New biplane at our house

Cool!

There's a new (to me) biplane at my house too:

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Spent the past few weeks working through various issues mostly related to years of storage and hangar rash, but I'm hoping it'll be flying within the next few weeks (hoping to start the engine for the first time today).

But I can see one like yours in my grandchildren's future (no grandkids yet, first daughter's getting married in August).

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FanMan said:
Cool!

There's a new (to me) biplane at my house too:

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Spent the past few weeks working through various issues mostly related to years of storage and hangar rash, but I'm hoping it'll be flying within the next few weeks (hoping to start the engine for the first time today).

But I can see one like yours in my grandchildren's future (no grandkids yet, first daughter's getting married in August).
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Sweet! Just guessing: Fisher Celebrity with a 1/2 VW? Very nice lines and should be a hoot to fly.
Pic is N13H, a highly modified Smith known as a Cinquanta Hornet. Fresh out of the paint shop after I rebuilt her. I regret selling her.
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Tom

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Close... it's a Fisher FP-404 with a Mosler engine (which, yes, is essentially a 1/2VW).
 
Well, the Test Pilot came out this evening, eager to take the biplane out for a spin. Imagination soon took over and she established herself as an Ace, using the machine gun to take out several bogies (birds, butterflies, and a commercial flight at about 35,000 feet). This little project has been great fun, but nothing beats the smiles and laughs she gave us. This memory will last a very long time.

Tom

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n3480h said:
Well, the Test Pilot came out this evening, eager to take the biplane out for a spin. Imagination soon took over and she established herself as an Ace, using the machine gun to take out several bogies (birds, butterflies, and a commercial flight at about 35,000 feet). This little project has been great fun, but nothing beats the smiles and laughs she gave us. This memory will last a very long time.

Tom
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That's very cute Tom, nice to see kids enjoying them selfs, we have a grandson creeping up on his first birthday, I think I'll be stealing your idea in a year ot two:))
 
That is a cool project. She will always remember that. Great work.

Jeff
 
n3480h said:
Well, the Test Pilot came out this evening, eager to take the biplane out for a spin. Imagination soon took over and she established herself as an Ace, using the machine gun to take out several bogies (birds, butterflies, and a commercial flight at about 35,000 feet). This little project has been great fun, but nothing beats the smiles and laughs she gave us. This memory will last a very long time.

Tom

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I’m sure you had your moments to build it. But, wasn’t it worth it to get that smile!
 
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