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Object |
Model Airplane |
Name of object |
Eagle I CL Proto Speed Model |
Description (ex. RP-63G) |
Jim Wade's 1/2A Proto Speed, Eagle I. White fiberglass fuselage with wooden wing and horizontal stabs. Flying this model, Jim Wade was the 1st person to fly faster then 100 MPH in any 1/2A Proto Speed age division. He set the national record for 1/2 Proto Speed for Senior on 12/1/1974 flying at 101.48 mph. Earlier in that year he set the CL 1/2A Speed record with this same mode flying at 108.27 mph. |
Materials used |
wood/fiberglass/metal |
Date |
December 1, 1974 |
Width (in) |
19.000 |
Length (in) |
13.000 |
Museum Donation/Transfer Credit Line |
Jim Wade |
Museum ID number |
2016.06.01 |
Tags |
101 MPH 55060 Class 1/2A - Control Line Control Line Control Line 1/2A Proto Speed Control Line Class 1/2A Control Line Speed Cox 049 Eagle I Model airplane National Record Proto Speed - Control Line |