Improved Barnes Snorter (oz15535)
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Improved Barnes Snorter. Free flight fantasy-scale model, for rubber power. Wingspan 16 in.
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Quote: "Steve and Mary, I've been drawing up some plans that I'd started a while back. I saw a picture of the 1930s Bill Barnes Air Adventurer magazines and the fiction aircraft as well as some patterened after the aircraft of the times.
I found a 3 view of the 'Improved Barnes Snorter' float plane that I couldn't resist trying my hand at a plan I finished up on 31 AUG 2024. The Flying Aces Club has a category of Fiction Flyers in their rules and I tried to stay within their limits. Following find an excerpt from their Fiction Flyer rules:
VIII-7.0 FICTION FLYER For models of fictional aircraft as depicted by original artwork on covers and in stories of published fiction magazines or books such as Flying Aces, as well as in children’s books and fantasy novels. Scale airplanes used in fiction stories are not eligible (Example: the Grumman Skyrocket used in Blackhawk comics).
A. Fiction Flyer models may not compete in any other FAC events.
B. Wingspan limit: Single engine: 22” Multi-engine: 25”
C. Minimum documentation shall be a published illustration of the aircraft. Color and markings may be changed, but should reflect the era and spirit of the original illustration. Contestants are encouraged to flesh out their source documentation with 'scale docs' of their own creation, especially where this contributes to the judging of 'Construction and Detail' scores.
D. All scoring (Scale, Bonus Points, Flight Points, Total Score) as per FAC Rubber Scale (See pgs. 5-7 sections III-1.1 to III-1.4). 1. Scale points: Pertinent scale details typically found on real aircraft must be included, such as exhaust stacks, landing gear outlines, etc. even if these details are not obvious in the reference artwork.
Regards,
Tom Akery/Sky9pilot"
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An additional note: I've included the 20" version of this plan on FreeFlightArchive.com see https://freeflightarchive.com/index.php/plans-gallery...Tom Akery - 15/09/2024
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