If I ever win the lottery (guess I'd have to play it first), I'm building a line of P-6 Hawks. Next to the Spitfire V, I think the P-6E is the most aesthetically perfect aircraft ever produced. Even with the obvious construction hurdles to overcome, I think the biggest challenge would be sourcing an engine. I can't imagine there are too many Curtiss V-1570s laying around. I don't have extensive enough knowledge of powerplants to suggest an adequate replacement in terms of size and performance. It's a pipe dream, but I'll continue holding out hope that someone will be able to produce one someday.
In somewhat related news, it appears Tim O'Connor and Golden Age Aeroplane Works is making good progress on the P-26 replicas:
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http://www.peashooter.net/index.php?content=newsIt's interesting that the FlugWerk and Yak lines are the only recent productions of replicas that has seemed to gain any sort of traction from a customer standpoint. I hear a lot more news related to these aircraft and see more demand for them than the Me-262s or Ki-43s. Did the final 262 ever get completed? The only Ki-43 I'm aware of that was finished is Jack Erickson's example based in Madras. Were any others completed?
Some of the new replicas don't appear to be flown much, if at all. The Mayocraft P-26 now at Virginia Beach and the Potez 63-11 in Texas come to mind. Given the less than ideal flight characteristics and maintenance issues associated with the original designs of some of the suggested aircraft, I would think a lot of replicas would end up with similar fates. At that point, why not just buy a better flying airplane that is easier to maintain and already exists?
These types of discussions are always fun, but I'm always skeptical that there would be a market for replicas of the more obscure types.