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Bowers Wakefield (oz2565)
by Fred Bowers
by Popular Science
1940
48in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Bowers Wakefield 1939 entry. (International Contest Flyer). Rubber contest model by Canadian Fred Bowers. The article was written by Frank Zaic. From Popular Science, June...
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Chieftain (oz1833)
by Paul Mueller
by Popular Science
1947
28in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Chieftain. Free flight rubber model, with ritz wing, streamlined fuselage and retracting gear. The fuse is carved out of solid balsa. From Popular Science, June 1947.Quote:...
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Contestant (oz1834)
by Frank Zaic
by Popular Science
1937
36in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Contestant. Free flight rubber model. Popular Science Sep 1937. Quote: "High Powered Model Plane - Built to win contests. By Frank Zaic. Our new modern flying model 'Contestant'...
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Experimenter No3 (oz1818)
by Frank Zaic
by Popular Science
1938
20in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Experimenter No3. Free flight rubber contest model. August 1938 Popular Science Monthly. From the article titled 'Building a Contest Winner'.Quote: "Building a Contest Winner....
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F-111 (oz4790)
by Roy Clough
by Popular Science
15in span
Tags: [ Scale Glider F/F ]
F-111. Profile scale catapult glider model. Quote: "REALISTIC ZOOMING flights that end with a slow glide back to earth are possible with this unique 'silhouette' model of the...
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Lockheed Vega (oz3115)
by Vincent Johnstone
by Popular Science Monthly
1929
31in span
Tags: [ Scale Rubber F/F ]
Lockheed Vega Yankee Doodle. Scale model for rubber power. This plan dates from 1929. The fuselage is hollowed from 2 large solid blocks of balsa wood. Quote: "Three oz replica -...
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Minute Man (oz1831)
by Frank Zaic
by Popular Science
1941
21in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
The Minute Man. Free flight rubber model. Popular Science June 1941. Quote: "THIS little plane, capable of flights of over 2,000 feet can be built and launched in less time than...
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Miss Science (oz1817)
by Frank Zaic
by Popular Science
1939
72in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Miss Science. Free flight gas model, from September 1939 Popular Science. Quote: "A gas-powered model airplane designed for contest flying, but unusually easy to build. Miss...
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Morgan Wakefield (oz11204)
by Richard Morgan
by Popular science
1940
48in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Morgan Wakefield. Rubber competition model.Quote: "Richard Morgan's (Canadian) Wakefield rubber model, Popular science 1940. Later kitted by Easybuilt Model Aeroplane Co of...
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Paper Flyer (oz4519)
by HA Thomas
by Popular Science
1945
18in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Paper Flyer. Free flight rubber model, made completely from paper. Direct submission to Outerzone.
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Perky (oz4513)
by Jack Wilson
by Popular Science
1949
16in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Perky. Midget Gas Model. Free flight gas model, or strictly speaking 'tethered flight' gas model. Infant Torpedo engine. This is a scan of the original magazine pages as printed,...
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Pusher (oz4225)
by Paul Mueller
by Popular Science
1950
30in span
Tags: [ IC F/F ]
Pusher. Sport pusher flying wing model. Quote: "This one comes from Popular Science. The Pusher by Paul Mueller."
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Sky Climber (oz4518)
by Paul Mueller
by Popular Science
1946
30in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Sky Climber. Rubber sport model. Quote: "Sky Climber. A high flying rubber-powered model by Paul Mueller. When you fly this sleek little rubber model you may be surprised at the...
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Slat Wing CL Trainer (oz9680)
by Roy Clough
by Popular SCience
1955
18in span
Tags: [ IC C/L ]
Slat Wing Trainer. Control line trainer model, for .049 power.Quote: "I Fly a Control-Line Trainer. It looks like a refugee from a Venetian-blind factory, but it flies fine - and...
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Thermal Hunter (oz1830)
by Frank Zaic
by Popular Science
1936
37in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Thermal Hunter. Free flight rubber model. August 1936 Popular Science.Quote: "HERE is a model airplane that may break the existing world records for flight this summer. By...
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Thermal Hunter Mark II (oz3173)
by Frank Zaic
by Popular Science
1939
36in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Thermal Hunter no 2. Rubbber sports model. Includes 2nd page with formers.Quote: "Fast-Climbing Model Plane. Hunts out thermal air currents to increase duration of flights. By...
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Thunderjet (oz4529)
by EL Garrett
by Popular Science
1952
15in span
Tags: [ Scale Jetex F/F ]
Thunderjet. Republic F-84 Thunderjet. Scale free flight model for Jetex power. Has a hollow-log carved out balsa fuselage. Direct submission to Outerzone.
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Towline Glider (oz4514)
by Jay T Holmes
by Popular Science
1946
36in span
Tags: [ Glider F/F ]
Towline Glider. Free flight glider model. Quote: "EXCEPTIONALLY stable, this sleek little glider (shown in color on p.120) has a very flat, moderately fast glide. If it encounters...
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Triad (oz9728)
by Roy Clough
by Popular Science
1946
15in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Triad. Radial-wing flying model.Quote: "An interesting experiment in radial-wing ships, this model is incapable of stalling out of a climbing turn. Designed with radially mounted...
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Utility Special (oz1819)
by Frank Zaic
by Popular Science
1937
24in span
Tags: [ Rubber F/F ]
Utility Special. Free flight rubber model. From Popular Science, May 1937.Quote: "This new flying model won't crack up. Utility Special, by Frank Zaic.SPEEDY and extraordinarily...
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