Islander (oz8367)
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Islander. Control line sport model.
Quote: "Slick as a Team Racer, fast as a Speedster, rugged as the Rock of Gibraltar, and designed for country-club sport flying.
We like flying for the fun of it, and not for the dawn-to-dusk battle for awards. Why even building models is fun - something which seems to be glossed over these days. That's probably why we're not always looking for the fastest or easiest way to build a model.
'The Islander' grew out of an idea for a sheek model, which fits in with our ideas for a sport job. We made no attempt to fit it into AMA rules, and had no records in mind when we built this model. It's been a long time since we built it, and it has been a constant flying companion since. For over five years, we've been wringing it out at the many local control-line flying sites. When we want to relax, we grab a fuel can, lines, batteries, The Islander, and off to a flying site we go.
How does it fly? It averages 80 mph on 75-foot lines for 30 laps with an O&R 33 for power. And, if that isn't enough for you, it can hop around the circle at 90-plus with a McCoy or a Torp 29. This sounds kinda hopped up for a sport job, but we built it the way we liked it and we're happy with the record. The ship is a steady flyer and is easy to keep on a straight and level..."
Hi Mary/Steve - Here is PDG's Islander from Flying Models magazine issue 05-56.
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Islander
by Paul Del Gatto
from Flying Models
May 1956
28in span
IC C/L
clean :)
all formers complete :)
got article :) -
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