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Hi - I came across your page with the plans from the Aeromodeller. I made this as my first flying model in the late 1950s when at Boarding school at Bembridge on the Isle of Wight [more pics 006]. The engine was a Mills .75. Didn't have...
AndrewB : Chatterbox : 23/10/2017

In the all time ranking for "rubber powered (non) flying bricks" the Comet's Super X Speed Construction series is first place! Very sturdy with geodetic wing ribs, but the cardboard tube and full balsa former makes the aircraft overweight....
Pit : Curtiss P-40E Tiger Shark : 21/10/2017

Many thanks to pit for confirming this is from Nov 67 MAN. Does anyone have the article for this one?
SteveWMD : DH 85 Leopard Moth : 21/10/2017

Doh. Have added the missing printwood file now.
SteveWMD : de Havilland Tiger Moth : 20/10/2017

Here a few pictures of my completed Comet P-40 Super Star [more pics 004-006]. The model was built in 2003 as an .049 powered Radio Control model. On a hot summer's day here at 2500ft in Idaho, the .049 engine would sometimes only get the...
MikeH : Curtiss P-40E Tiger Shark : 20/10/2017

Here are some photos of the Fubar 36 that I built [model photo & more pics 003, 004].
WalterK : Fubar 36 : 20/10/2017

Looking at this plan, the similarity to the Keilkraft Playboy is astonishing. That suggests a project for the coming winter - build both of them and see how they compare, performance-wise.
AnthonyB : Bambi : 19/10/2017

Anon, the solution is in in R/CLibrary where Mary published 3 fine Air Trails reprints from 1979. Look at page 87 of Classic Flying Models - Summer 1979.
Pit : Rumpler Taube : 18/10/2017

I saw the SKY SKOOTER today on your website. I have built two of this nice model. The first 1963 from a Veron kit and single RC operated, motor was OS.09 (pet). This was one of my first RCs #4 and I learned to fly RC with this good model....
OweCarlson : Sky Skooter : 18/10/2017

Where is the center of gravity or point of balance located?
anon : Rumpler Taube : 18/10/2017

I have scanned a 3 part article from the FMT Magazin 07/94 - 11/94 (Scale Documentation with the Parts List) for the beautiful Christen Eagle I + II Scale Biplane (Pavel Fencel) Plan ID. oz 6164 [see supplementary file]. This Plan (4...
Axel_VPF : Christen Eagle : 17/10/2017

I have scanned a 2 part article from the FMT Magazin 10/94 + 11/94 (German Instruction with Scale Documentation) for the beautiful Zlin 125 Sohaj Glider (J.Petran) Plan ID. oz 3279 [see supplementary file]. This plan (2 parts) was also in...
Axel_VPF : Z-125 Sohaj 2 : 14/10/2017

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Latest Site Updates

23/10/2017 : PlanID=9342 : DH 85 Leopard Moth by Bill Warner from Model Airplane News : Article added, thanks to RFJ.

22/10/2017 : PlanID=2746 : DH 110 by T Stoker from Model Aircraft : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to MikeJones.

20/10/2017 : PlanID=9332 : Horizon by Ray Malmstrom from Aeromodeller : Article added, thanks to RFJ &JMP.

20/10/2017 : PlanID=5087 : Lake Buccaneer by David A Ramsey from Flying Models : Article added, thanks to RFJ.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=29 : de Havilland Tiger Moth by Vito M Garofalo from Tern Aero : Added scanned printwood sheets, thanks to AxelN. Note this is actually taken from the Hi-Flier Kit #107 Tiger Moth.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=7136 : Poacher by Don Chancey from Flying Models : Article added, thanks to RFJ.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=9304 : Pilatus Porter by Bernie Huber from FMT : Added English version of article, thanks to RFJ.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=2134 : Porterfield Collegiate by Vito M Garofalo from Tern Aero : Added scan of printwood sheets, thanks to AxelN. Note this is actually taken from the Hi-Flier kit #105.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=9331 : Curtiss P-40E Tiger Shark from Comet : Added printwood files (scanned parts), also decals and canopy details, thanks to MikeH.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=1288 : F-86D Sabre by Franz Meier from Flying Models : Article added, thanks to RFJ.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=5344 : Morane Saulnier Parasol by Nick Ziroli from Flying Models : Article added, thanks to RFJ.

