I once saw some 20 years ago a pic of a 75% sized Me 109 project ( aviation mag ) and it was already running with a car engine...any news of that anywhere ?
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maybe not exactly what you saw, but check this out:
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Jan that is probably very flyable.
Thanks for the link.
I try to find the Warbird issue where the pic was and scann it. It will be easier to trace the history of that rare replica.Comment
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No luck..I must have lost the mag or it was elsewhere...Sports Aviation some 20-25 yeras ago ?
I cannot remember was it 7/8 scale 70 % or 75 % either, but it was V-8 powered and either in California or elsewhere in the states..the builder had german sounding name Goldstein or Goldberg etc.
Anyone ring a bell ?Comment
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Marcel Jurca made plans for the Me/Bf-109 in 75% AND 1-1, MJ9/90...on a quick search I found this one:
There is an small (Cassutt sized) version in Germany....
PaulLast edited by Apteryx; 10-06-2008, 11:55 AM.Comment
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Reminds me of the half scale p-38 that used to be hangared at my airport. That thing was super cool.Comment
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This maybe a stupid question, how come you see replica warbirds offered at 75% scale or 50% scale etc? If you're going to produce a replica, why not the orginal size?
I think the Thunder Mustangs are very cool, but full scale would be even better.Comment
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Just a guess... engine availability. There's more out there that would power a 75% scale aircraft but not must to power a full scale replica.
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I think building a full scale P-51 would cost astronomical.... Its much easier to scale it down, use more simple components etc...Comment
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There's also the practical application of were it's going to be built. Most garages, or shared part of a 't' hanger, aren't going to fit a full sized project with jigs, molds,etc...Originally posted by StevoJust a guess... engine availability. There's more out there that would power a 75% scale aircraft but not must to power a full scale replica.
The material cost, especially anything carbon, would be substantially more expensive in full scale.
PaulComment
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Thanks for the input !
What interested me most in "the Mr. Goldsteins 7/8" size Me-109 was the fact that he had made it look real. This is amazing since I know that there is 55 cm shoulder room in a 1:1 scale Me-109..nearly impossible to go smaller...but Nemesis was small too how little room did it have for shoulders ?Comment
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I like to take into consideration the aesthetics. A well crafted model at 50% scale, may look great on its own, but damn silly when flying with this GIANT head in the cockpit.Comment
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Awhile back wasn't there an outfit out of Santa Paula,CA airport that was going to build full scale fiberglass P51s?
Maybe that was one of my dreams when I lived in Camarillo,CA
Lockheed BobComment
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Cameron Aircraft is the only one I know of doing them in glass/carbon, and he's in Coeur D'Alene Idaho.
Not sure where they were based before he split with the original group.................any one?.........any one?......Bueller?Last edited by Apteryx; 10-07-2008, 06:06 PM.Comment
Speaking of... anyone heard anything lately on
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