Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/11
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13

10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Museum-Quality PT-22
Bob Sheere (9112 La Grand Ave., Garden Grove CA 92841; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1⁄4-scale Ryan PT-22
from Bob Sweitzer plans.
Photos and measurements for the model were taken from the
prototype, three-view drawings, and copies of the manufacturer’s
drawings obtained through the Ryan Museum located in San Diego,
California.
An O.S. 1.60 FX powers this aircraft, and guidance is handled by
a Hitec seven-channel radio.
1⁄4-Scale Wright Flyer
R.H. Horton (2686 Maplewood Dr., Columbus OH 43231; Email:
[email protected]) built his 1⁄4-scale Radio Control 1903
Wright Flyer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
“I used the original Smithsonian drawings and included chain
drives and hand-carved propellers,” wrote R.H.
The model is equipped with an O.S. FS-120-E engine complete
with an onboard electric starter. Control is via wing warping.
R.H. decided not to risk flight with this model, and now it hangs
in the Center of Science & Industry in Columbus, Ohio.
Inspired Spitfire
Bob Haines (22 Heather Brook Rd., Uncasville CT 06382) was
inspired to build this Control Line Aerobatics model after reading an
article in Model Airplane News about the exploits of World War II
British Ace Douglas Bader.
“All I had to go on was a one-page three-view of the aircraft,”
wrote Bob. “I drew plans and scratch-built a 54-inch-span, Fox .35-
powered Stunter.”
He built the model in 1955, and a teen-ager in one of Bob’s local
clubs is flying it today!
Flying Crutch
Mike Smith (512 W. 1st, Pittsburg KS 66762; E-mail:
[email protected]) built this unique flying crutch using a wing from a
Sig Manufacturing Four-Star 40. It is built in a pusher configuration
and mounts a Magnum .46 engine for power.
The model weighs 61⁄2 pounds and has no movable rudder—just a
servo for nose-wheel steering. A JR 8103 radio provides the guidance.
“It is a very stable and fun flier which does nice loops, rolls, and
inverted flight,” wrote Mike. “It will land very slow and nose-high.”
November 2003 11
Homegrown Extra
Marty Meyer (160 Locust Ave., New Rochelle NY 10805) sent
this photo of his colorful 35%-scale Extra 300L.
He drew the plans for this model and constructed it in a sixmonth
period from balsa, spruce, and aircraft-grade plywood. The
wingspan is 106 inches, and the model is covered with MonoKote
and Du Pont auto paint. It is powered by a 3W-100 engine.
Pretty Polen
Joe Moore (3181 San Pedro St., Clearwater FL 33759; E-mail:
[email protected]) scratch-built this 1⁄3-scale model of the
experimental Polen Special from plans by Ed Rankin. It spans 89
inches and weighs 221⁄4 pounds.
Joe constructed the model from balsa, plywood, and carbon
fiber. He applied silkspan over the balsa, used aluminum-colored
dope as a filler, and followed it with 10 coats of hand-rubbed
Randolph butyrate dope.
“The model’s first flight required no trim adjustments on the
transmitter—a first for me,” wrote Joe.
Modified ACE 4-60
Carl Grover (1603 Saginaw Ln. S.W., Decatur AL 35603) built
this sporty ACE 4-60 biplane and added a custom molded cowling
and a formed-plastic canopy, both of which he scratch-built.
The model’s finish is Sig Koverall and nitrate dope with a
Hobbypoxy clear topcoat, and it is powered by a K&B .65 Sportster
engine fitted with a Slimline Pitts-style muffler. The wheel pants are
from Fiberglass Master.
Going Vertical!
Carl Stock (4000 Brittany Cir. Apt. D, Bridgeton MO 63044)
designed and scratch-built his Sensation Pattern airplane with the
thought of increasing vertical performance.
The functional air intakes and exhaust ducts cool the muffler,
which is positioned above the wing. The exhaust is routed down and
out the bottom of the fuselage. An O.S. 1.40 engine powers the 76-
inch-wingspan model.
“ ... I hope it will give me a sensation somewhere near bliss,”
wrote Carl.
12 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Electric Dennyplane
The Dennyplane was “originally built and flown by British actor
Reginald Denny in 1936,” wrote Bill Welle (1720 Kilpatrick Rd.,
Nokomis FL 34275).
The version shown was built from D.B. Mathews’ plans featured
in the January 1977 Model Aviation. It is powered by a 3:1 geared
electric motor that turns an 8 x 11 propeller.
The model is covered with Dacron fabric and is reminiscent of
Stretched Dazzler the Free Flight models of the late 1930s.
