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PostPosted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:01 pm 
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Does anyone have a good source for replica 2.25 training rockets (SCAR) or the 'Willie Pete' phosporus rockets?


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Try here:

http://www.02337parts.com/fpdb/Weapons/Weapons.htm

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It's Christmas!

Many thanks!


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2 and a quarter or 2 and three quarters? Didn't the O-2 have 2.75? Still have to get you in touch with Jon Mc here in town, he can custom make what ever you need. If you need non-inert that might be a little tougher.


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Yes they had 2.75 FFAR (folding fin aerial rocket). I don't think that there was anything smaller, and the next size up would be a 5".

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2 and a quarter or 2 and three quarters? Didn't the O-2 have 2.75? Still have to get you in touch with Jon Mc here in town, he can custom make what ever you need. If you need non-inert that might be a little tougher.


Jon Mc does a wonderful job and much nicer to work with AND probably a whole heck of a lot cheaper IIRC


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would be a 5".

That would be a Zuni. We carried them regularly
on our sqd's A-6s. Great rocket goes when you
aim it and packs a punch!

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Thanks to my WIX Boerne buds here, I've found someone (J Mc) who already fabricates the two shot 2.75" rocket pods which were used on the later A models. These look to be similar if not the same 2 shot pods in the -1 and MM, and will fit the existing bomb pylon as they are supposed to.

I think these may be a very good XC display option, for as good as the 50 cal pods look, they really slow the little plane down.

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Here is the first rough fitting on the factory pylon on the T-28A

Looks pretty good, with least weight and drag on performance of the armament options.
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2.75" and MA-2A launchers mounted.
Will flight test soon.
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Good shot................you got Tora the hangar cat. He doesn't hunt Rattlers like Mosquito does , but then again were not in west Texas and he doesn't have to work as hard as Garys' cat.


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