RARE BEAR UPDATE

[Tigercat24]

Um, guys and girls...check it out:

http://extras.mnginteractive.com/liv...8_IMG_7073.jpg

Here is the article:

http://www.breckenridgeamerican.com/...light-aircraft

Cowl-mounted induction, wing root intakes sealed, looks like some wing leading edge treatment...and some new paint on the wings?

Looks like the Ezell boys don't play.

[supercub]

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Looks good.............sounds like she's headed back to Reno, maybe?
Brian

[ChrisMX105]

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Lot of work to "fix" something that wasn't broken.

According to the other post headed to Sherman for flight testing.

25 Days............

[thunderstangfan]

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optical illusion, or is the tail stinger gone?

[Fence Sence]

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Might be an optical illusion. What you are seeing is the end of the gear door. I think.

[flyingjibus]

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There is definitely something going on with the tail and stinger. Almost looks photoshopped. Also Is there some kind of induction inlet in the new fillet area??

Exciting. Certainly the most dramatic looking of the changes in the last 5 years

[flyingjibus]

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Might be an optical illusion. What you are seeing is the end of the gear door. I think.

Look at an old picture. there should be white painted areas under that blob of orange that would be the bottom of a "7"

[ChrisMX105]

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Yeesh, Stinger is not installed in the pic, What you are seeing is the "Exhaust" for the boiloff. Stinger is removed any time that the airframe is put on jacks as the tail lift point is there.

[GRNDP51]

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New propellor???

[ChrisMX105]

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New propellor???

Doubt it, The spinner et al. was designed around an uncuffed Skyraider prop. Maybe repainted.

[flyingjibus]

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Yeesh, Stinger is not installed in the pic, What you are seeing is the "Exhaust" for the boiloff. Stinger is removed any time that the airframe is put on jacks as the tail lift point is there.

Yeesh, are you referring the the inlet at the fillet as new boil off exhaust?

[ChrisMX105]

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Nope, I was replying to the speculation that something was going on with the stinger, I don't see anything on the fillet but would guess that it was either an optical delusion or an intake for cockpit air. Filet wasn't there on my watch so not gonna pretend I know.

[flyingjibus]

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There is definitely an opening there. the fillet leading edge is directing air into it.
And the prop has been painted at the very least.

[Tigercat24]

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New propellor???

Looks like the prop used in 2008...tiny white tips give it away.

[RichH]

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Looks like the prop used in 2008...tiny white tips give it away.

2008 prop wasn't glossy...