Incredible 2/3-scale P-38

[Bigger Al]

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[Lockheed Bob]

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Great job. I wish he would bring it to Reno next year. I'm sure he would gather a lot of attention & would be a good one to interview (Hint).

[AirDOGGe]

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Sweet machine.

I wonder if there are any more pics of it. I'm curious as to how the cowlings look from the front with horizontally opposed Continentals inside. Looks like the perfect airframe for a pair of those V6 Nissans, Pond Racer-style.

[kiwiracefan]

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Sweet machine.

I wonder if there are any more pics of it. I'm curious as to how the cowlings look from the front with horizontally opposed Continentals inside. Looks like the perfect airframe for a pair of those V6 Nissans, Pond Racer-style.

AirDOGGE... check this link out for more pic including head on pics.. to me it looks like a mini -38J or L with the big chin intakes...

http://www.oshkosh365.org/ok365_DiscussionBoardTopic.aspx?id=1235&boardid=147&forumid=178&topicid=3321

[TWD]

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For more pictures, click on the link in the last line of the article.
More pics at near the bottom of that page also.

[BKB]

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This guys skills are awesome! Look at the compound curved piece he made that covers the lesding edge of the wing and flows into the cockpit center section.Amazing.......................I wonder if Jesse James could fab one of those pieces?

[BKB]

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More info please! What is he using for powerplants?What is that builders background? Tin knocker? All around fabricator?Any info appreciated.

Brian (aka B2)

[Inverted]

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There used to be a scaled down P-38 based in LVK. It used 2 air cooled vw engines. It wasnt polished but I know the plane was sold years back I wonder if its the same one.

[Apteryx]

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The scale P-38 from Livermore was 55% and used a pair of Suzuki 4 cylinder inline 1.3L engines.
Last I heard it was donated to a museum.

Paul

[FlyKidChris]

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More info please! What is he using for powerplants?What is that builders background? Tin knocker? All around fabricator?Any info appreciated.

Brian (aka B2)

Brian,
One of the blog comments states that the engines are 220 hp Continental 0-360s, from a Seneca. Starting with the Seneca II, Piper used counter-rotating Continental TSIO-360s and from the photos, it does appear that this project has counter-rotating engines (look closely at the props). IIRC, it was the Seneca III that first had the 220 hp version (but maybe he uprated the engines from a Seneca II).
For a retired professor who didn't learn to fly until age 60, this was a colossal undertaking. I'd love to see this scaled P-38. Well done, Jim, well done.
Chris

[Coyote Chris]

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Is it me or are the aft boom air intakes missing in some pics and present in others?

Wouldnt you like to know what this baby weighs? Anyone got a spare set of Nemesis engines or Falcon V-12 engines?

I hope Prof. O'Hara allows the EAA to do an article on this fine homebuilt.

[catalinadave]

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Wasn't there something posted a few months back about a composite 3/4 scale P-38? Is there any more information on that aircraft?

Awesome job of construction and tons of patients on the professors part. Outstanding job.

Dave

[Coyote Chris]

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There is an incredible story here...I am tempted to e-mail his EAA chapter mates who posted the second set of pics and ask them to encourage him to fill us in....Prof O'Hara is 80 and did this....I am 60 and cant even remember why I went into the basement....

[Apteryx]

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Wasn't there something posted a few months back about a composite 3/4 scale P-38? Is there any more information on that aircraft?

Dave

Article http://www.aeroplanemonthly.co.uk/ne...ws_195526.html

[catalinadave]

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Apteryx, thats the one. Thanks,

Dave