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JohnB
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Bah, if you're going for 'tweener war biplanes, go Curtis F9C. THAT would be stylin' 8)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk



Heck, you could make that 1/4 scale!

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I want to build a pedal Cri Cri next. It would be full size, but have a worm gear connecting the mains to drive the props!
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if they weren't so much money i'd get one. But then my sons would outgrow them

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whistlingdeathcorsairs wrote:
if they weren't so much money i'd get one. But then my sons would outgrow them


Store 'em and pass them down to grandkids...in a couple of generations they'll be very cost-effective compared to the hollow plastic yard toys and electric powered cars you'll buy for less money but won't last for long.

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Great attention to detail on that T-6, but I am in love with that F3F. I seriously want to make one of those for my daughter now. :)

Lynn


Bah, if you're going for 'tweener war biplanes, go Curtis F9C. THAT would be stylin' 8)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk


Hmmm... all the coolness of a Golden Wings Navy bird, with a convenient storage hook for hanging in the garage... friend, I think you're onto something here! :lol:

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I keep toying around with scaling them up a little, & throwing them in the back of the C-47 for use as personal transportation at air shows & fly-ins. But seeing all the pics of the single moms with the kid size ones has got me reconsidering.....

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All of the pedal planes on this thread are amazing. Well done!

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JohnB wrote:
whistlingdeathcorsairs wrote:
if they weren't so much money i'd get one. But then my sons would outgrow them


Store 'em and pass them down to grandkids...in a couple of generations they'll be very cost-effective compared to the hollow plastic yard toys and electric powered cars you'll buy for less money but won't last for long.



yeah your right. You make a great point. But i want a corsair one big enough that I can pedal down the street too!

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These two first class examples are at the Heritage Flight Museum in Bellingham, WA. Check out their other aircraft at their website.
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A couple of pedal-planes I built for my son about 20 years ago.
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Spotted this one at the West Houston Airport Open House last April.

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that p-51 looks great. Nice detail and work

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Neat stuff, does anybody know how they're getting the axle to drive the wheels?

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Neat stuff, does anybody know how they're getting the axle to drive the wheels?

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Bi-ped steampower...pedals between the wheels with a pulley in some of the centers connected to a belt which turns the prop.

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Some from the Eagles Mere Air Museum

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Old, but I'm not sure how old
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