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Electra or Kansan?

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Electra or Kansan?
Posted by philo426 on Sunday, August 15, 2021 5:16 PM

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Posted by gregbale on Sunday, August 15, 2021 6:14 PM

I'm guessing it's the Lockheed, since it's got 'stablets' outside the fins.

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Posted by philo426 on Sunday, August 15, 2021 6:30 PM

Thanks!

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Posted by gregbale on Sunday, August 15, 2021 6:46 PM

So did some kindly neighborhood squirrel rock by and deposit an anonymous built model on your grill? Big Smile

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Posted by philo426 on Sunday, August 15, 2021 7:09 PM

No it just seems like a good place to take outdoor photos!

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Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 11:11 PM

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Posted by Flight Line Media on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 11:25 PM
Nice!

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Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 8:04 AM

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Posted by philo426 on Thursday, August 19, 2021 9:08 AM

Looks pretty good!  

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Posted by Bobstamp on Thursday, August 19, 2021 12:03 PM

gregbale

I'm guessing it's the Lockheed, since it's got 'stablets' outside the fins.

 

 
"Stablets"! Cool word! And I thank you for providing that useful clue in telling the difference between the Electra and the Twin Beech. I'd never noticed the stablets before. 
 
Bob
 
 

On the bench: A diorama to illustrate the crash of a Beech T-34B Mentor which I survived in 1962 (I'm using Minicraft's 1/48 model of the Mentor), and a Pegasus model of the submarine Nautilus of 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas fame. 

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Posted by gregbale on Thursday, August 19, 2021 5:25 PM

Bobstamp
"Stablets"! Cool word! And I thank you for providing that useful clue in telling the difference between the Electra and the Twin Beech. I'd never noticed the stablets before.

I wish I could take credit for it! Big Smile

It's my understanding that -- back in the time long before 'winglets' were a thing -- the term was coined by Northrop engineers to describe one of the '30s art deco a/c designs that were so prevalent in that day.

Never really thought about it...but it is kinda cool! Yes

Greg

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Posted by rangerj on Thursday, August 19, 2021 7:42 PM

I have taken at least two dozen flights on a Beach 18 and never noticed the difference either. I learned something and that's a good thing, thanks. I have been building an airplane model with my 3 1/2 year old grandson and he has learned the words aileron, fuselage, empenage, diheadral, and anheadral. And now I have a new one for him. The model 10 Electra is a faforite of mine and I'm still working on a 1/8 scale model with two of the Williams Brothers 1/8 scale engines. It will be all plastic, other than the tires, and will be Electra Model 10E NR16020. I was thinking foil, but I like what you did with your natural metal finish. Thats a good looking model.   

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Posted by philo426 on Thursday, August 19, 2021 8:19 PM

Thanks !

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