Raymond Ringwald (1268 Kyndal Way, Gardnerville NV 89410)
added 5 inches to the fuselage of his Great Planes Dazzler and 1⁄2
inch to the ailerons and the elevators. He increased the rudder to
almost twice the size of the stock model’s. The covering is
MonoKote.
The kit’s directions called for a .40 engine, but Raymond opted
to install a K&B .61. His flying site is at 5,000 feet elevation, and he
thought the extra power and control-surface size might be needed.
Electric Wright Flyer
George Steiner (2238 Rogue River Dr., Sacramento CA 95826; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1903 Wright Flyer from a Dare
Design & Engineering kit.
It spans 40 inches and took only seven days to complete. Two
GWS S1 motors drawing power from an eight-cell Nickel Metal
Hydride battery power it.
“My goal with this Wright Flyer was to duplicate what the first
flight would have been like back in 1903,” wrote George. “Every time
I touch it or move it something has to be fixed or glued back in place.”
According to George, he “enjoyed every minute of it!”
Ziroli Stearman
Alfred Warren (2526 Alpine St., Morristown TN 37814) built
this model of Nick Ziroli’s Stand-Off Sport Scale Boeing Stearman
from an old Long Island Hobbycrafters, Inc. kit (circa 1975).
The 6.8-pound model has a top wingspan of 51 inches and is
powered by an O.S. 70 four-stroke engine. The simulated radial
engine was built using Williams Bros. dummy cylinders (included in
the kit) and a scratch-built crankshaft and other details.
November 2003 13
Front-Steer Stratos
Robert B. Peters (63 Bryan Ave., Amityville NY 11701)
developed this model of the Ligeti Stratos from a three-view
drawing he obtained from Bob’s Aircraft Documentation.
Robert built the model to 1⁄3 scale, yielding a wingspan of 70.3
inches and a length of 33 inches. It is powered by an O.S. .46 FX
engine fitted with a Pitts-style muffler.
“It is a great flier, and the fairing on the nose wheel acts as the
rudder,” he wrote.
Dornier Do X
Laddie Mikulasko (7 Giffen Rd., Dundas, Ontario, Canada L9H
6S1) designed and built this Scale Dornier Do X and powered it
with 12 6-volt, direct-drive Speed 400 motors. The propellers are
Graupner 6 x 3 four-blade units.
The fuselage is made from balsa, and the wings and tail
assemblies are made from foam and covered with tissue paper.
The model is steered on the water by a rudder and by
microswitch interruption of power to pairs of motors. It spans 80
inches and weighs 101⁄2 pounds.
Flying Quaker
Paul D. Spreiregen (2215 Observatory Pl. N.W., Washington DC
20007) sent this photo of a Flying Quaker that former US Navy
pilot and longtime modeler Ernie Green (McLean, Virginia) built.
It has a 68-inch wingspan, weighs 441⁄2 ounces, and is covered
with silkspan. A Bunch .45 ignition engine originally powered the
model. Paul acquired the model from Ernie and installed an O.S. 26
four-stroke engine in place of the Bunch.
Big Schweizer
“I haven’t seen any scale sailplanes in ‘Focal Point,’ so I’m
sending a photo of my 1⁄4-scale Schweizer SGS 1-26B that was built
from Model Aviation plans #578,” wrote L.W. Taylor (1015 Surrey
Ct., Cary NC 27511; E-mail: [email protected]).
Modifications he made to the plans include a sheeted nose and
turtledeck, and an aerotow release. The model has a wingspan of 125
inches, weighs 9 pounds, and is covered with 21st Century Fabric.
Proud of your latest building/flying effort? Share it with MA’s
readers! Send us a glossy color print (no digital photos under
300 dpi, E-mailed submissions, or photocopies, please), with
appropriate description (no handwritten submissions, please),
and we’ll run the best submissions as space permits.
Please include your full address (including E-mail, if
available) so that interested parties may contact you directly.
Send to: Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302;
Attn: Focal Point.
Because of this section’s popularity, it may be several
months before your model is featured.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/11
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13

10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Museum-Quality PT-22
Bob Sheere (9112 La Grand Ave., Garden Grove CA 92841; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1⁄4-scale Ryan PT-22
from Bob Sweitzer plans.
Photos and measurements for the model were taken from the
prototype, three-view drawings, and copies of the manufacturer’s
drawings obtained through the Ryan Museum located in San Diego,
California.
An O.S. 1.60 FX powers this aircraft, and guidance is handled by
a Hitec seven-channel radio.
1⁄4-Scale Wright Flyer
R.H. Horton (2686 Maplewood Dr., Columbus OH 43231; Email:
[email protected]) built his 1⁄4-scale Radio Control 1903
Wright Flyer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
“I used the original Smithsonian drawings and included chain
drives and hand-carved propellers,” wrote R.H.
