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Kit PD-10 Pearson-Williams 1938 "Mr. Smoothie" race plane is a laser
cut balsa wood kit for the serious flying competitor. This Golden Age Racer
qualifies for FAC Scale and
Greve Racer competitions.
The 1938 National Air Race in
Cleveland
,
Ohio
was the site of the Thompson Trophy Race 300 lap/300 mile race. New aircraft
entry the 1938 Pearson-Williams PW-1 “Mr. Smoothie” was designed around the
Curtiss D-12 Conqueror engine by Rodney Nimmo capable of 375 mph and built by
Bud Pearson and Lee Williams. The well-streamlined aircraft featured retractable
landing gear, a tightly cowled engine and radiator installation. Cooling air
entered through a truncated conical propeller spinner, swirled using
propeller-rotated fan blades, passed through the radiator, and then exhausted
via ports on the side of the engine cowling.
This free flight rubber powered kit includes a full-size rolled CAD drawn plan,
building and flying instructions, competition weight laser cut balsa parts and
balsa strip wood, vacuum-formed canopy, exhaust, spinner, cooling port, landing
bumps, and air scoop, Peck prop and nose package, FAI rubber motor, LaserCal™
registration and race markings in metallic gold tissue + TissueCal™ for the
Mr. Smoothie logo and small tail registration numbers, and Easy Built Tissue in
red. You will need a hobby knife, fine sandpaper, building board, pins, and
glue.
PVHC Price: $35.80
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