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Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:24 am

Hmm, interresting...One that immediately comes to mind would be a Handley Page Halifax - much of the airframe flying surfaces and undercarriage could be 'borrowed' from the HP Hastings?

Derek

Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:16 pm

I figured this thread deserved another post :lol:

How about the XP-40Q?

Here's one of Rich Dann's excellent profiles...

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Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:49 pm

lotus49 wrote:Ryan STA / STM
now that would be a realistic project!
A run of say 8-10 airframes, planning say 1-2 on floats, what a fantastic aircraft.
This is a relatively simple aircraft, very basic airframe, and a number of engines can be used instead of a Menasco, such as a Cirrus, or a LOM.
Lets hope someone tools up and produces this aircraft.

Already been done!

http://www.eaa297.org/features/MooreRyan.pdf

Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:20 pm

My choice would be for a PZL P.11c. Relatively simple structure, Bristol Mercury engine, certainly a do-able replica.

Mark Hanna had talked about such a project before his untimely death, sadly it wasn't to be. :(

Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:21 pm

How about the Macchi MC-200? Didn't it have a steel tube fuselage frame (easier to build than many of the others?)

Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:38 pm

Beaufighter
B-32

Scott......

Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:13 pm

B-32 would be an excellent choice! I think its high time we see new-build bombers!

B-32
B-24
B-26
Betty
Sally
Do-17
FW-200


Lets do em all! :wink:

Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:13 pm

Warbird Kid wrote:B-32 would be an excellent choice! I think its high time we see new-build bombers!

B-32
B-24
B-26
Betty
Sally
Do-17
FW-200


Lets do em all! :wink:


Now that's what I'm talking about.

Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:04 pm

CAC Ca-15
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAC_CA-15
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Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:45 pm

P-6E
DeHavilland Hornet
XP-40Q


Rich

Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:42 am

Oh well here goes ...
MB5
SPITEFULL
ME209
HE162
METEOR F3

Fri Jun 13, 2008 11:42 am

"CAC Ca-15"

Theres a guy in Reno building one of these, I'm pretty darn sure it is one of these. He rolls it out of his hangar every once and a while and has the doors open during the Air Races.
Scott........

Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:00 pm

RNDMTRS4EVR wrote:"CAC Ca-15"

Theres a guy in Reno building one of these, I'm pretty darn sure it is one of these. He rolls it out of his hangar every once and a while and has the doors open during the Air Races.
Scott........

I think you're confusing it with John Marlin's sorta-MB-5-lookey-likey-thingey built up from Mustang parts and a self-designed fuselage.

Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:35 pm

That could be, I just know that it is a big airplane for a fighter.
Scott........

Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:08 pm

CA-15 bears a striking resemlance to the P-51, but is actually quite a bit larger, and about 50 MPH faster! It's a shame it didn't survive. It's kind of an Avro Arrow moment, with less foul play.

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