10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Big Pussycat
Dick Baxter (2 Siros, Laguna Niguel CA 92677) sent this photo of
a completed Big Pussycat sport and beginner’s model and its bare
airframe.
The models span almost 16 inches, weight approximately 7
grams, and fly on a loop of 1⁄16 inch or larger rubber. With a 1⁄8 loop,
“climb is spectacular and the models are easy to lose outdoors,”
wrote Dick.
“I’ve also used this design as a follow on project in middle school
model classes,” he wrote. “It takes a kid about 10 hours to build a Big
Pussycat and most of them fly 30 to 45 seconds indoors.”
Great Lakes Special
Bob van’t Riet (2751 Rodman Dr., Los Osos CA) received a
great deal of help on this project from Cameron Saure of Reynolds,
North Dakota, who owns the full-scale Great Lakes Special
NC84IH.
The 1⁄5-scale aircraft spans 64 inches, has a wing loading of 23
ounces per square foot, and weighs 12 pounds. Bob created it by
rebuilding a previous model he had built from an Ikon N’wst kit.
It is powered by an O.S. FS-120 Surpass III pumped four-stroke
engine. Radio and servos are JR. Covering is nitrate dope, Polyspan
tissue, and Sig Koverall. Stits Poly-Tone paint was used for the final
finish.
Bob made a lightweight pilot from foam he found in an artificialflower
shop.
Giant Aeromaster
Robert Marchi (14717 114th Ave. N.E., Kirkland WA 98034; Email:
[email protected]) covered his model with UltraCote, and the
3-inch red checks on the bottom of the wings were hand-cut from
UltraCote Plus.
The 20-pound Aeromaster is powered by a Brison 3.2 engine
with a 21 x 12 Menz Ultra propeller. Stan’s Fiber Tech made the
cowling and wheel pants. Robert uses four JR servos for the
ailerons, two for the elevator, and one for the rudder, mounted in the
rear of the fuselage.
“This airplane flies very well at all speeds,” he wrote. “It is a
little touchy on takeoff.”
“Dusterski”
Dan Sobieralski (8933 Simmons Rd., Redding CA 96001; Email:
[email protected]) saw crop dusters working the rice
fields near Sacramento, California, and decided to kit-bash a nearly
complete Carl Goldberg Falcon 56 II into a “Dusterski.”
The model is powered by an O.S. .40 LA engine, is covered
with Cub Yellow MonoKote, and uses an older Cirrus transmitter.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/05
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/05
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13
10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Big Pussycat
Dick Baxter (2 Siros, Laguna Niguel CA 92677) sent this photo of
a completed Big Pussycat sport and beginner’s model and its bare
airframe.
The models span almost 16 inches, weight approximately 7
grams, and fly on a loop of 1⁄16 inch or larger rubber. With a 1⁄8 loop,
“climb is spectacular and the models are easy to lose outdoors,”
wrote Dick.
“I’ve also used this design as a follow on project in middle school
model classes,” he wrote. “It takes a kid about 10 hours to build a Big
Pussycat and most of them fly 30 to 45 seconds indoors.”
Great Lakes Special
Bob van’t Riet (2751 Rodman Dr., Los Osos CA) received a
great deal of help on this project from Cameron Saure of Reynolds,
North Dakota, who owns the full-scale Great Lakes Special
NC84IH.
The 1⁄5-scale aircraft spans 64 inches, has a wing loading of 23
ounces per square foot, and weighs 12 pounds. Bob created it by
rebuilding a previous model he had built from an Ikon N’wst kit.
It is powered by an O.S. FS-120 Surpass III pumped four-stroke
engine. Radio and servos are JR. Covering is nitrate dope, Polyspan
tissue, and Sig Koverall. Stits Poly-Tone paint was used for the final
finish.
Bob made a lightweight pilot from foam he found in an artificialflower
shop.
Giant Aeromaster
Robert Marchi (14717 114th Ave. N.E., Kirkland WA 98034; Email:
[email protected]) covered his model with UltraCote, and the
3-inch red checks on the bottom of the wings were hand-cut from
UltraCote Plus.
The 20-pound Aeromaster is powered by a Brison 3.2 engine
with a 21 x 12 Menz Ultra propeller. Stan’s Fiber Tech made the
cowling and wheel pants. Robert uses four JR servos for the
ailerons, two for the elevator, and one for the rudder, mounted in the
rear of the fuselage.
“This airplane flies very well at all speeds,” he wrote. “It is a
little touchy on takeoff.”
“Dusterski”
Dan Sobieralski (8933 Simmons Rd., Redding CA 96001; Email:
[email protected]) saw crop dusters working the rice
fields near Sacramento, California, and decided to kit-bash a nearly
complete Carl Goldberg Falcon 56 II into a “Dusterski.”
