Showbird (oz8795)
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Showbird. Radio control sport plane for .25 - .40 power, and 3 channel radio. Wing area 800 sq in.
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Quote: "The Showbird was developed as an extremely high performance spot/show plane for a .40 size engine. The all-up weight has been kept to a minimum which results in spectacular vertical performance. This lightness combined with the relatively large span (64inches) results in such a slow stalling speed that no landing gear is required. This in turn helps keep the weight and drag unusually low for a powered model. The bottom line is an efficient and rugged aircraft with 1.2G acceleration."
I cleaned up the Showbird plan to the best of my ability. Have attached some tracings of the die cut parts, and the building manual, also a picture of the plane from the box [more pics 003]. Also included a picture of the one I completed recently [main pico]. Thanks! Andrew"
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Kit manual. 7 pages, including parts list.
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(oz8795)
Showbird
by Scott Foster, Hardie Dunn
from Pacific Air
1984
64in span
IC R/C Kit
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Submitted: 30/05/2017
Filesize: 642KB
Format: • PDFbitmap
Credit*: AndrewGadsden
Downloads: 2942
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My husband, Hardie Dunn, and his buddy, Scott Foster, designed the Showbird [pics 005-009] to fly RC combat. A string attached to the plane was tied to a 8-10 ft streamer, with the object being to detach the streamer. The idea was Hardie’s, but Scott, a much more competitive pilot, was very surprised to find that he was usually out maneuvered by Hardie. They had so much fun that they decided to share the idea, and their design, with other RC pilots. Building the planes was done in Scott’s garage and kits were initially marketed through Tower Hobbies. As this was the age of gas engines, they spent as much time tuning the engine before flight for optimal performance as they did flying. But they (and their wives) enjoyed many hours of sunny days in a local field flying the Showbird and its successor, the Warbird.Showbird is white, Warbird is orange. You can see the leader string on the second photo [pic 009].
Susan Dunn - 17/07/2024
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