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1/2A Helicopter (oz5723)
by Paul H Stahlhuth
by Air Trails
1952
20in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Free flight 1/2A size helicopter design. This plan appeared in combination along with the Everitt Wakefield on thefullsize Magazine plan service drawing. Quote: "Lively interest...
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1935 Wakefield Winner (oz10516)
by Gordon Light
by Air Trails
1936
40in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
1935 Wakefield Winner. Rubber competiton model.Quote: "1935 Wakefield Winner, designed by Gordon S Light. Winning flight 7m 20s OOS - proxy flown by TH Ives, at Fairey's Aerodrome...
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1936 Mulvihill Winner (oz3815)
by Bruce Luckett
by Air Trails
1937
32in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
1936 Mulvihill Winner. Model by Bruce Luckett, article by Gordon Light. 32 inch span. Quote: "THE MULVIHILL is one.of the most handsome of the National trophies. It is a bronzed...
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1937 Texaco Winner (oz1901)
by Fiske Hanley
by Air Trails
1938
114in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
1937 Texaco Winner. Free flight gas model. This is not a full-size plan. Originally published in Air Trails 7/38. Quote: "Texaco Trophy Winner. Five pages of detailed plans and...
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1938 Moffet Winner (oz10440)
by Roy Nelder
by Air Trails
1938
48in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
1938 Moffet Winner. Rubber competition model. Quote: "1938 Moffett Trophy Winner by Roy Nelder, Tornto, Canada. Air Trails 1938 (small mods, etc) Drn J Noonan, 1987." Scan from...
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1939 Moffett Trophy Winner (oz13448)
by Ed Naudzius
by Air Trails
1940
40in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
1939 Moffett Trophy Winner. Rubber duration model. Note this is not a full size plan. This is a scan of the drawings as they were printed in the magazine pages, back in 1940. The...
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A-Pay (oz10825)
by Frank Ehling
by Air Trails Annual
1954
58in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
A-Pay. PAA-load competition model for Torp .19 engine.Quote: "A proven contest winner, a pleasing configuration, pleasure to build. A-Pay, by Frenk Ehling.Since its total weight...
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Aero car (oz7183)
by Edmond Hammitt
by Air Trails
1947
72in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Aero car. Free flight gas model. Quote: "A class C thermal hunter with a touch of realism. Aero Car, by Edmond Hammitt.Here is a most unusual design - a true version of the future...
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Aeronca C-3 (oz4686)
by Chuck Hollinger
by Air Trails
1949
50in span
Tags: [ Scale IC C/L ]
Aeronca C-3. Control line scale model. Quote: "SHE was known as the 'Flying Bathtub' in the old days. Yet today there are still a few putt-putting around the country after more...
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Aeronca Champion (oz2243)
by James Noonan
by Air Trails
1946
30in span
Tags: [ Scale Rubber F/F ]
Aeronca Champion. Scale rubber FF model. Quote: "Champion by James Noonan. Another in our series of postwar private aircraft. This flying scale version of the Champion is capable...
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Aeronca K (oz11886)
by Alan Booton
by Air Trails
1937
26in span
Tags: [ Scale Rubber F/F ]
Aeronca K. Rubber scale model.Quote: "Light Cabinplane. Flying model of a roomy sportplane - the 1937 Aeronca by Alan D Booton.CALLED a champion by its manufacturers, the new...
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Aeronca Tandem (oz1657)
by Ronnie Albert
by Air Trails
1942
48in span
Tags: [ Scale IC F/F C/L ]
Aeronca Tandem. Free flight scale model from Feb 1942 Air Trails. Can also be flown as 'guide-liner' ie CL. Quote: "Make your next contest ship look like a real airplane! This...
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Air Trails Sportster (oz9197)
by Ben Shereshaw
by Air Trails
1939
46in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Air Trails Sportster. Free flight gas model. This is the original Air Trails Sportster design by Ben Shereshaw, as first published in Air Trails Magazine, March 1939. Quote: "THE...
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Air Youth Glider No.1 (oz10784)
by WF Tyler
by Air Trails
1943
14in span
Tags: [ Glider F/F ]
Air Youth Glider No.1. Simple chuck glider model.Three Air Trails articles published in sequence during the Second World War - in April, May and June, of 1943 - the Air Youth...
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Air Youth Glider No.2 (oz10785)
by WF Tyler
by Air Trails
1943
20in span
Tags: [ Glider F/F ]
Air Youth Glider No.2. Simple towline glider model made using pine and card.Three Air Trails articles published in sequence during the Second World War - in April, May and June,...
