A little history:
The Weed Wacker was originally intended
to carry a cat, hamster, or brother. We concluded that the cat might
cause substantial damage to the plane, and the end result would be wreckage.
The hamster died of natural causes, so that rules him out. We're
still working out a deal with the brother. Sam Showman was chief engineer
and was in charge of design and construction. Ben Showman provided
funds and is the test pilot. Moe Showman will -parents
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permitting- ride the plane while Ben controls it from the
ground. Moe is now running track to cut weight; I figure that
he has to cut it to ten pounds or under, he now weighs about 135. Keep
running, Moe! The airplane is built solely out of cut 2x4's. It
is covered with Econokote and uses a six-channel Futaba radio. The
Weed Wacker has a 10' wing span and uses a 40cc Homelite chain saw engine
that spins a 20x8 pusher prop. Top speed is 65mph; stall is about
20mph and bomb dropping will be from 100'. Our biggest reason
for doing this is to have large airplane fun for under one hundred dollars
(excluding electronics).
