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Condor Shoestring

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Although the original design drawings appear to have been lost or destroyed, one of the aircraft's owners, John Anderson, had Piper engineer Landis Ketner make a completely new set from examination of the aircraft itself. These plans were used by Jim Strode to build a second aircraft, incorporating
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aircraft built by Carl and Vincent Ast to compete in the Cleveland National Air Races in 1949. It was a highly streamlined mid-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tailwheel undercarriage. The mainwheels were covered with spats. The shoestring differed in approach to the 66 sq ft wing limitation,
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choosing a longer high aspect ratio tapered wing compared to the stubby wings of others. The original aircraft (registered
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changes of his own including a completely new cowling design. This machine first flew on 15 July 1970 as
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Davisson, Budd (November 1971). "Yellow Jacket: Son of Shoestring".
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Formula One Air Racing
Mercury Air
Condor Aero
Rodney Kreimendahl
1949
Formula One Air Racing
Continental C85
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1940s United States sport aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Mid-wing aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1949

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