La Patrona

[Chad Veich]

I see Rod's sexiest girl has had some of her assets "augmented". Looks good.

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php/topic,23464.0.html

[Idaho_cowpony]

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Now that's what I'm talkin' about....spinners on the 'cat!

[Big_Jim]

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Those do look pretty darn sexy. Not even close to stock, but....in this case, who cares? VERY NICE. They look like they belong.

[Tigercat24]

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Found a photo of an XF7F with the original spinners:



Quite the narrow annular gap...wonder if Rod will consider Sea Fury-style spinners in the future?

[Big_Jim]

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My guess is that they are more for 'show' than speed.

Old Howard used to have a P-51 spinner on the Bearcat for about 10 years and then it disappeared. I asked him why he got rid of it. "Looked nice. Didn't make the damn plane go any faster."

[440_Magnum]

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My guess is that they are more for 'show' than speed.

Old Howard used to have a P-51 spinner on the Bearcat for about 10 years and then it disappeared. I asked him why he got rid of it. "Looked nice. Didn't make the damn plane go any faster."

That "damn plane" went plenty fast without a spinner the last time he raced it. I still shake my head when I see the speeds and look at pictures to see how very stock it looked that year.

But speed notwithstanding, the "Dagmars" look great on La Patrona.

[Big_Jim]

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That "damn plane" went plenty fast without a spinner the last time he raced it. I still shake my head when I see the speeds and look at pictures to see how very stock it looked that year.

But speed notwithstanding, the "Dagmars" look great on La Patrona.

Unfortunately, on a radial engine...unless you have the proper ducting to streamline the air once it gets inside the cowling, it only ends up creating more drag up in behind the spinner itself.

[Idaho_cowpony]

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...I like that 391+ Qualifying speed in '86 for Yancey...

[Lockheed Bob]

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Wow a 3 bladed Corsair. I knew Yancey was innovated but not that much. Time for a beer or new glasses.

[AAFO_WSagar]

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Wow a 3 bladed Corsair. I knew Yancey was innovated but not that much. Time for a beer or new glasses.

Hey brother Bob... how bout both?

New glass, new glasses... works for me every time!

[Jason S.]

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Hey guys,
speaking of spinners on Tigercats, here is a model that has been done that looks pretty cool http://svsm.org/gallery/mmf7f

Jason

[Wild Bill Kelso]

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Hey guys,
speaking of spinners on Tigercats, here is a model that has been done that looks pretty cool http://svsm.org/gallery/mmf7f

Jason

By non other than Mr. E! Wild looking!

[Tigercat24]

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That looks beast

And is it just me, or are those props modeled after the P-3 Orion 3-blader on the Bear?

[MRE]

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This is a model I did years ago after getting a copy of the late Bruce Boland's study on making a Tigercat airracer. The prop blades are resin copy's of c-130 blades reshaped to look like the Bears. The model received lots of laughs do to the name, which was the intent.

[Donald McMullin]

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This is a model I did years ago after getting a copy of the late Bruce Boland's study on making a Tigercat airracer. The prop blades are resin copy's of c-130 blades reshaped to look like the Bears. The model received lots of laughs do to the name, which was the intent.

MRE, would it be possible to get a copy of Bruce Boland's study??