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1 "Little Toot" FLIGHT International, 5 September 1963 42fr 1 Elmer V. Noddin, 50-year-old telephone linesman of fy Brunswick, built CF-NXH, "Grampy Noddin's LittleToof from George Meyer's $50 (£18) plans, at a cost of $3,0 (£1,070) over a 2i-year period. Wingis wood and fabric,mi metal ailerons; fuselage and tail steel tube and fabric. Enghi 85 h.p. Continental C-85; span, 19ft; length, 16ft 4h range, 350 miles; cruise speed, 120 m.p.h. Dyke Delta JD-1, N555A: three-place double-delta poweR by 125 h.p. Lycoming O-290G; steel and glass-fibre throug out; retractable tricycle landing gear. Span, 18ft; lengf 19ft; cruise speed, 145 m.p.h.; range, 325 miles. Bui by husband-and-wife team John and Jen Dyke, ag and 25. Received Outstanding Design award. Rockford 1963 AMATEURS' SKILL GREATER THAN EVE NO FEWER than 165 home-built aircraft, and 101 rests ations or reconstructions of veteran aircraft, appeared; the 1963 Rockford Fly-in, held by the US Experiment Aircraft Association at Rockford Airport, Illinois, fro July 30 to August 4. Nearly 3,000 members attende plus friends and relatives. During the meeting there we 15,355 aircraft movements, half of them by EAA member These photographs and notes are by Howard Levy. 2 Dyke Delta 3 Todd Special 3 It's hard to believe that Nl 1Q is a "Tailwind" hut accordi to builder Ed Todd, 43-year-old steamfitter, it is—h highly modified. Engine raised, thrust-line lowered, Mi wing becomes shoulder wing, tail configuration changa Wood wing, Cr-Mo tube fuselage, all glass-fibre covera Cost $2,700 (£965); 30 months' work, first hop, June 196 Span, 22ft; length, 19ft 6in; cruise speed, 168 ro.p range 500 miles; engine, 125 h.p, Lycoming O-290G. 4 Sales engineer James Graham, 39, calls his revised Midj Mustang N373 a Super Mustang. He has added his o*i design retractable landing gear. Construction was sprS over eight years and cost $2,000 (£715). Engine, 85 h.p. W tinental C-85; span, 18ft 6in; length, 16ft 6in; cruise spe» 150 m.p.h.; range, 300 miles. Received award for retrai able landing-gear design. 5 Philip E. J. Brooks first flew his Mong Sport in 1961 aft two years spent on construction, thea damaged it. recalled to serve with USAF, later released, rebuilt" Mong and first re-flew it June 1963. The $39.50 (£H) P™ were modified by adding 6in to the nose. Wing has 4 Super Midget spar, wire ribs; fuselage and tail are steel tube covered. Engine, 65 h.p. Continental A-65-8F: length, 14ft; cruise speed, 100 m.p.h.; range, 1*M- of construction, $1,200 (£429). Phil, age 41, is a pilot the University of Missouri. ml loo N 6 Champion Model 402 "Lancer": light twin (two iw Continental O-200s), fixed tricycle gear with two i seats. Is FAA type-certificated and in production. ... selli« for $12,500 (£4,460). Glass-fibre covering. Span. >« ^ length, 22ft 3in; empty weight, 1,7001b; ^f^ 2,4501b; baggage capacity, 1001b; fuel capacity, «J ' £ max speed, 130 m.p.h.; s.l. cruise on 75 per "°l ^ 115 m.p.h.; stall, 43 m.p.h.; take-off run, 4 l,200ft/min; service ceiling, cruise, 690 miles. 17,500ft; max range at 5 Brooks-Mong Sport above) 6 Champion Model 402 (below)
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