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This page dedicated to racing airplanes and the brave men who flew them.
To learn more about the 1932 National Air Races were again held in Cleveland Ohio, visit this fine site;
1/4 scale. 65" wing span. 47" length. 12" chord. 3 sheets. A really cool plane to build. Parts easy to fabricate and what an economical 1/4 scale plane to build and fly. Power is just a .45-.65 motor!
History: GORDON ISRAEL was born in Clayton, MO. Gordon became interested in flying at an early age. A ride in a Jenny convinced Gordon he wanted to fly. He later worked as a welding instructor at an aircraft school at St. Louis where he met Benny Howard. when the school closed, Benny Howard asked Gordon for some help in designing and building the first racer "Pete". The combination of Benny Howard’s gift to make things go fast; (he called it go-grease) and Gordons practical skills produced "Pete" , "Ike" & "Mike" and Mr. Mulligan, all winners. Gordon would build his own racer in 1932 which he named "Redhead". The test pilot crashed the Redhead on its first flight and the aircraft and engine had to be rebuilt. After rebuild Gordon asked an airline pilot by the name of Lou Bowen to race the craft At Cleveland in 1932 Bowen was doing well in a race when a bearing started to seize and they were out of the race and out of the money. In 1933 at Los Angeles, Gordon decided to fly the Redhead himself and won , three third places and a fifth. Later in 1933 at Chicago he took two seconds and a third. In 1934 at Omaha Gordon won the 50 mile free-for-all but damaged the Redhead on landing. It never raced again. In 1935 Gordon flew as Benny Howard’s co-pilot in Mr. Mulligan, winning The Bendix Race.
Files $15.00
As with ALL of Uncles Willies plans as files, Satisfaction is 100% guaranteed or your money is refunded. This is also true that for some unknown reason, you are not able to receive the file by email or unable to read it, your Paypal payment will be refunded or your personal check will be destroyed when received.
Hmmmm, 2 different paint jobs???? Yet same tail numbers.
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This plane can be built using 2 different wing lengths... The Short wing has a 47" wing span... The Long wing has a 60" wing span, and has flaps too! ... Goldberg retracts!... Power: Merco 61 or Veco 61 shown, Foam wings.
These are high resolution TIF files containing 200 x 200 dots per inch.
One file will print a plan 24" x 61" and the other file will print a plan 36" x 89".
Files $10.00
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They are high resolution TIFF files containing 200 x 200 dots per inch. The files will print plans 36" x 58" & 63".
72" wing span. 52" length. Power .90 Scale 1/5
Biography for Frank Hawks
Frank Monroe Hawks was born March 28, 1897, in Marshalltown, Iowa. He was an early aviation enthusiast and racing pilot. He served in the U.S. Army Air Service in WWI, attaining the rank of captain, and was a flight instructor at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. After the war, he was a professional pilot, setting speed records in experimental and often dangerous new aircraft. He held many city-to-city speed records in the 1930s, and set new transcontinental speed records in 1929 and 1930. Hawks' most famous plane was the Texaco No. 13 Travel Air Mystery Ship. Travel Air built five of these sleek racing planes to secret specifications. Texaco No. 13 was the fourth of five to be built and was purchased by the Texas Oil Company and piloted by Hawks in many races and record setting flights. It differed from the other models in having special instrumentation for long distance flights. Texaco No. 13 now hangs in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. Hawks was the childhood hero of many an air-minded youth and supplemented his pilot's pay with all sorts of merchandising and commercial endorsements. He was a paid spokesman for the Marmon Automobile Company. There were at least two fan clubs for Hawks: Frank Hawks' Air Hawks Club sponsored by Post Bran Flakes and Capt. Hawks Sky Patrol sponsored by a radio network in conjunction with Hawks radio show. Club membership pins in the form of a set of wings with Hawks' likeness at the center, are hot memorabilia items. In addition to his radio program, Hawks was featured on gum trading cards and in Big Little Books. In Hollywood, Hawks was cast in a supporting role (as a pilot, of course) in the 1932 feature film Klondike and starred in a 15-chapter serial The Mysterious Pilot in 1937. Ironically, Hawks was killed Aug. 23, 1938, while flying a slow and safe Gwin Aircar.
To read a very nice biography of the great pilot go to:
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