| War has never been very much use to the
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| | gather in a spirit of camaraderie rather
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| world. The only benefit arising this
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| | than competition. This niche of the model
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| century has been the massive advances in
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| | airplane hobby really does enjoy the
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| aerospace technology that have been
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| | process of construction, often
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| driven by military needs. If it had not
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| | replicating the originals in painstaking
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| been for the demands of the 1939-45 war,
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| | detail, then taking pleasure in watching
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| we would still be flying around in
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| | those lovingly constructed model
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| airships which were streets ahead of
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| | airplanes take to the air.
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| fixed wing aircraft for load capacity,
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| | The main miniature warbird event is the
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| range and safety in the 1930s before the
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| | fly-in. Spectacular model aircraft make
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| outbreak of war. But if there's a full
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| | their mark in the sky and on the ground
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| size airplane out there then you can be
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| | as fellow RC aviators and spectators look
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| sure a modeller will want to reproduce it
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| | on. Fly-in events also include things
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| in small scale - and so were born the
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| | like intro pilot training programs, guest
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| model airplane miniature Warbirds.
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| | speakers, and low-key contests. It is
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| In the modelling community Warbirds are
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| | quite astonishing to witness tens of
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| looked after by the World Miniature
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| | museum-quality aircraft, with wingspans
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| Warbird Association (WMWA) , a Special
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| | from two to more than thirty feet,
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| Interest Group of the Academy of Model
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| | decorated to the hilt, en masse.
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| Aeronautices (AMA). The WMWA defines
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| | One of the characteristics of the WMWA
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| warbirds, has created a community of
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| | for model airplane enthusiast is the
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| warbird enthusiasts, a group directory
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| | world-wide network of 'Wings' which
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| covering participants all over the world
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| | specialize in particular types. This can
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| and organises a number of special events.
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| | be of great benefit to individual members
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| Anyone with a love of building or flying
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| | as the Wing can put them in touch with
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| warbirds is welcome in the WMWA. To
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| | other members with their specific
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| maintain this friendly environment the
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| | interest. They can then pool their
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| rules for warbird status are pretty
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| | research efforts, exchange information
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| relaxed with no specifics about size, or
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| | and generally collaborate to produce the
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| engines or even scale provided only that
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| | most accurate representation in their
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| the model looks like a warbird. It's the
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| | model airplane of the full size airplane
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| definition of the original warbird
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| | on which it is based - wherever in the
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| aircraft that defines a warbird model.
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| | world it may have originated from.
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| The definition runs like this:
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| | So if you are interested in building or
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| The WMWA defines a 'Warbird Aircraft' as
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| | flying a warbird then the World Miniature
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| a model of any aircraft used for military
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| | Warbird Association is the best place to
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| purposes by any Country at any time. It
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| | start. You need to base your model on
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| must be a scale or semi-scale rendering,
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| | the definition published by the WMWA to
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| recognizable as such, and marked
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| | ensure that your model airplane
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| accordingly. Any prototype offered to
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| | qualifies. You can select from any type;
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| the military but not accepted would also
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| | bombers, fighters, transport airplanes or
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| fall into the category of a 'Warbird
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| | helicopters and you can start from
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| Aircraft.' It cannot be a model of any
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| | scratch or base it on an existing kit or
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| aircraft made to look like a 'Warbird
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| | plan. Any type, any method as long as
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| Aircraft' by applying military markings
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| | the finished model airplane gives a good
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| to it. (WMWA Constitution)
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| | representation of the original as defined
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| Contrary to the original military purpose
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| | by the Association. It's a great project
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| of the full size airplanes on which it is
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| | for the winter months - so maybe do some
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| based, friendship is the name of the game
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| | planning this summer and then get to it
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| in the World Miniature Warbirds
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| | as next winter approaches.
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| Association. Members of the association
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