Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

[Lon Moer]

Graeme Frew posted this on his FB page yesterday.....

So this happened today and you have to wonder about the odds. I was in Amarillo Texas picking up a 787 fresh off repaint to deliver to SFO and when we taxied out I saw this Yak 11 parked on a ramp. So a Reno race pilot in an Air NZ airplane goes past a legendary Reno Air Racing Association racer that is (maybe) being prepped for a tilt at the crown?.I wonder if they need a pilot🤔

[PowerByPackard]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Graeme Frew posted this on his FB page yesterday.....

Amarillo, TX? Why would that racer be there?

[Reever]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

WOW! Somebody's been working on her.

[N22252]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Amarillo, TX? Why would that racer be there?

http://www.texasairandspacemuseum.org/yak-11-mr-awesome.html

It's a museum exhibit. Graeme is probably safer in his own Yak.

http://aafo.com/racing/news/rheat.htm

[RAD2LTR]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Its been sitting there like that for probably 20 years now. Nobody is working on it, and last I heard, the engine was frozen due to being left with all the spark plugs pulled.

That said, apparently with the new tail, it wasn't all that bad to fly. There aren't a lot of potential Unlimited projects left out there to be revived, but this is one of them. Perhaps another of the Sport Class guys will go after it.

Will

[Reever]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Has it ever been advertised for sale?

[RAD2LTR]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Has it ever been advertised for sale?

Not recently, but like most museums, if you came and offered $$$ for a project that will never get the attention it needs, I'd bet they would be willing to sell.

For what its worth, Graeme is looking for a ride in a Yak for next year. He REALLY wants to race again, but he just can't get Full Noise here to do so.

Will

[beachboss]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Graeme Frew posted this on his FB page yesterday.....

Yep, that?s her !

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9791020

[Lockheed Bob]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Looks a lot like Czec Mate flown by Sherman Smoot?

[pt17av8r]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

It is the former "Mr Awesome".

Interesting history: http://www.aafo.com/racing/news/rheat.htm

Dan

[RAD2LTR]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Looks a lot like Czec Mate flown by Sherman Smoot?

It is similar, and I think they got the idea from Czech Mate, but went up an engine size from the R2800 to a 3350. The extra weight of the larger engine made it very scary to fly so they added the T33 tail to it and that made it fly better.

Will

[Race5]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Has it ever been advertised for sale?

Jack had it listed for many years. Never had any takers so he donated it to the museum for the tax write off.

[RAD2LTR]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Now here is a bit of Irony... Mark K found these and posted them in the Miss A thread back on June 11th...



And here we are talking about the very same bird in a separate a couple weeks later.
And this pic pops up on FB. (The image will disappear in time when FB moves it and the link is broken.)


Will

[Reever]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Was the vertical stab scratch built?

[FlyKidChris]

Re: Graeme Frew new Boeing 787

Was the vertical stab scratch built?

In the first iteration as Mr Awesome, the vertical stabilizer had added area, but this was shown to be insufficient.

So the second version had a T-33 tail group, including the horizontal parts, added to it.