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Old 06-20-2009, 11:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Badass! Manny Busutil's 50% Christen Eagle Build

I drove over to my dads house the other day to see the progress on his latest project...... Here she is,
A Exclusive Modellbau 50% Christen Eagle. She has a wingspan of 120" and will be Powered by a 3W 212 IB4 CS Four Cylinder.
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Here is how she will turn out.
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Old 06-20-2009, 11:15 PM   #3 (permalink)
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That will be one sweet looking bird. Eagles rock.. good luck to your pops!
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Old 06-20-2009, 11:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks Mike!!!
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Thats sweet! GOod luck with it! hope he has fun with it! Take Care! BTW, It looks SICKLY INSANE so far!
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Old 06-21-2009, 12:17 AM   #6 (permalink)
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thats sick!!!!!!! iv always liked the black and gold trim eagle i had on a simulator a few years ago, think black with eagle in shades of gold and silver, it was sweet.. ill be watching this for sure
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GO MANNY!!!! Good luck with the newest project. See you guys in Nov.

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Here are a few better pictures of the Engine.
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redheads give me shivers. thats going to be sad to put inside a cowl..
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redheads give me shivers. thats going to be sad to put inside a cowl..
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The Cowl is a solid one piece, but My dad has cut it in two pieces, (Top and Bottom). So we can take the hood off to show off the Engine, Also for easy maintenance. He has also made a polished Aluminum firewall behind the motor box. I will post pictures in a few.
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Here the motor box and the Aluminum fire wall are complete, also the canopy has been painted. Next, the Fire wall will get Polished, the Rudder servo tray and fuel tank tray will get built and installed.
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