The model is powered by an O.S. .40 LA engine, is covered
with Cub Yellow MonoKote, and uses an older Cirrus transmitter.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/05
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13
10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Big Pussycat
Dick Baxter (2 Siros, Laguna Niguel CA 92677) sent this photo of
a completed Big Pussycat sport and beginner’s model and its bare
airframe.
The models span almost 16 inches, weight approximately 7
grams, and fly on a loop of 1⁄16 inch or larger rubber. With a 1⁄8 loop,
“climb is spectacular and the models are easy to lose outdoors,”
wrote Dick.
“I’ve also used this design as a follow on project in middle school
model classes,” he wrote. “It takes a kid about 10 hours to build a Big
Pussycat and most of them fly 30 to 45 seconds indoors.”
Great Lakes Special
Bob van’t Riet (2751 Rodman Dr., Los Osos CA) received a
great deal of help on this project from Cameron Saure of Reynolds,
North Dakota, who owns the full-scale Great Lakes Special
NC84IH.
The 1⁄5-scale aircraft spans 64 inches, has a wing loading of 23
ounces per square foot, and weighs 12 pounds. Bob created it by
rebuilding a previous model he had built from an Ikon N’wst kit.
It is powered by an O.S. FS-120 Surpass III pumped four-stroke
engine. Radio and servos are JR. Covering is nitrate dope, Polyspan
tissue, and Sig Koverall. Stits Poly-Tone paint was used for the final
finish.
Bob made a lightweight pilot from foam he found in an artificialflower
shop.
Giant Aeromaster
Robert Marchi (14717 114th Ave. N.E., Kirkland WA 98034; Email:
[email protected]) covered his model with UltraCote, and the
3-inch red checks on the bottom of the wings were hand-cut from
UltraCote Plus.
The 20-pound Aeromaster is powered by a Brison 3.2 engine
with a 21 x 12 Menz Ultra propeller. Stan’s Fiber Tech made the
cowling and wheel pants. Robert uses four JR servos for the
ailerons, two for the elevator, and one for the rudder, mounted in the
rear of the fuselage.
“This airplane flies very well at all speeds,” he wrote. “It is a
little touchy on takeoff.”
“Dusterski”
Dan Sobieralski (8933 Simmons Rd., Redding CA 96001; Email:
[email protected]) saw crop dusters working the rice
fields near Sacramento, California, and decided to kit-bash a nearly
complete Carl Goldberg Falcon 56 II into a “Dusterski.”
The model is powered by an O.S. .40 LA engine, is covered
with Cub Yellow MonoKote, and uses an older Cirrus transmitter.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/05
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13
10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Big Pussycat
Dick Baxter (2 Siros, Laguna Niguel CA 92677) sent this photo of
a completed Big Pussycat sport and beginner’s model and its bare
airframe.
The models span almost 16 inches, weight approximately 7
grams, and fly on a loop of 1⁄16 inch or larger rubber. With a 1⁄8 loop,
“climb is spectacular and the models are easy to lose outdoors,”
wrote Dick.
“I’ve also used this design as a follow on project in middle school
model classes,” he wrote. “It takes a kid about 10 hours to build a Big
Pussycat and most of them fly 30 to 45 seconds indoors.”
Great Lakes Special
Bob van’t Riet (2751 Rodman Dr., Los Osos CA) received a
great deal of help on this project from Cameron Saure of Reynolds,
North Dakota, who owns the full-scale Great Lakes Special
NC84IH.
The 1⁄5-scale aircraft spans 64 inches, has a wing loading of 23
ounces per square foot, and weighs 12 pounds. Bob created it by
rebuilding a previous model he had built from an Ikon N’wst kit.
It is powered by an O.S. FS-120 Surpass III pumped four-stroke
engine. Radio and servos are JR. Covering is nitrate dope, Polyspan
tissue, and Sig Koverall. Stits Poly-Tone paint was used for the final
finish.
Bob made a lightweight pilot from foam he found in an artificialflower
shop.
Giant Aeromaster
Robert Marchi (14717 114th Ave. N.E., Kirkland WA 98034; Email:
[email protected]) covered his model with UltraCote, and the
3-inch red checks on the bottom of the wings were hand-cut from
UltraCote Plus.
The 20-pound Aeromaster is powered by a Brison 3.2 engine
with a 21 x 12 Menz Ultra propeller. Stan’s Fiber Tech made the
cowling and wheel pants. Robert uses four JR servos for the
ailerons, two for the elevator, and one for the rudder, mounted in the
rear of the fuselage.
“This airplane flies very well at all speeds,” he wrote. “It is a
little touchy on takeoff.”
“Dusterski”
Dan Sobieralski (8933 Simmons Rd., Redding CA 96001; Email:
[email protected]) saw crop dusters working the rice
fields near Sacramento, California, and decided to kit-bash a nearly
complete Carl Goldberg Falcon 56 II into a “Dusterski.”
The model is powered by an O.S. .40 LA engine, is covered
with Cub Yellow MonoKote, and uses an older Cirrus transmitter.
