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Report
by Paul Grubich
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The Cedar Rapids SkyHawks held their first warbird fly-in Saturday, July
17 2004. RCWarbirds.com is based in Cedar Rapids and I am happy to report
that this was a great first time event for our club. Over 30 rcwarbirds
showed up to fly in windy conditions and blue skies. |
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Sunny skies and a field full of rcwarbirds sure makes
for a great day. 17 pilots brought over 30 planes and most of them flew
despite 15 to 20 mph winds. |
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Wendell Maakestad presents Mike Kaas with "Best of Show"
for his modified Miester P-47. Photo by Jim Buttleman.
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Your reporter holds on tight as Mike Kass powers up the
Quadra 100 in his "Best of Show" Miester P-47. Photo by Jim
Buttleman. |
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Bill Botts assembles his Byron F6 Hellcat as other warbirds
arrive for the event. Photo by Jim Buttleman.
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Wendell Maakestad brings his American Eagle B-17 in
after another windy mission. Photo by Jim Buttleman. |
| Frank Annett from Radcliffe Iowa flies a bombing run with his modified
Wescraft B-17. Photo by Jim Buttleman. |
| Dwayne Fosseen from Radcliffe Iowa warms up the Saito 91's on his Don
Smith plans B-29. Photo by Jim Buttleman. |
A look at some of the Warbirds at this event
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Mike Kass with his modified Miester P-47. Mike makes his
own plug for the fiberglass fuse on this 103", 40lb warbird. A Quadra
100 up front makes this rcwarbird turn heads as it roars into a low strafing
run.
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Larry Sigel shows
his KMP P-38. Larry's warbird features an 83" wingspan at 13lbs and
running twin Saito 72's for power.
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 Frank Annett from Radcliffe,Iowa with his B-17, Yankee Lady, built from an original Westcraft kit. Frank spent 2 1/2 years producing this fine looking bomber. He is using Saito 91's on this 11 foot wingspaned bird and a JR 10x to control it.
Frank Annett from Radcliffe,Iowa with his B-17, Yankee Lady, built from an original Westcraft kit. Frank spent 2 1/2 years producing this fine looking bomber. He is using Saito 91's on this 11 foot wingspaned bird and a JR 10x to control it.
Frank Annett from Radcliffe,Iowa with his B-17, Yankee Lady, built from an original Westcraft kit. Frank spent 2 1/2 years producing this fine looking bomber. He is using Saito 91's on this 11 foot wingspaned bird and a JR 10x to control it.
Frank Annett from Radcliffe,Iowa with his B-17, Yankee Lady, built from an original Westcraft kit. Frank spent 2 1/2 years producing this fine looking bomber. He is using Saito 91's on this 11 foot wingspaned bird and a JR 10x to control it. Frank Annett from Radcliffe,Iowa with his B-17, Yankee Lady, built from an original Westcraft kit. Frank spent 2 1/2 years producing this fine looking bomber. He is using Saito 91's on this 11 foot wingspaned bird and a JR 10x to control it. |
Frank Annett from Radcliffe Iowa with his Westcraft B-17.
40 lbs, 132" wingspan, Robart retracts and four Saito 91's. Frank
also has bomb drop, landing lights and brakes.
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see more)
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Bill Botts from Ankeny Iowa shows his Byron F6F-3 Hellcat. This
warbird features 87" wingspan, 24lbs, fiberglass fuse and a 3W
60 for power. (Click on picture
to see more)
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Bill also brought his Byron Corsair. This
rcwarbird comes in at 26lbs and is powered by a 3W 60.
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Frank Annett from Radcliffe Iowa with his Top flite P-47D. This
rcwarbird features a 65" wingspan, 12lbs, 56" length, Robart
retracts and a Saito 91 for power.
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picture for larger image)
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Dwayne Fosseen from
Radcliffe Iowa shows his Don Smith B-29. Dwayne uses four Saito 91's
in this 40lb, 12 foot wingspan bomber. Century Jet retracts and bomb drop
round out this great package. (Click on picture to see more) |
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 Rich Dean shows his modified Miester Spitfire. Dean's warbird features a 96" wingspan, 21lbs, Spring Air retracts and a Super Tiger 2500 for power. Rich modeled his Spitfire after one flown by Douglas Bader. |
Rich Dean shows his modified Miester Spitfire. Dean's warbird
features a 96" wingspan, 21lbs, Spring Air retracts and a Super Tiger
2500 for power. Rich modeled his Spitfire after one flown by Douglas Bader.
(click on picture to see larger image)
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John Thomas Spitfire is
built from Jim Miester plans of balsa and ply construction. She weighs 22
lbs. and has a 96" wingspan. Silkspun Coverite is covered perfectly
with Perfect Chevron paint. A Supertiger 2500 swinging an 18-8 Dynathrust
prop provides motivation while Spring air retracts with Robart struts keep
it off the weeds.
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 John Thomas Spitfire is built from Jim Miester plans of balsa and ply construction. She weighs 22 lbs. and has a 96" wingspan. Silkspun Coverite is covered perfectly with Perfect Chevron paint. A big Supertiger 2500 swinging an 18-8 Dynathrust prop provides motivation while Spring air retracts with Robart struts keep it off the weeds. |
Wendell Maakestad from Cedar Rapids Iowa with his American Eagle B-17. 40lbs, 10ft wingspan, Century Jet retracts, Saito 65's for power and bomb drop.
Wendell Maakestad from Cedar Rapids Iowa with his American Eagle B-17. 40lbs, 10ft wingspan, Century Jet retracts, Saito 65's for power and bomb drop. |
Wendell Maakestad from
Cedar Rapids Iowa with his American Eagle B-17. 40lbs, 10ft wingspan,
Century Jet retracts, Saito 65's for power and bomb drop. Wendell's
Spitfire is flying wing.
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Rich Cronk from Ames Iowa taxies his Midwest
AT-6 to the flightline. Rich's AT-6 has a 84" wingspan, 59" length,
15lbs and runs a Saito 150 for power. |
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The Cedar Rapids SkyHawks put on a great first time event. Be sure
and mark this one on your calendar for next year.
Apologies to those warbirds I did not get pictures of.
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