Thanks as always for the kind words. The Psi is largely complete, but as this is a civil bird, final finish will wait until I can get a sheet of appropriate civil code letters...alas, time has been kind of weird with my decal collection. Some of my ancient collection has survived just fine, others (like a thirty year old sheet of luftwaffe code letters) shatter the moment they hit the water. But here's how she looks with the canopy, landing lights, and anti-glare panel in place.
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From the side:
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and in company with something else that has been waiting on codes, The DeHavilland Comet II...
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From Unusual Engines: The Magnofocus Motor Jet , (Air Itsirrational, vol. 38,#6, June 19__) "The DeBasher Magnofocus must rank as one of the most peculiar aero engines of all time. While six of the ten built are still flying, there is still only one source for the allotropic iron/high octane petroleum mix that powers it - and Wen Yo's Arctic Universal Fuels Ltd. steadfastly refuses to sell more than the 100,000 liters per year that has been their production quota for more than forty years. The principle of using focused magnetic fields to contain and direct thrust from compression fans had been tried ( See: DuQuene's Disaster: The Hampton Airfield Fire,AI V.29,#2), only Yo's seemingly intuitive understanding of quantum physics, and DeBasher's gift for metallurgy made it possible.
More anon - I leave you with a preview of another flash of Debasher brilliance, from his European period (1912 - 1934), the Bloch/DeBasher
"Attend'". ( The Armee' D'lAir liked the Spadicus, but wanted something with just a little more firepower...
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