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Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: Fred on January 30, 2008, 14:20:31 PM

Look what I've found !
Photos of my first tow plane. And the second one from my old club.
God this little beast towed more planes than I can remember !  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Piper%20au%20sol.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Piper%20au%20sol2.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Piper%20sur%20le%20taxiway.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/remorqueur%2520du%2520club.jpg)

Getting old...  :roll:

Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: IceWind on January 30, 2008, 14:28:48 PM

Nice looking planes.

Is the first one from Flair?

Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: Fred on January 30, 2008, 15:22:30 PM

Thanks !
Photos are at least 10 years old  :?:
The first one, is a "Burda" piper, very old kit from Graupner. Kit must have at least 20 years old.
Can't remember how I get my hands on it.
Was a very good horse !
Another shot :
(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Piper%2520en%2520passage.jpg)

Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: IceWind on January 30, 2008, 15:57:57 PM

I ask this because a friend gave me a kit for build, well actually was started already for a glow powered plane.
And at first it looked just like that one, it's from flair. And he had it for very long time...

Thats the model:

http://www.flairmodels.co.uk/Aircraft/Vintage_and_Trainers/Cub.htm

(http://www.flairmodels.co.uk/Aircraft/Vintage_and_Trainers/Images/Cub.ht4.jpg)

My idea was to convert it finish of course, but to convert it to electric.

Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: Fred on January 30, 2008, 23:33:26 PM

Yeah they look quiet similar.

Mine was originaly blue and white, well, with the Burda scheme.
That was a German aerobatic display team on modified Piper  :shock:
The Graupner Burda Piper was modified like the real ones.
On it's second life, I change it to the white scheme you see on the photos, without the wheel pants.

(http://www.sebastian-der-bruchpilot.de/Burda_Piper_19.jpg)
Not mine, but the same !

Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: Fred on January 30, 2008, 23:44:52 PM

Found the original !  :D
Was not a Graupner kit but Hegi !  :oops:
And they still produce the kit !!  :D  :D

Title: Re: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: Aynesworth on October 08, 2011, 07:58:57 AM

Quote from: "Fred"

Look what I've found !
Photos of my first tow plane. And the second one from my old club.
God this little beast towed more planes than I can remember !  :D

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Piper%20au%20sol.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Piper%20au%20sol2.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/Piper%20sur%20le%20taxiway.jpg)

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/Fred/remorqueur%2520du%2520club.jpg)

Getting old...  :roll:

Nice planes but second one is quite good, can you tell me what is its model?

Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: erwan on October 08, 2011, 08:53:23 AM

maybe a Bison

Title: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: Fred on October 08, 2011, 09:24:14 AM

Yep, this is a Bison  :D (French dedicated tow plane)

Title: Re: Nostalgia - My first tow plane !
Post by: Arthur89777 on November 01, 2016, 13:48:35 PM

WOW!!!))))
That's cool  models))) I like them very much))
And how do you see this one?
http://www.rcfair.com/blogs/view_entry/13385/