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Terry, see the FAQ page at https://outerzone.co.uk/faq.asp#printoutplan also the Knowledgebase articles at SteveWMD : Caprice : 18/06/2021

Can someone please advise what Size the plan needs to be printed. Does not seem to be A0 or American size.
Terry : Caprice : 18/06/2021

Pics of my MK Thunderbird 40 [main pic, 005-007].
Huang Sheng : Thunderbird 40 : 18/06/2021

Pics of my Graupner Kapitan model [main pic, 023, 024].
Huang Sheng : Kapitan : 18/06/2021

Pic of my Cloud Hound model [main pic].
Colin Miller : Cloud Hound : 18/06/2021

Photos of Night Owl, please find attached [pics 005-07]. Flew brilliantly off a 60 metre line in cold, flat calm, with a micro servo operating the rudder tab to keep it from flying away! Averaged 1-1/2 to 2 mins in above conditions -...
Nick Ward : Night Owl : 18/06/2021

This model airplane is very beautiful.
Vagner : New Era III Revisited : 18/06/2021

Does anyone know when this was designed or printed?
Dave B : Horten IV : 18/06/2021

There's a short but clarifying bio of him in https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2645118-Hoh-Fang-Chiun . He'll be up there making noise...
Miguel : Bebe Jodel : 18/06/2021

Pete, G-ARRU is (believe it or not) actually all back together and re-built. My late father spent his last years rebuilding her under the watchful eye of an LFA inspector. I actually painted it. Since my father's death it is...
Chris Huck : Druine Turbulent : 18/06/2021

Hoh Fang-Chiun seems to be an intriguing character to many modelers, me included. He seemed wise beyond his years, and his designs always appear to be sound and purposeful, yet they ooze charm.
RC Yeager : Bebe Jodel : 18/06/2021

Night Owl was my first real proper model build. I was given a copy of the Aeromodeller magazine the Night Owl plan appeared in, and a starter pack of balsa by my (late) Uncle Peter, an ex-RAF fitter. The model took several...
Nick Ward : Night Owl : 18/06/2021

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Latest Site Updates

18/06/2021 : General News : It's going to be quiet around here on Outerzone for the next 7 or 8 days. We are going away for a week to a small cottage by the sea. By all means, carry on sending in plans etc and we'll just queue everything up and work through them all when we get back. I will check to see that the site is running ok, but if you are awaiting an answer to an email enquiry, this may take a while. Steve.

18/06/2021 : PlanID=3341 : Albatros DV / DVa by Lou Perretti from Aerotec : Added kit review from Flying Models, April 1972, thanks to RFJ.

17/06/2021 : PlanID=6939 : Jodel D.9 Bebe by Hoh Fang-Chiun from Aeromodeller : Belay that. I think this is actually a different model, at smaller span and for CL not FF. Have now extracted the plan and split this into a new listing, see Bebe Jodel (oz13108)

15/06/2021 : PlanID=6939 : Jodel D.9 Bebe by Hoh Fang-Chiun from Aeromodeller : Added additional article from Aeromodeller, December 1957, thanks to RFJ.

15/06/2021 : PlanID=1511 : Poppet by Vic Smeed from Aeromodeller : Added additional article from Aeromodeller, December 1985, thanks to RFJ.

15/06/2021 : PlanID=3944 : Bf-109F by L Koutny from Aeromodeller : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, scanned at 600 dpi, thanks to GuyColeman.

15/06/2021 : PlanID=3944 : Bf-109F by L Koutny from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to GuyColeman.

14/06/2021 : PlanID=12691 : ElectriCub by Don Anderson from Great Planes : Added kit review from Flying Models, September 1988, thanks to RFJ.

14/06/2021 : PlanID=13099 : Cessna 182 Skylane by David Ribbe from Top Flite : Added manual files, thanks to JeffGreen.

14/06/2021 : PlanID=130 : Douglas Dauntless SBD-3 from Comet : Have split this file into 2 sheets now for easier printing, thanks to GrantG. Plan file is the main sheet. For sheet #2 showing printwood parts, see supplement.

12/06/2021 : PlanID=2234 : Tigress by K Long from Aeromodeller : Added article thanks to RFJ.

12/06/2021 : PlanID=2378 : Penumbra by JS Osbourne from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

11/06/2021 : PlanID=2315 : Speedy Bee by Andy Clancy from Clancy Aviation, RCMplans : Added review from Electric Flight International, October 1997, thanks to RFJ.

10/06/2021 : PlanID=13091 : Tichy Stik by John Benson from RCME : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

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Stinson SR-8 Reliant - 84in Scale IC R/C
IAR 80 - Tom Akery - 16in Scale Rubber F/F
Bell P-39D Airacobra - 25in Scale Rubber F/F
Pisces - Dave Hale - 64in IC R/C
Pluto - Jim Baguley - 24in Rubber F/F
Bebe Jodel - Hoh Fang-Chiun - 29in Scale IC C/L
Aerostar - Masayuki Suzuki - 20in Rubber F/F
Pottier P-180S - Jacques Delcroix - 13in Scale...
Blackburn Firebrand - Jacques Cartigny - 13in...
Oclet - OFW Fisher - 26in Rubber F/F
Fly Baby - J Kozak - 54in Scale IC R/C
Opus - Allen Brickhaus - 60in IC C/L
Aero Subaru - 19in Scale Rubber F/F
Quasi Turbo Raven - Giuseppe Ghisleri - 64in...
Cessna 182 Skylane - David Ribbe - 81in Scale...
Algebra EV 205 - Dick Edmonds - 80in Electric...
Geant Dragon - Mr Cheurlot - 124in Glider F/F
Clipped Wing Cub - Masayuki Suzuki - 20in Scale...
Westerner - Elbert J Weathers - 96in IC F/F
F1 Racer - 18in Rubber F/F
Dragstar - Ralph Prey - 65in IC F/F
Mega Watt - Colin Usher - 70in IC R/C
Tichy Stik - John Benson - 18in IC R/C
Fokker Eindecker - 19in Scale Rubber F/F
Heinkel HE5 Hansa - Aeromodeller Staff - 38in...
Fleet Trainer - Sydney Struhl - 23in Scale...
Oops - Paul Vissers - 42in IC R/C
Zlin 526 - Giuseppe Ghisleri - 38in Scale...
Killerwatt - Colin Usher - 58in IC R/C
Watt Four - Colin Usher - 55in IC R/C
Buzzcopter - FG Boreham - 28in IC F/F
Taylorcraft - Gerald Skrjanc - 22in Scale...
Pony - Roberto Prezioso - 61in IC R/C
Dewoitine 520 - Tom Akery - 16in Scale Rubber...
Eaglet - 18in Rubber F/F
Turncoat - MJ Morris - 28in IC C/L
Dewoitine 520 - 40in Scale Rubber F/F
Tri-Yi - 9in Rubber F/F
Cormorano - 81in IC Glider R/C
Moustique - Don Lindley - 45in Rubber F/F
P-51D Mustang - 57in Scale IC R/C
Stratohawk - Frank Heeb - 36in Rubber F/F
Slo Poke - Gabriel Bedish - 57in IC Glider F/F
RRG Ente - Laurent Legeay - 117in Scale Glider...
Piper PA-16 Clipper - Gerald Skrjanc - 25in...
Ryan NYP - Don Pratt - 54in Scale IC C/L
Django - Franz Czerny - 35in Glider F/F
Angular Angel - Franz Czerny - 35in IC F/F
Profile Basic Trainer II - 30in IC C/L
Lovesong - Robert Dodgson - 134in Glider R/C

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