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| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 09-May-18 22:08 |  | | Views : 325 | | REARWIN SPEEDSTER FLIGHT REPORT MAY 8 2018 On May 8 2018, we headed out to the Cricket Wicket in Jackson Park with the Dumas 30" REARWIN SPEEDSTER, high wing Jumbo. At 11:00 AM, it was 63 deg F, with winds 7 mph from the south, gusting to 11 mph, and ONLY 45% humidity! - but with still lots of dew on the long grass. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 26-Mar-17 14:03 |  | | Views : 387 | | 3 1/2 minute video of the late Bob Bojanowski flying his giant scale 6 foot wingspan rubber powered REARWIN SPEEDSTER usning 8 oz of rubber band power https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlbrx10EOZY |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 26-Mar-17 13:46 |  | | Views : 404 | | I made the wooden wheel pants as per plan, and I stained all of the wing struts, nose block, and wheel pants and struts, with "Golden Oak" color, and then spray clear-coated them all with Krylon Clear Gloss. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 26-Mar-17 13:42 |  | | Views : 391 | | To install the decals of the wing, fuse, and rudder, onto the right spot, I cut out templates, with the individual call sign letters and numbers, and the fuse side decals, the holes thereof being cut out a little larger for the decal placement, and I masking taped these templates to the fuse and wing first, in oder to place the decals straight. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 25-Mar-17 19:28 |  | | Views : 356 | | Our last day of fun for me and my bird dog "Trapper", upland gamebird hunting at the local pheasant hunt preserve. Perfect weather - sunny, no wind, 18 deg F at the break of dawn rising to 27 deg F by noon, and a lot of action hunting the wiley Ringneck. We love an organic meal once in a while. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 25-Mar-17 14:10 |  | | Views : 368 | | 1935 Advertisement for the REARWIN SPEEDSTER |
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| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 25-Mar-17 13:43 |  | | Views : 358 | | It had a Menasco "Pirate" C4 four cylinder air-cooled inverted engine, and a top speed of 166 mph. It was introduced in 1935, but was unable to pass the stringent aircraft spin tests for several years. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 25-Mar-17 13:32 |  | | Views : 362 | | The SPEEDSTER was slender, sleek and classy, and clean lined and beautiful. Because of the narrow fuselage, the plane had 2 person tandem seating - one pilot in the front, and one passenger in the rear. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 25-Mar-17 13:26 |  | | Views : 338 | | The REARWIN SPEEDSTER was a "Golden Age" high-wing strut braced monoplane sport aircraft of the 1930s, which had an enclosed cabin, a narrow fuselage, and fixed tailskid undercarriage, and was founded by Andrew "Rae" Rearwin. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 19-Mar-17 12:14 |  | | Views : 347 | | Thanks James for putting this plane on the available aircraft list. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 19-Mar-17 12:07 |  | | Views : 355 | | REARWIN SPEEDSTER, 30", scale 1:12.8 , Dumas Kit #326, $51, weight 83 grams, completed May 19, 2015 |
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