I am gunuinely baffled why any body would build and 80-90% size flying replica rather than going the extra 10-20% for the full size article?
Less material cost to build;
Less cost to run;
Less cost in hangarage;
Some people are smaller than others;
Building to a scaled replica plan means it’s an experimental homebuild type of aircraft and not a warbird so less hassle from CAA;
Just a few thoughts. I would prefer the real thing but some scaled replicas can look pretty neat and the owners have loads of fun buillding, owning and flying them, so why not?
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