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I have done the maiden flight on the Aeronca Sedan 15AC & she flew like an absolute dream. Powered by an OS FS90 ... which by the way is over the top ... I rarely went higher than 1/3 throttle & the take off was a 1/2 throttle. Awesome...
Bernard_Petro : Aeronca Sedan 15AC : 13/11/2018

How are my friends from the United Kingdom!... a pleasure to make contact with you again. This time I send photos of a Pocket Rocket model from plans, to which I put a G-Mark engine .03 and has 4 channels [more pics 007-009]. I hope you...
MauricioBertello : Pocket Rocket : 13/11/2018

I have new photos of the glider almost finished [more pics 008-010]. In the new photos I am with my dog, Dana. Thank you. Regards from Argentina.
GJoseRosalesRuiz : Hi-Fly : 13/11/2018

Doh. My mistake. Turns out DBHL have only this one page scanned, and I myself put this plan up on Oz without even noticing the missing wing. So. Can anyone out there send us in a scan of page 2? Thanks all.
SteveWMD : RTP Spitfire : 13/11/2018

Spitfire is missing stabilizer & wing layouts.
anon : RTP Spitfire : 11/11/2018

Looks like a page two of the spitfire plan is missing. No details for the wing or tail surfaces are on page 1 TIA.
anon : RTP Spitfire : 10/11/2018

Have completed twin rudder configuration. Have ground test performance video. Have successfully flown it. Video documentation. Your viewers will like to see it. My date information: Built 1943 from Berkeley kit. In storage until 2016....
EmilJCost_NY_USA : Custom Cavalier 108 : 09/11/2018

More than 50 years ago I built my first Veron Sky Skooter. This plane was equipped with a 1.5 cc diesel engine and a self-built one channel radio control. This year I built my second Sky Skooter [more pics 010]. Now with an electric motor...
Nico_Steenbergen : Sky Skooter : 09/11/2018

Tim Hobbins of Hobbins Hobbies is doing a laser cut version of the Talisman - 36.5" or 40" span.
Annette : Talisman : 09/11/2018

Added some pics of the finished model [more pics 008-010] thanks to Fred Shipp.
Mary : Cessna AW : 09/11/2018

Fair point.
SteveWMD : Little Bug : 09/11/2018

1979 design, so no influence by Clancy's 1990s efforts!
anon : Little Bug : 09/11/2018

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Latest Site Updates

13/11/2018 : PlanID=1062 : King Burd by George Austermann from Burd Model Airplane : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to DBHL, theshadow.

13/11/2018 : PlanID=9769 : GB-2 by HS Sayers from Aeromodeller : Replaced this plan (again) with a clearer copy, thanks to DBHL, theshadow.

13/11/2018 : PlanID=2923 : Moby Dick by Eric Smith from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

13/11/2018 : PlanID=3340 : World Tailless Record Holder by J Marshall from Model Aircraft : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to DBHL, theshadow.

13/11/2018 : PlanID=5804 : Vickers Vildebeest by Charles Newman from Aeromodeller : Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, thanks to DBHL, theshadow.

13/11/2018 : PlanID=5350 : San De Hogan by Dennis Davis from Air Trails : Replaced this plan with a clearer scan, thanks to dfritzke.

13/11/2018 : PlanID=10610 : Banzai Machine MkII by Mike Atwood from Flying Models : Added article, thanks to theshadow.

12/11/2018 : PlanID=2356 : Skylark II by HJ Pridmore from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

12/11/2018 : PlanID=867 : Miss Farnboro by GWW Harris from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

12/11/2018 : PlanID=1664 : Eros by John Coasby from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

10/11/2018 : PlanID=10588 : Gieseke Nobler by Bob Gieseke : Added alternate plan, thanks to Pit. This is a sketch by Gieseke, showing how his Nobler differs from the George Aldrich original.

09/11/2018 : PlanID=9099 : Lightweight Duration Mk II by Mick Farthing from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

09/11/2018 : PlanID=1766 : Dryad by HE White from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

09/11/2018 : PlanID=4494 : DH Tiger Moth by Rupert Moore from Aeromodeller : Added article, thanks to RFJ.

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Latest Plans text listing

Rambler - George Moir - 29in IC C/L
Ramrod 600 - Ron St Jean - 63in IC F/F
X-120 - R Hart - 34in IC C/L
Ramrod 600 - Ron St Jean - 63in IC F/F
Big-H - Lou Andrews - 56in IC R/C
Bumble Vee - Henry Arance - 37in IC Electric...
Vultee Vanguard - Frank Reinhold - 36in Scale...
Popular Aviation Special - Paul Lindberg - 40in...
Banzai Machine MkII - Mike Atwood - 50in Glider...
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor - Mark Frankel - 99in...
Navy Fighter - Frank Lee Warburton - 40in IC...
Electric RTP - Ian Peacock - 15in Electric RTP
RTP Spitfire - Eric Clutton - 16in IC RTP
RTP Stuka - Eric Clutton - 18in IC RTP
Macclesfield Marvel - KWS Turner - 37in Rubber...
Conquest - R Bamber - 42in Glider F/F
Shoestring - Bryan Miller - 60in Electric...
Tigerkitten - Robert Benjamin - 27in IC C/L
Zero - Tom Herr - 60in IC R/C
Nakke - Juhani Kari - 54in IC C/L
Peppermint Pattie - Walter Damuck - 44in IC R/C
Thyrte - RI Godden - 56in Glider F/F
Westland Wyvern - Dave Pishnery - 20in Scale...
Dragonfly - Elmer G Powell - 31in Rubber F/F
Flying Wheel - Paul Del Gatto - 12in Jetex F/F
Flying Midget Gas Model - Thracy Petrides,...
Pong - LF Randolph - 44in IC R/C
Canned Heat - Don Chancey - 30in Jetex F/F
Blackburn Shark - HG Moore - 28in Scale IC F/F
Classic Trim Trainer - David Boddington - 35in...
Gieseke Nobler - Bob Gieseke - 52in IC C/L
Haltonian - MA King - 34in Glider F/F
Tiger Rag - Graham Smith - 60in IC R/C
Black Ghost - M Grimmetr - 38in IC C/L
Skyrocket - Jack Sheeks - 58in IC C/L
Flying Wing - Dennis Tapsfield - 44in Electric...
Squert - Dereck Woodward - 37in Electric R/C
Zilch Mark 40 - Don McGovern - 40in IC C/L
Scorcher - Ron Moulton - 30in IC C/L
Talon Zephyr - Weldon Smith, Bob Baldwin - 40in...
Piper PA-36 Pawnee Brave 300 - Arthur Heenan -...
Mini Funtana - Doug Morris - 37in Electric R/C
IMAC one design - Matt Mrdeza - 72in Scale IC...
Aspen Leaf - Mark Howard - 60in R/C
Wee Duper Zilch - Jim Saftig - 34in IC C/L
Me 163B - Hal Redner - 36in IC C/L
Womble - Colin Shepherd - 75in Glider F/F
Sportwing - Hal DeBolt - 36in IC C/L
Small Stuff - Frank Ehling - 12in IC C/L
P-63 Kingcobra - Maxey Hester - 69in Scale IC...

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