Race #74 flew today

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jcos
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Race #74 flew today

Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:47 pm

Correction, it made its first flight roughly a month ago, can anyone verify this?
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Re: Race #74 flew today

Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:14 pm

jcos wrote:Correction, it made its first flight roughly a month ago, can anyone verify this?


It flew once. The engine made metal and is being re-built.
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Re: Race #74 flew today

Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:15 pm

Sounds like they got the new engine installed in time for Reno... that's great news! I talked to Bob Odegaard a few weeks ago, and he was pretty confident this would happen. Any photos yet?

Cheers,
Richard
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Re: Race #74 flew today

Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:16 pm

Hope so, it will look good on the ramp at Reno... :wink:
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Re: Race #74 flew today

Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:58 pm

This is absolutely fantastic!!! I have my finger crossed #74 will make it to Reno. I am very much looking forward to seeing it.

Mike
Tim Adams

Re: Race #74 flew today

Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:38 pm

mrhenniger wrote:This is absolutely fantastic!!! I have my finger crossed #74 will make it to Reno. I am very much looking forward to seeing it.

Mike


Next year maybe, they won't be there this year.

According to FB, they hope to have the motor back and be in the air before the snow flies. No Reno this year.
Tim Adams

Re: Race #74 flew today

Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:08 pm

Well we shall see. Seems that they now do have another motor hung, but have not flown it yet. Lots of thrashing going on in the last week before Reno.
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Re: Race #74 flew today

Thu Sep 01, 2011 9:11 pm

From this thread it sounds like they are thrashing to get to Reno. It may very well happen!

http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showthread.php?t=9107
MX304
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Re: Race #74 flew today

Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:03 pm

Tim Adams wrote:Well we shall see. Seems that they now do have another motor hung, but have not flown it yet. Lots of thrashing going on in the last week before Reno.


I hope they make it!
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