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I had three or four of the tethered airplanes;
P-40 Warhawk
P-51 Mustang
F-4U Corsair

I even had the competitor (Estes ?) acrobat airplain in bright orange.

Loved those things.
When I got bored with them, I’d shave the vertical stabilizer, which was always pointed to the left to cause the tethered plane to turn left. Then, I’d lock the elevator in a 10-degree position and let the plane roar down the street until it took off and careened into some neighbor’s house.

I now recall the Stuka, which we loaded with M-80s for her final flight.

[mowowie]

“..... and let the plane roar down the street until it took off and careened into some neighbor’s house”

I think i might of hung out with you when i was a kid....Or at least i should have...