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Air Youth Glider No.3 (oz1111)
by WF Tyler
by Air Trails
1943
33in span
Tags: [ Glider F/F ]
Air Youth Glider No3. Towline glider.Three Air Trails articles published in sequence during the Second World War - in April, May and June, of 1943 - the Plan Details

Airacobra P-39 (oz2834)
by Walt Musciano
by Air Trails
1954
28in span
Tags: [ Scale IC C/L ]
Airacobra P-39 by Walt Musciano. From Air Trails for Young Men, June 1954.28" span .15 to .35 glo powered C/L by Walt Musciano.
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Airhopper (oz10738)
by Stanley Orzeck
by Air Trails
1940
96in span
Tags: [ Glider F/F ]
Airhopper. Towline glide model. Wingspan 96 in.Quote: "THE Airhopper by Stanley Orzeck, plans by Paul Plecan. An eight-foot sailplane either towed by a gas model or launched by...
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Albatros Triplane (oz1026)
by Walt Musciano
by Air Trails
1949
26in span
Tags: [ Scale IC C/L ]
Albatros Triplane. Control line scale WWI fighter. Update 03/08/2013: Replaced this plan with a clearer copy, scaled to fullsize at 26in span, thanks to JJ. Update 31/07/2020:...
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Albatross (oz5406)
by George Reich
by Air Trails
1941
80in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Albatross. Free flight gas model. Note this is not a full-size plan, this is a scan of the original magazine pages and drawings, as printed 1941. Direct submission to...
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Alert (oz4909)
by Michael Latorre
by Air Trails
1942
53in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Alert. Free flight gas model. For Forster .29 power. Quote: "THE original ship from which the Alert was developed was a bit smaller than the final model. Powered by a Bantam and...
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Alert (oz299)
by Michael Latorre
by Air Trails
2008
53in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Alert. Modern redrawn plan (2008) of the 1940s pylon FF gas job.The Alert (oz4909) design first appered in Air...
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Alkie II (oz1205)
by Roland Mayer
by Air Trails
1951
29in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Alkie II. Free flight tail-less biplane gas model, with a Ritz wing construction. Wasp .049 power. Quote: "Alkie II by Roland Mayer. This Half A free flight configuration is...
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All American (oz8518)
by Air Trails Design Board
by Air Trails
1952
38in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
All American Pan-Am Plane. PAA-load model. Quote: "Analysis of five outstanding payload designs which participated at the last National Contest in Dallas, Texas, produced this...
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All American Ensign (oz1196)
by James Noonan
by Air Trails
1947
39in span
Tags: [ Scale Rubber F/F ]
All American Ensign. Scale rubber powered model. Quote: "NEWEST of postwar lightplanes, the Ensign has many new features, the most striking being the enormous bubble canopy which...
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All American Free Flight Job (oz9051)
by Bill Winter
by Air Trails
1950
55in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
All American Free Flight Job. Free flight pylon model. Arden .99 shown. This is a Bill Winter design, drawn up by Cal Smith. Appeared on Air Trails Pictorial, June 1950. Quote:...
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All American Rubber Model (oz314)
by Bob Dunham
by Air Trails
1952
44in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
All American Rubber Model. A Wakefield rubber model from Air Trials Model Annual 1952. This is a modern redrawn plan in PDFvector format by Gene Rock. Update 18/04/2020: Added...
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All Wing Wonder (oz3718)
by Paul Del Gatto
by Air Trails
1953
8in span
Tags: [ IC C/L ]
All-Wing Wonder. Control line speed model for .049 engine, drawn by Paul Del Gatto, 8in wingspan, from Air Trails Magazine July 1953. Quote: "HALF-A DELTA SPEEDSTER. All-Wing...
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Aloha (oz2228)
by Henry Jex
by Air Trails
1949
32in span
Tags: [ CO2 F/F ]
Aloha. Free flight CO2 model. All-sheet design, from Air Trails July 1949.Quote: "Strictly a duration job, this Herkimer CO2 powered contest winner can snare the trophies for you,...
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Amazon (oz2688)
by Sandra Hill, Stan Hill
by Air Trails
1953
62in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Amazon 400. Free flight power model from Air Trails, Feb 1953. Wingspan 62 in. Later kitted by Berkeley. Quote: "Sandra Hill, air-model designer extraordinary, is speaking: Most...
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American Zipper (oz1631)
by Walter Kahn
by Air Trails
1939
15in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
American Zipper. Free flight rubber model.Quote: "ALTHOUGH the American Zipper is comparatively small, it is unique in that it possesses the qualities of a contest ship. Its fast...
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Ant 25 (oz2084)
by Alan Booton
by Air Trails
1936
36in span
Tags: [ Scale Rubber F/F ]
Tupolev ANT-25. Scale model of the Russian experimental long range aircraft. Quote: "Arctic Flier. The long-winged Russian plane on the cover comes to America in an unusual flying...
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Apache (oz7050)
by Henry Struck
by Air Trails
1941
76in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Apache. Free flight power model. For Ohlsson 60 or similar engine. Quote: "Foolproof retractable landing gear, wing slots to kill stall, and automatic and adjustable sailplane...
