Breaking the sound barrier
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The Boeing B-29 Super fortress, designed and scratch-built by Carl Mass Jr., has a balsa-sheeted fuselage and fiberglass nacelles, balsa-sheeted foam wings and carries a model bell X-1 rocket plane. It is termed as a model of 'Glamorous Glennis' that Chuck Yeager flew to break the sound barrier.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 2003
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Air Scoop
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New model airplanes on sale are introduced. The XE2 electric-powered wing in the flying wings series with CNC-cut foam wing-cores is designed for maximum efficiency, the 3D Mayhem ARF is an above-average aerobatic plane costing $300 and the Shogun 400 is a high-performance micro-helicopter.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 2004
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Micro Waco Sre: A tiny treasure
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Waco Sre is a little micro model of the full-scale NC1252W aircraft that is completely scale in length, wingspan, wheel diameters and strut chords. Specifications about weight, length, battery, propeller, tailwheel are provided.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 2005
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