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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>That plane was as far as being an “OLD” WWII plane as yesterday’s </span><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Ferrari</span><span style='color:black'> production….. The basic concept was there, but after that….. a production P-51 would be left in it wake…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> alaskarc-bounces@lists.alaskarc.org [mailto:alaskarc-bounces@lists.alaskarc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steven Lingle<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:55 AM<br><b>To:</b> undisclosed-recipients:<br><b>Subject:</b> [AlaskaRC] [Acro] ICAS and Reno - good article<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:black'>Steven Lingle<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:barisax@olypen.com">barisax@olypen.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:black'><br><img border=0 width=96 height=96 id="_x0039_1236222-c42e-4251-a710-340040a56abc" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC77CA.FACADE00"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> The interest in the Reno subject is coming from many directions. The following links came to me from a retired FedEx pilot and will put the lie to Galloping Ghost being a tired, pumped up, retread WWII relic. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> They almost give a ground-up view of the assembly process of Galloping Ghost. Totally professional. I doubt that there is an original North American part in the plane. Almost seamless, rivet-free fuse, wing and tail feathers. Completely custom cockpit, etc, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> There are 190 pics in the first link re assembly, 128 in the second re roll-out and test flight. Excellent views of the horizontal stab, elevator, trim tabs (both left and right!) when you find them in link 1. Example - pic 86 .</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=object><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:darkblue;background:#E3DA93'><a href="http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/NewGallery/GG2009-1/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/NewGallery/GG2009-1/index.html</a></span></i></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=object><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:darkblue'><a href="http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/NewGallery/GG2009-2/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/NewGallery/GG2009-2/index.html</a></span></i></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><em><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:navy'>Web site these came from</span></em><span class=apple-converted-space><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span></i></span><span class=object><i><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book","sans-serif";color:navy'><a href="http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/photogallery.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:darkblue'>http://www.warbirdaeropress.com/photogallery.html</span></a></span></i></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>