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Arrow (oz696)
by Bill Gibson
by Model Builder
1992
46in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Arrow. 1940 class B pylon model, designed by Bill Gibson. The Arrow (oz14085) first appeared in Air Trails, Dec...
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Arrow Model F (oz6928)
by Alan Booton
by Air Trails
1937
28in span
Tags: [ Scale Rubber F/F ]
Arrow Model F. Rubber scale model. Quote: "With Wheels Or Pontoons. A Flying Scale Model of the Arrow Sport Plane The Arrow Model F by Alan D. Booton ...This month, Air Trails...
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Arrowhead (oz7855)
by Henry Cole
by Air Trails
1947
40in span
Tags: [ IC C/L ]
Arrowhead. Control line flying wing model. Pusher design.

Quote: "TH E general opinion of control-line flying wings is that they are a novelty and cannot compare in...
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Art Chesters Jeep (oz2048)
by Aubrey Kochman
by Air Trails
1952
28in span
Tags: [ Scale IC C/L ]
Jeep (Art Chester Racer). Scale model for control line. Quote "An exceptional project, famous Chester 'Jeep' racer makes fine U/C flying scale or team racing entry; the pants are...
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Asymmetrical Pusher (oz5717)
by Henry Cole
by Air Trails
1947
55in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Asymmetrical Pusher. Unorthodox free flight gas model, for Ohlsson 23 power. Hi Steve - Here is Henry Cole Jr.'s Asymmetrical Pusher from Air Trails magazine issue 01-47. Direct...
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AT Flying Lab (oz6072)
by Walt Schroder
by Air Trails
1946
68in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
AT's Flying Lab. Free flight sport model, for the 'Rocket' .46 engine. Quote: "WHEN you get right down to it, we model builders, unlike designers of full-scale aircraft, know very...
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Baby Biwinger (oz13924)
by Lud Kading
by Air Trails
1952
13in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Baby Bi-Winger. Simple all-sheet free flight model, for K&B Infant engine. Lud Kading's 1952 design, from Air Trails, April 1952. Later also reprinted in Flying Models,...
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Baby Boomer (oz8540)
by Aubrey Kochman
by Air Trails
1949
26in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Baby Boomer. Free flight power sport model.Quote: "If you want a ship to put behind the new Herkimer Cub or K&B Infant engine that will give contest performance and is not the...
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Back Porch Pusher (oz895)
by Bill Tyler
by Air Trails
1948
14in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Back Porch Pusher. Bill Tyler plan from Air Trails May 1948.
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Bambi-Powered FF (oz2276)
by John Schneider
by Air Trails
1955
22in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Bambi-Powered FF. Free flight model designed for the Allbon Bambi .009 engine. From Air Trails March 1955. Update 16/09/2020: Added article, thanks to theshadow. Quote:...
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Banshee (oz1192)
by Leon Shulman
by Air Trails
1945
50in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Banshee. Free flight contest gas model.Quote: "Guaranteed flight performance, plus radically new construction by a design expert. Banshee, by Leon Shulman.While the Banshee is a...
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Bartlett Bullet (oz2558)
by Warren E Bartlett
by Air Trails
1953
24in span
Tags: [ IC C/L ]
The Bartlett Bullet. Control line team racer model. Air Trails, May 1953, by Warren E Bartlett.Quote: "Been troubled by tough Team Racers? Bart, the model builder's friend, makes...
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Batiri (oz7807)
by Jose Tellez
by Air Trails
1952
32in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Batiri. Free flight power model. Mexican model by J Manuel Tellez. Thanks to Pit for confirmation on this one.Quote: "South of the Border Soarer. From down Mexico way comes this...
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Battling Boxcar (oz1408)
by Dick Struhl
by Air Trails
21in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Battling Boxcar. Free flight rubber model. Simple all-sheet rubber powered design by Dick Struhl from Air Trails magazine. Plan includes article and instrs.
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Bearcat (oz2126)
by S Cal Smith
by Air Trails
1952
36in span
Tags: [ Scale IC C/L ]
Grumman Bearcat. Scale control line carrier model. Quote: "A natural for Navy's Carrier Event, this U/C nifty can also win for you in flying scale. Control Line Carrier Scale...
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Beautiful Bess (oz2127)
by Chuck Wood
by Air Trails Annual
1953
38in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Beautiful Bess. Free flight rubber biplane model. Published in Air Trails.Quote: "Sweet, high-flyin' gal who can vie in any beauty contest; full-size plans available. Beautiful...
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Beechcraft Bonanza (oz8918)
by Lee Scott
by Air Trails
1949
24in span
Tags: [ Scale IC C/L ]
Beech Bonanza. Control line scale model for .19 power. By Lee Scott, from June 1949 Air Trails. Quote: "Ever want to build a really detailed flying scale model? Here's your...
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