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General Category => Off Topics and General Interest => Topic started by: Sam Buchanan on August 06, 2014, 04:51:00 AM

Title: The Ultimate Legal Eagle
Post by: Sam Buchanan on August 06, 2014, 04:51:00 AM
Looking at the Valdez STOL winning plane I was struck by how it appears to merely be a Legal Eagle on steroids:

(https://www.eaglersnest.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aero-news.net%2Fimages%2Fcontent%2Fsportav%2F2014%2FStol-Airplane-0814a.jpg&hash=d3f18b8d5920ba3cf54f032d19f145477a6bc601)

This thing, in the hands of its very capable pilot, can land and stop within a couple of plane lengths.

Joe, here is your next weight-saving trick:   ;)

(https://www.eaglersnest.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aero-news.net%2Fimages%2Fcontent%2Fsportav%2F2014%2FSTOL-Helium-0814a.jpg&hash=ecdb9f75a8af192a7d3738857c6dc09fc1e6d7bd)
Title: Re: The Ultimate Legal Eagle
Post by: PropMan on August 06, 2014, 07:40:40 AM
Yeah Sam,
When I walked up to look at it, LE was my first thought. He must have gotten his inspiration from Leonard.
Title: Re: The Ultimate Legal Eagle
Post by: rockiedog2 on August 06, 2014, 07:50:29 AM
yall probably already know
the original burned not long ago and they jumped on it and built another one quick like
i like it
Title: Re: The Ultimate Legal Eagle
Post by: Rich Snyder on August 06, 2014, 05:57:31 PM
Sure was a floater. That contest was really cool to see.
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