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| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 09-May-18 22:22 |  | | Views : 659 | | REARWIN SPEEDSTER FLIGHT REPORT MAY 8 2018 (cont) All of the flights were 15 - 20 seconds on a perfect sunny day. I sent her out on the first flight, which to my relief, was long and very slightly turning left, after which I adjusted the rudder tab for more left turn. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 09-May-18 22:16 |  | | Views : 681 | | REARWIN SPEEDSTER FLIGHT REPORT MAY 8 2018 (cont.) |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 09-May-18 22:14 |  | | Views : 696 | | REARWIN SPEEDSTER FLIGHT REPORT MAY 8 2018 (cont) Plus the grass was still 6" long and thick, as they mowed the rest of the park yesterday, but had not mowed the cricket Wicket yet today. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 09-May-18 22:11 |  | | Views : 633 | | REARWIN SPEEDSTER FLIGHT REPORT MAY 8 2018 (cont) She has the braided 3/16" motor of four strands, when twisted up and resting, is just under 15" inches long, with prop hook to rear peg of 15 inches. |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 09-May-18 22:08 |  | | Views : 662 | | 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 : 736 | | 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 |
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| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 26-Mar-17 13:46 |  | | Views : 786 | | 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 : 795 | | 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 : 718 | | 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 : 713 | | 1935 Advertisement for the REARWIN SPEEDSTER |
| LASTWOODSMAN | Dumas Kit #326 Rearwin Speedster | Parked | 25-Mar-17 13:43 |  | | Views : 725 | | 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 : 690 | | 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. |
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