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Latest Comments
I downloaded the plans for the Eastwind 100 but the parts that were traced on (that would be the ribs etc) were not accurate and the ribs and spars were shifting about when I tried to fit everything together. Would anyone have a copy of...
jetjan :
Eastwind 100 : 16/06/2019
Yes it is, but you'll have the Greens at your door for the amount of rain forest this Flapjack eats :-)
Miguel Morao :
Vought XF5U-1 : 15/06/2019
Nice CAD file!
Gene Rock :
Vought XF5U-1 : 15/06/2019
I get a 'kick' out of the designer's comment in the article about the wingwalk and door outline being on the wrong side of the fuselage! It IS shown correctly on the plan... even the big guys make mistakes now and then!
Dave D :
Piper Comanche : 14/06/2019
Does anyone have a wing rib template for this plan?
Greg Knipp :
Henderson Glenny Gadfly : 13/06/2019
The description is correct. It doesn't say it's 1/12 scale, it says 1/2 inch scale (half inch scale), and of course, a half inch is 1/24th of 1 foot.
RCYEAGER :
Consolidated B-24D Liberator : 13/06/2019
Lots of people used to say that it didn't have enough dihedral. It certainly looks that way to me.
Lincoln :
Metrick : 12/06/2019
To ronco, You can get a cowl like the one in the yellow and red picture just the way I did - by building from balsa and plywood then covering it with silk. I made a bulkhead the shape I wanted at the firewall from 1/8" ply with cut outs...
Doug Weaver :
Dreamer : 11/06/2019
Give this more dihedral than is noted on the plan.....the most you can stand! Otherwise it is a very calm weather airplane.
Tom Arnold :
Martin Baker MB-5 : 11/06/2019
Hello, attached are two photos of my Twinger for Outerzone [model photo & more pics 006]. Many thanks for your outstanding website.
TonyAccurso_CA :
Twinger : 11/06/2019
Last summer I wrote off my original Ridge Runt on a windy day when it inexplicably decided to emulate a fence post in the hillside. I realised it had become my 'go-to' model for slope soaring with the club so, having dug out the reusable...
RussellH :
Ridge Runt : 11/06/2019
Dear Outerzone team, please find attached pics of Soarcerer from plan ID oz8762 [more pics 008-010].
KevinSmith_Gloucester :
Soarcerer : 11/06/2019
Latest Site Updates
15/06/2019 : PlanID=882 : Double Whammy by Walton Hughes from Air Trails Annual : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
14/06/2019 : PlanID=1926 : Hawker Hurricane by Walt Musciano from American Modeler Annual : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
13/06/2019 : PlanID=2135 : El Dobo by Dick Everett from Air Trails : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy (removed noise and paper creases), thanks to Pilgrim.
13/06/2019 : PlanID=2135 : El Dobo by Dick Everett from Air Trails : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
13/06/2019 : PlanID=11251 : Piper Comanche by Ralph Jackson from American Modeler : Added article (at good, higher resolution), thanks to RFJ.
12/06/2019 : PlanID=2142 : Stunt Champ by LW Curtis from Air Trails : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
12/06/2019 : PlanID=4911 : Viking by Tom Williams from RCMplans : The rights for the Viking Mk1 and Mk2 rest with Sky Bench Aerotech, see their site at http://www.skybench.com for more details. As of June 2019 Skybench (under new owner Scott Black) are hoping to have Viking kits available this summer. Scott asked us to add a link to the site here...
12/06/2019 : PlanID=5116 : Olympic II by Lee Renaud from Airtronics, RCMplans : The rights for the Olympic II rest with Sky Bench Aerotech, see their site at http://www.skybench.com for more details. As of June 2019 Skybench (under new owner Scott Black) are hoping to have Olympic II kits available this summer. Scott asked us to add a link to the site here..."
12/06/2019 : PlanID=1974 : Sopwith Camel by Vintage1 : Have shuffled this listing around a little. Unpacked the zipfile, replaced the main planfile (bitmap) with a clearer copy at full size. Moved vector file to supplement, for anyone who wants to re-size this one.
11/06/2019 : PlanID=2147 : Poco by Woody Blanchard from American Modeler : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
11/06/2019 : PlanID=2082 : Sidewinder by Gerald Zeigenfuse from Flying Models : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
10/06/2019 : PlanID=2479 : Denight Special from American Modeler : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
10/06/2019 : PlanID=2329 : Fox Feathers by Jack Shane, George Brownfield from Model Airplane News : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
10/06/2019 : PlanID=2182 : Grumman F2F-1 by Paul Plecan from American Modeler : Added article, thanks to RFJ.
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Avanti - Robert Baron - 60in IC C/L
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Bantam - A Hakansson - 47in Glider F/F
Crusader - Bob Romeiser - 39in Rubber F/F
Twinger - LeRoy Satterlee - 26in Electric R/C
Cassutt - K Jenkins - 26in Scale IC R/C
Goon - Dave Livesay - 16in Scale Rubber F/F
Velero - Buzz Waltz - 76in Glider R/C
Patriot - Gene Monat - 43in IC F/F
Falcao TR-2 - 29in IC C/L
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Avro 504N - 56in Scale IC R/C
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What is the difference between Outerzone and VinPlanDex? Well...
VinPlanDex is is an exhaustive and complete index of every plan that has ever been posted on the Vintage & Old-Timer Plans thread.
In comparison Outerzone is a slightly random collection of plans in PDF format. Outerzone does not include all the plans posted on the Vintage & Old-Timer Plans thread. At a guess, only about 80%. Some plans on here are not from that thread. Also, some are direct submissions.
That link again: VinPlanDex