precision cut wood kit for the rest. She came in at 38lbs and carries a
Latex paint job while a Zenoah GT74 powers her nicely. Bob's beauty features Vailly
retracts, Vailly custom front spinner fan, and a Sliding air operated canopy/cockpit
(Dynamic Balsa). Bob says she Flies like a trainer and lands gently at 15 degree
flap. (Click
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Jim Repp of Canton Mi. with his Fockwolf built by Carey Hook from the popular Jim Meister
plans. With a wingspan of 100" and a Quadra 35 for power this 32lbs axis
fighter gives a very real impression in the air while chasing P-47s. (Click
on picture to see more) |
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Luis Perez Latorre's
FW-190 is from an Airworld kit and has a
102" wingspan, weights in at
34.5 lbs. It is powered by aMoki 90 cc Boxer
engine.
Painting was done by Antonio Cantero. The full size plane by HPTM FRITZ LOSIGKEIT of LUFTWAFFE 9. / JG. 52. He racked up
68 Victories.
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