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Latest Comments

Ah ! Hot wire cutting a sharply tapered wing like the Vixen:
Trial and error will determine how far beyond the projected LE ad TE lines the tip-end pivot point should be placed. This will allow for greater meltback at the tip due...
Mike S : Sea Vixen : 21/06/2025

The Metrick is only a two meter. The Antares was 100 inches or so. I have a Metrick now, and used to fly an Antares. I think the performance was ok, but I didn't realky like to fly it. Maybe with lighter tips, a bit more dihedral, and a...
Lr : Antares : 21/06/2025

Pilot Ace 40S photo [pic 005]. Not too difficult to build and very nice to fly airplane. Motorised with a 4250 800kv motor and 4c 3000mah battery it weighs about 2100gram. Thanks for the plan.
Kind Regards,
Rene : Ace-40S : 20/06/2025

Mary: Finished airplane with graphics [main pic, 007]. Best,
Ray Jacobelli : Pirate : 20/06/2025

Hi. I built this aircraft [main pic] in memory of Dereck Woodward a great enthusiast. This little aeroplane is quite one of the most aerobatic aircraft that I have built. Small enough to fit into the smallest car boot fully rigged. Nice...
David Wright : VSP : 19/06/2025

Very pleased to see the DAG 60 plan added to your collection. In the fall of 2021 while searching for updates on my Richard Harris designed Panther autogyro I came across a much older (2008) Autogyro build by Richard Harris in RC groups....
Mike Foster : DAG 60 : 19/06/2025

What an awesome DLG ! I need to build one of these.
Roger H : Orca : 19/06/2025

Lovely bones!
Jan Novick : Lockheed 1649 Starliner : 19/06/2025

Hi, Not having an original plan for the 'Cosmic Cloud' and wanting to recreate it at 150%, I redrew the model by using the original 50's/60's advert. It was published in RCM&E a short while ago [pics 005-009]. What a surprise then, when...
Dave Godenough : Cosmic Cloud Mk5 : 19/06/2025

Hey there. I had this little unidentified wing laying about. It was very ratty and missing the ailerons, but a little sleuthing with the OZ advanced search feature let me ID it as belonging to a Pilot QB10H. Well, it's no problem to...
dfritzke : QB 10L : 19/06/2025

Steve, I thought I send you a couple bones shots of the Connie [pics 003, 004] to include with the completed model. Post them if you wish.
Thanks again for all you do with this site.
Tom Akery/Sky9pilot
Tom Akery : Lockheed 1649 Starliner : 19/06/2025

Ok. looked into the instructions too. They're very detailed and you can also find all parts, needet in them. You just have to find a way to translate them to your language.
Vincent W. : Me 262 A-1 Schwalbe : 19/06/2025

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Latest Site Updates

Chico (oz16005): Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to TonyP.
19/06/2025

Oberon (oz2987): Replaced this plan with a much clearer copy, essentially redrawn from scratch, thanks to TonyP.
19/06/2025

Vedette (oz14101): Replaced this plan with a much clearer copy, now fullsize at 400 dpi, essentially redrawn from scratch, thanks to TonyP.
19/06/2025

Cherpaa (oz7377): Replaced this plan with a much clearer copy, now fullsize at 400 dpi, essentially redrawn from scratch, thanks to TonyP.
19/06/2025

Guided Whistle (oz16086): Added alternate plan, thanks to theshadow. Maybe slightly clearer and easier to read.
16/06/2025

New Bipe (oz15095): Added LH wings vector PDF, thanks to theshadow.
16/06/2025

Bonzo (oz11293): Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, scanned at 400 dpi from fullsize, thanks to dfritzke.
12/06/2025

Time Flies (oz16078): Added transcribed instructions, thanks to TomSolinski.
11/06/2025

Perigee (oz2523): Replaced this plan with a much clearer copy, thanks to Pit.
11/06/2025

Sipa S200 Minijet (oz16075): Added article, thanks to Eric.
09/06/2025

Hurricane 40S (oz16069): Replaced this plan with a complete version (now includes all tail parts, incorporated on extended sheet #1) thanks to Ralph.
09/06/2025

Jimmie Allen Bluebird (oz528): Added kit instructions, thanks to dfritzke.
07/06/2025

Ultra Hogan (oz2647): Added article, thanks to RFJ.
07/06/2025

Neptune (oz16070): Added article, thanks to RFJ.
06/06/2025

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Latest Plans text listing

LTV A-7 Corsair II - 18in Scale Rubber F/F
Boeing B-17E - 26in Scale Rubber F/F
Sopwith Swallow - 22in Scale CO2 F/F
P-40 Warhawk - 42in Scale Electric R/C
DAG 60 - 78in Electric R/C
DAG R2 - 50in IC R/C
DAG R1 Electric - 50in Electric R/C
Thermogone - 20in Rubber F/F
Mira 3 - 118in Scale Glider R/C
North American Mustang - 40in Scale Rubber F/F
Orca - 55in Glider R/C
Curtiss Jenny - 26in Scale Rubber F/F
Zero Mitsubishi Sento - 25in Scale Rubber F/F
Lockheed 1649 Starliner - 36in Scale Rubber F/F
Guided Whistle - 42in IC C/L
MD-3 - 26in Electric R/C
Perigee - 61in IC R/C
Aircruiser 60 - 61in IC R/C
Lilly - 17in Glider F/F
Angelique - 62in IC C/L
Perigee - 61in IC R/C
Rag Tag - 60in IC R/C
Time Flies - 24in Scale Rubber F/F
Rockwell XFV12A - 27in Scale Rubber F/F
Fly Paper - 13in Rubber F/F
Sipa S200 Minijet - 36in Scale Electric R/C
T-20 - 45in IC R/C
Elektro Retro - 112in Electric R/C
Senior Skylark 80 - 80in IC R/C
CFP1 - 32in Electric R/C
Neptune - 50in IC F/F
Hurricane 40S - 61in IC R/C
Heinkel He51 - 68in Scale IC R/C
Ambrosini SAI Super S7 - 24in Scale Rubber F/F
Chuperosa - 59in Glider R/C
Chuperosa - 60in Glider R/C
Master Falcon - 100in IC R/C
Curtiss XF15C-1 - 18in Scale IC C/L
Spirit of St Louis - 40in Scale IC C/L R/C
Hawker Horsley - 27in Scale Rubber F/F
Single Stick Pusher - 26in Rubber F/F
Kestrel - 32in Electric R/C
Little Trisquire - 42in IC R/C
Curtiss Hawk P6-E - 17in Scale IC C/L
Phantom Mite Mk2 late - 16in IC C/L
Small-E - 25in Electric R/C
Heinkel He-280 - 36in Scale Rubber F/F
Pitts Special - 25in Scale IC C/L
Fipsi - 31in IC F/F
Electric Kerswap - 51in Electric R/C

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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