Old Timer (oz6309)

About this Plan

Old Timer. Mann Grimmer 1913 Twin Pusher. Free flight rubber A-frame model. This is a later re-drawn plan from a nostalgia-themed article printed in Aeromodeller of 1949.

Quote: "It was an interesting letter, recalling conditions prior to the first Great War and with it was enclosed a copy of the firm's 1913 catalogue, on the cover of which they described themselves as 'The Pioneers of the Tested and Guaranteed Model Aeroplane'.

The firm of Mann and Grimmer concentrated essentially on the production of the 'Mann' monoplane, a twin pusher of some 3 ft 6 ins and with span of some 30 ins. Several thousand of these models were sold and kits of parts and individual parts were supplied in addition to the completed models...

With the aid of photographs, notes and sketches provided by Mr Grimmer, the Aeromodeller Rsearch Dept prepared drawings of the 'Mann' Monoplane and from these drawings Messers Elwell and Cull construicted this model.

The model will take off under its own power and clock consistently 50 - 6- seconds. Since the all-up weight is 16 oz and the wing area 149 sq in, there is no question of this model being a thermal hunter and soaring! It really is an amazing sight and climbs steadily and powerfully - and flies the full 1/4 mile which the original 'Mann' machines were guaranteed to do."

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