18/10/2017 : PlanID=4765 : Grumman F8F Bearcat by Nick Ziroli from Flying Models : Article added, thanks to RFJ.

17/10/2017 : PlanID=1631 : American Zipper by Walter Kahn from Air Trails : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, now also stitched onto single sheet, thanks to rchopper56.

17/10/2017 : PlanID=6164 : Christen Eagle by Pavel Fencl : Added article from German magazine 'FMT', thanks to Axel_VPF.

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Latest Plans text listing

Kingfisher - D Williamson - 52in Glider R/C
Tri-Tri - David J Dyer - 98in Glider R/C
Pink Panther - Derek Dowdeswell - 36in IC C/L
Sunday Fighters - Dan Reiss - 61in Scale IC R/C
Firefly - R Lopez - 36in IC C/L
Early Riser - P Sainsbury - 100in Glider R/C
Gloster Gannet - Don Srull - 22in Scale Rubber...
Diamond - Tony Wright - 52in IC R/C
Fauvel AV.22S - Mike Pitchers - 73in Scale...
DH 85 Leopard Moth - Bill Warner - 42in Scale...
F-9 - Darryl Usher - 66in IC R/C
Clancy II - M Ballentyne - 18in IC F/F
Great Lakes Trainer - AD Kingswood - 28in Scale...
Benzin Motor Flugmodel - Otto Michalicka - 63in...
Vae Victis - Paul Stanley - 42in IC C/L
Tiger Rag - Eraldo Padovano - 52in IC F/F
Flying Aces Sport Racer - Julius Unrath - 20in...
SB2U Vindicator - Mike Midkiff - 32in Scale...
Pretty Perfect - Arthur Percival - 41in IC C/L
Horizon - Ray Malmstrom - 26in IC F/F
Curtiss P-40E Tiger Shark - 31in Scale Rubber...
Star-Jet - Ian Dowsett - 28in Jetex F/F
Swift - John Stroud - 66in IC R/C
BM-1 - Georges Benedek - 41in Rubber F/F
Impulse - Bill Johnke - 46in IC R/C
Sneezy - Vic Smeed - 40in IC F/F
Skeeter - Denis Cooper, Ray Coles - 30in IC F/F
OTE 1938 - 62in Rubber F/F
Le Cyclone - Emmanuel Fillon - 34in IC F/F
Chance Vought V-173 - Jack Lynn Bale - 36in...
Drill Bit 40 - Andy Kunz - 61in Electric R/C
Pitts Special S-2 Big Stinker - MRM - 52in...
Grumman S-G2 Tracker - Steven Hall - 64in Scale...
Lancer - Authur Pawloski - 40in IC C/L
Redhead - 65in Scale IC R/C
Zonda - Peter Willis - 50in IC R/C
Supra Star 25 - Hanno Prettner - 49in IC R/C
Masterix - Pete Barnett - 48in Glider R/C
Loner - Tony Cordes - 77in Glider F/F
Aquabird - Laddie Mikulasko - 60in IC R/C
Wakefield Winner - Joe Foster - 48in Rubber F/F
Wittman Tailwind - Simon Pollock - 56in Scale...
Spitpanzer - Richard Brand - 59in IC R/C
Mura - Steve Wooley - 64in IC R/C
Pulque - Raymond Boyd - 42in IC F/F
Monoprep - Doc Mathews - 72in Scale IC R/C
Pilatus Porter - Bernie Huber - 75in Scale IC...
Half Alpha - Harry E Harps - 46in IC F/F
Archie - Peter Holland - 50in IC R/C
Bluebird - Charles Mackey - 42in IC C/L

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