1989 Bomber Beater (oz16371)

 

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1989 Bomber Beater. Radio control old timer model. Wingspan 100 in.

Quote: "1989 Bomber Beater. Based on the Playboy Senior from the 1941 Cleveland Model and Supply Co. Plans. Scaled 200% from Outerzone plan oz3075."

Direct submission to Outerzone.

Quote: "Although the Lanzo Bomber (oz224) was never kitted nor published in the pre-war period, shortly after it was discovered and approved in the 1980s, it was built in great numbers and started to dominate in Old Timer competitions. To counter this, Joe Elgin's Playboy Senior (oz3075) was scaled up to the same wing area of the Bomber. Mark Winstanley has produced this plan using the structural improvements of Jim Reynold's plan to reproduce The Bomber Beater. The prefered engine was and is the McCoy 60 Series 20."

Update 4/11/2025: Added CAD version of this plan (in DWG format), thanks to KurtWolfram.

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Datafile:
  • (oz16371)
    1989 Bomber Beater
    by Mark Winstanley
    from Kanata Aircraft Models
    October 2025 
    100in span
    IC R/C Pylon
    clean :)
    all formers complete :)
  • Submitted: 24/10/2025
    Filesize: 132KB
    Format: • PDFvector • CADfile
    Credit*: TomRyan, KurtWolfram
    Downloads: 304

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User comments

Mark:
I thought your scaling was off when I printed it and the wingspan came out to 100.5 instead of 100. Then, I referenced the Reynolds plan : 50.25 x 2=100.5
Wing area 315 x 4 =1,260. A perfect match for the long center section Lanzo Bomber!
Ian Taupe - 04/11/2025
I can't open the CAD-zip. Is it just a plan?
Dave Szabo - 04/11/2025
Yers, it is a CAD version of this plan (in DWG format). As it says in the update.
SteveWMD - 05/11/2025
Short kits are available from Kanata Aircraft Models
Mark Winstanley - 05/11/2025
Contact details for Kanata Aircraft Models are found here: https://www.facebook.com/KanataAircraft/
SteveWMD - 05/11/2025
Both of these Kanata Playboys are worth building but I haven’t seen them priced.
Does Wolfram have a CAD for the other?
Did you ever think Outerzone would grow to be this big?
Steve Sanders - 05/11/2025
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  • Plan File Filesize: 132KB Filename: 1989_Bomber_Beater_oz16371.pdf
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