Kimberley Sky Rider (oz14550)
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Kimberley Sky Rider. Peanut scale model for rubber power (to the 9 inch fuselage rule).
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Quote: "Hi Mary & Steve, Please find attached plans and text for the Kimberly Sky Rider, designed by Ken Johnson. From Model Builder, Vol 13, Number 137."
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Quote: "ULTRALIGHT SCALE MODELS: Have you indoor scale modelers considered going after the Fikes and Laceys with ultralight aircraft? Last summer I drew up the Kimberley Sky Rider for Jumbo outdoor rubber scale. As fate would have it, time ran out, and I didn't get it built. The airplane had a lot of potential as a scale subject. The surfaces are all straight lines, and the structure is very light. The pilot sits under the wing, and his whole body is visible. The wings are wire braced. I think it would make a good indoor peanut model.
Three-view drawings and a photo can be found in Ultralight Aircraft, a rather new book on ultralights by Michael A. Markowski. This 288 page book is crammed full of the new breed of machines. Plans, photos, engine details, and every thing you need to know to fly one. The publisher is Ultralight Publications, Post Office Box 234, Hummelstown, PA 17036.
Similar aircraft which would be good for indoor scale and peanut are: the Eagle, the Birdman RB-1, the Goldwing (a canard), and the Weedhopper. I'm sure there are many more."
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(oz14550)
Kimberley Sky Rider
by Ken Johnson
from Model Builder
June 1983
15in span
Scale Rubber F/F
clean :)
all formers complete :)
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Submitted: 11/04/2023
Filesize: 374KB
Format: • PDFbitmap
Credit*: IanSalmon
Downloads: 459
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