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Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:57 am
by Clay Hammond
I thought an album of vintage photos would be good for inspiration.

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 3:16 pm
by Clay Hammond
just a few more. Please feel free to add to it.

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:40 pm
by Raykrause
Clay,
I just discovered your pictures in the photo section! Sorry I did not see them sooner. Thanks so much for sharing!
I building a SckScout in Colusa, CA. It is 99% complete and I plan to have it inspected this Spring. Scott Liefeld will test fly it and then some friends will fly off the required time. I can no longer fly due the loss of my vision....not good enough for flying. Not sure what to do with it after that! Hopefully I can save it for my grandson who has his license and will finish engineering school next year.
I will try to post a photo.

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2017 5:31 pm
by taildrags
Ditto... I hadn't seen some of those Sky Scout pictures either! I'm assuming the one with the clamshell-style cowling is a Ford Escort engine, but is it? Distinctive positioning of the distributor.

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:48 pm
by Clay Hammond
I believe it was a Chevy Vega engine. Forrest Lovely built it.

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:30 pm
by taildrags
Yes! It's a Chevy Vega alright! There's that distributor...
vega.JPG

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 10:35 pm
by taildrags
That Vega engine made its peak torque right around the 2400 RPM range and wouldn't have been any heavier than a Ford A engine. That would have made it a great candidate for the Sky Scout or Air Camper. I wonder how it performed for Forrest?

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:55 pm
by dunrite
Raykrause wrote: Sat Dec 30, 2017 9:40 pm Clay,
I just discovered your pictures in the photo section! Sorry I did not see them sooner. Thanks so much for sharing!
I building a SckScout in Colusa, CA. It is 99% complete and I plan to have it inspected this Spring. Scott Liefeld will test fly it and then some friends will fly off the required time. I can no longer fly due the loss of my vision....not good enough for flying. Not sure what to do with it after that! Hopefully I can save it for my grandson who has his license and will finish engineering school next year.
I will try to post a photo.
clay; did u finish ur plane? Im considering the scout vs stewart headwind for a project. I would like to see one in person and ask questions about construction. I live in cottowood ca. south of redding.

Re: Sky Scout Historical Photos.

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:03 pm
by fly4piet
Raykrause
Yes please up-date your post and hopefully
you finished her and your Grandson flew her
with good results 🙏