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New GeeBee Z-style Embryo Wheel Pants

Posted on 31 October 2013 by Bredehoft

I’ve been using this wheel pants kit on my latest Embryo (the Sky Rocket).  While I liked my original design, I felt they lacked some…pizzazz.  So I traced the wheel pants shape of the classic GeeBee Z race plane.  Now … Continue reading →

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Video of Bf109e NoCal at Muncie

Posted on 30 September 2013 by Bredehoft

I arrived at Muncie Friday night, just in time to get a couple of test flights on my brand new NoCal.  The performance in the video looks promising.  I went to a lighter longer motor on Saturday and didn’t get … Continue reading →

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Blue Max!

Posted on 23 September 2013 by Bredehoft

Team Volare again ventured north to Flint to attend our local Cloudbusters FAC outdoor contest.  We had a successful day.  The promised sunshine was missing, but we had a good day flying, in any case. I took 2nd in WWII … Continue reading →

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Sky Rockets in Flight…

Posted on 10 September 2013 by Bredehoft

The weekend before last week’s FAC contest in Muncie, the Cloudbusters had a regular meet in Flint.  We were all preparing for Muncie.  Jack lost his Big Cat Embryo in the very same plane-eating tree that I lost mine in … Continue reading →

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September 1st, 1939

Posted on 1 September 2013 by Bredehoft

I have been wanting to do a Stuka model for many years; the plans I drew up for one are dated 1994.  So, after the last August Cloudbusters meet (on the 4th), I understood that the next Cloudbusters meet would … Continue reading →

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New Embryo – BC Special

Posted on 17 August 2013 by Bredehoft

At the Cloudbusters contest at the beginning of the month. my Big Cat Embryo got caught in a tree.  So I decided to build another.  As I started, I thought “maybe I should make some changes to the Big Cat … Continue reading →

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2013 Grant MIMLOCT

Posted on 3 August 2013 by Bredehoft

I went to the local school yard at the appointed time and gave my Cloud Tramp a toss.  It flew for 2:02 (122 seconds) – the best it has ever flown!  Now to send in my results. Click HERE for … Continue reading →

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the Caudron C.460 Returns!

Posted on 22 July 2013 by Bredehoft

About 20 years ago, I had drawn and built a Caudron C.460 that was very successful for me.  I won several kanones, but lost the plane.  Since my return, I had been thinking of building another.  With the loss of … Continue reading →

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Crunch Time!

Posted on 15 July 2013 by Bredehoft

Ha, that’s a bad choice of words, but I am going down to the wire trying to get a plane built for Geneseo.  I don’t know if I will make it!

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Big Cat has KIT-tens!

Posted on 29 June 2013 by Bredehoft

Well, what I have been planning for a year now has finally been achieved:  I have produced the Big Cat Embryo laser-cut kit.  This is a full kit, complete down to plastic for the wind screen and 4 feet of … Continue reading →

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