Colorado, United States
Joined: January 25, 2004
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Posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 08:46 PM UTC
From the high mountain meadows to the ice encrusted tiger''s teeth we simply call "the Alps" comes a story of dedication and deliverance. From the mists of time Koloman Mayrhofer and his team of aero enthusiasts have given us a chance to hear the call of a truely rare bird. Peter Plattner contributes not only his time turning a wrench for these great fellows but provides us with photo details on the work
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Thanks!
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 - 01:44 AM UTC
Thank-you Peter for sharing this with the rest of us . It is a very nice treat to have here on the early aviation forums .
Wien, Austria
Joined: October 19, 2007
KitMaker: 77 posts
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Posted: Friday, August 14, 2009 - 08:28 PM UTC
Many many thanks to Stephen, who provided all the work putting this feature online.
Some more pics and a nice story will follow with part 2
West Virginia, United States
Joined: December 18, 2006
KitMaker: 1,121 posts
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Posted: Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 01:14 AM UTC
Peter,
Thank you for the pictures and video. So rarely do we get to see so much detail. I appreciate it very much and look forward to your Part 2.
Mark
Colorado, United States
Joined: January 25, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, August 16, 2009 - 09:14 AM UTC
If you think this was fun wait for parts 2 &3. Makes me want to grab an Alb. D.III and burn some midnight oil. . .wait a second. . .I have the Karaya 300 Hiero. . .hhhmmmmmmmm.
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Colorado, United States
Joined: January 25, 2004
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Posted: Monday, March 15, 2010 - 01:33 PM UTC
Just bringing this up for a fellow modeler.
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Texas, United States
Joined: February 01, 2007
KitMaker: 365 posts
AeroScale: 356 posts
Posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 - 03:12 AM UTC
Peter,
Thank you for this excellent thread. The detail shots are much appreciated,especially those not normally shown or seen. Also thanks to Stephen for passing this one along to us .
Regards,
Gregory Jouette
