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| John
English from Matawan NJ with his 85” F7F Tiger Cat complete with flaps
and retractable landing gear. John’s multi-engine WWII era fighter,
powered by two .91 4-stroke engines, won the People’s Choice award this
year. |
John’s Tiger Cat with gear down on final approach. |
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| Seth Hunter of West Windsor, NJ with
his scratch built 88” PFALZ DXV WWI biplane weighing in at 23 lbs. and
powered by a Fuji 43 gas engine. |
The PFALZ heading for the sky. |
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| Dan Baskovitch of Staten Island NY
poses with his 96” Gee Bee Y weighing 20 lbs. Complete with smoke
system, he put on quite a show. Dan also brought his 96” Giant Stick. |
Dan at the controls. |
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...performing a low fly-by. Gotta love that smoke!
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| John Palestro from Staten Island NY with his 16 pound Edge 540T. His plane has an 84” wingspan powered by a DA50. |
Ken
Kardinsky from Philadelphia PA with his WWI era 105” wingspan JN 4
Jenny bi-plane powered by a CRRC 50. Ken also brought his 83”
“Incredibly Ugly Stick”. |
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| Rick Andrese of Sussex NJ with his 104” Taylor Craft powered by a Zenoah G26. Rick also brought his Balsa USA 106” Nieuport 17. |
Richard Blatt of Greenbrook NJ displays
his 100.5” Stinson SR9 complete with flaps and powered by a 4-stroke
O.S. Sirius 5 cylinder engine. |
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| Tom Abatee of Staten Island NY with his 82” 12 lb Magic powered by a 36cc engine. |
Nobu
Iwasawa starts his 96” P-40 Warhawk with the assistance of Dan
Geerders. This warbird, built by Greg Lucidi, includes retractable
landing gear and flaps, weighs 35 lbs., and is powered by a Zenoah
G62. |
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| Nobu takes off. |
... and performs a high speed fly-by |
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| Peter Malagreca of Staten Island NY and his Pacific Aero Model Gee Bee Y with smoke system, powered by a 26cc engine. | Peter putting the finishing touches on the pre-flight assembly. |
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| The Gee Bee comes in for a perfect landing. |
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| Anthony
Pansini of Staten Island, NY with his 81” Midwest Texan (SNJ-6)
complete with retractable landing gear and flaps. Anthony’s warbird
weighs 17 pounds and is powered by a FA170 engine. | Scott Geller of Andover, NJ with his 88” Yak 54 weighing 16 lbs. and powered by a DA 50. |
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| Hank
Likes of Mechanicsburg, PA shows off his Air Truck with a 12 foot
wingspan and weighing 38 lbs. This unusual craft is powered by a Zenoah
G62. | Alan Newton of Penndel, PA kneels next to his 11 lb. Great Planes Stearman powered by an Evolution26. |
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| Charles Kellogg of Warrington, PA displays his 101” SNJ-5 Texan weighing in at 28 lbs. and powered by a G-62. | Lee Morey of Tuckerton NJ piloting his 110” Extreme Flight Yak 54 . Lee’s Yak weighs in at 28 lbs. and is powered by a DA100. |
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| Lee performs some precision maneuvers… | ... as the crowd looks on. |
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| Carl
Gubkin of Monroe, NJ pictured with his nephew, Fiancé Carol and
brother, gives good perspective to the wingspan of this 89”
PT-19. Carl’s plane is powered by a Saito 180 and weighs 15 lbs. | What happened to the pilots Carl? |
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| Nobu Iwasawa from South River, NJ with his 96” Fokker DR-1 WW1 tri-plane weighing in at 30 pounds. | Greg Lucidi was the MC of the event. |
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| Pitching 50/50 raffle tickets to Lou Castelli and Ed Hollema, our friends from Southern Ocean Radio Control Flyers. | The
pilots have claimed their spaces behind the flight line. Those not
pictured are most certainly hovered around the snack bar enjoying one
of our world famous pork roll, egg and cheese sandwiches prepared by
Chef Brian Bunda. |
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| Keith Zimmerly talks with some of the participants. | Sal Luciana hard at work at the registration/impound booth. |
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| Giant Scale? | An unidentified P-51 Mustang bites the dust. |
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| John Braun Jr. pilots his Yellow Aircraft P-47. | John Miss Mutt in a high speed fly-by |
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| The need for speed! | It was a day of happy flying for all!! |
