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Grumman F3F-1 Biplane This small-scale flier is big on details AT THIS YEAR'S Great Planes E-Fest in Champaign, Illinois, two airplanes stood out on the scale flightline: a pair of Grumman F3F-1 biplanes built by Sean Cassidy and Dave Johnson. The two builders joined forces to design the fighters from the ground up, including functional, shock-absorbing landing gear. We asked Dave, senior manager of R&D at Hobbico, about the unique project (one of which, incidentally,...

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