The model is equipped with an O.S. FS-120-E engine complete
with an onboard electric starter. Control is via wing warping.
R.H. decided not to risk flight with this model, and now it hangs
in the Center of Science & Industry in Columbus, Ohio.
Inspired Spitfire
Bob Haines (22 Heather Brook Rd., Uncasville CT 06382) was
inspired to build this Control Line Aerobatics model after reading an
article in Model Airplane News about the exploits of World War II
British Ace Douglas Bader.
“All I had to go on was a one-page three-view of the aircraft,”
wrote Bob. “I drew plans and scratch-built a 54-inch-span, Fox .35-
powered Stunter.”
He built the model in 1955, and a teen-ager in one of Bob’s local
clubs is flying it today!
Flying Crutch
Mike Smith (512 W. 1st, Pittsburg KS 66762; E-mail:
[email protected]) built this unique flying crutch using a wing from a
Sig Manufacturing Four-Star 40. It is built in a pusher configuration
and mounts a Magnum .46 engine for power.
The model weighs 61⁄2 pounds and has no movable rudder—just a
servo for nose-wheel steering. A JR 8103 radio provides the guidance.
“It is a very stable and fun flier which does nice loops, rolls, and
inverted flight,” wrote Mike. “It will land very slow and nose-high.”
November 2003 11
Homegrown Extra
Marty Meyer (160 Locust Ave., New Rochelle NY 10805) sent
this photo of his colorful 35%-scale Extra 300L.
He drew the plans for this model and constructed it in a sixmonth
period from balsa, spruce, and aircraft-grade plywood. The
wingspan is 106 inches, and the model is covered with MonoKote
and Du Pont auto paint. It is powered by a 3W-100 engine.
Pretty Polen
Joe Moore (3181 San Pedro St., Clearwater FL 33759; E-mail:
[email protected]) scratch-built this 1⁄3-scale model of the
experimental Polen Special from plans by Ed Rankin. It spans 89
inches and weighs 221⁄4 pounds.
Joe constructed the model from balsa, plywood, and carbon
fiber. He applied silkspan over the balsa, used aluminum-colored
dope as a filler, and followed it with 10 coats of hand-rubbed
Randolph butyrate dope.
“The model’s first flight required no trim adjustments on the
transmitter—a first for me,” wrote Joe.
Modified ACE 4-60
Carl Grover (1603 Saginaw Ln. S.W., Decatur AL 35603) built
this sporty ACE 4-60 biplane and added a custom molded cowling
and a formed-plastic canopy, both of which he scratch-built.
The model’s finish is Sig Koverall and nitrate dope with a
Hobbypoxy clear topcoat, and it is powered by a K&B .65 Sportster
engine fitted with a Slimline Pitts-style muffler. The wheel pants are
from Fiberglass Master.
Going Vertical!
Carl Stock (4000 Brittany Cir. Apt. D, Bridgeton MO 63044)
designed and scratch-built his Sensation Pattern airplane with the
thought of increasing vertical performance.
The functional air intakes and exhaust ducts cool the muffler,
which is positioned above the wing. The exhaust is routed down and
out the bottom of the fuselage. An O.S. 1.40 engine powers the 76-
inch-wingspan model.
“ ... I hope it will give me a sensation somewhere near bliss,”
wrote Carl.
12 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Electric Dennyplane
The Dennyplane was “originally built and flown by British actor
Reginald Denny in 1936,” wrote Bill Welle (1720 Kilpatrick Rd.,
Nokomis FL 34275).
The version shown was built from D.B. Mathews’ plans featured
in the January 1977 Model Aviation. It is powered by a 3:1 geared
electric motor that turns an 8 x 11 propeller.
The model is covered with Dacron fabric and is reminiscent of
Stretched Dazzler the Free Flight models of the late 1930s.
Raymond Ringwald (1268 Kyndal Way, Gardnerville NV 89410)
added 5 inches to the fuselage of his Great Planes Dazzler and 1⁄2
inch to the ailerons and the elevators. He increased the rudder to
almost twice the size of the stock model’s. The covering is
MonoKote.
The kit’s directions called for a .40 engine, but Raymond opted
to install a K&B .61. His flying site is at 5,000 feet elevation, and he
thought the extra power and control-surface size might be needed.
Electric Wright Flyer
George Steiner (2238 Rogue River Dr., Sacramento CA 95826; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1903 Wright Flyer from a Dare
Design & Engineering kit.
It spans 40 inches and took only seven days to complete. Two
GWS S1 motors drawing power from an eight-cell Nickel Metal
Hydride battery power it.
“My goal with this Wright Flyer was to duplicate what the first
flight would have been like back in 1903,” wrote George. “Every time
I touch it or move it something has to be fixed or glued back in place.”
According to George, he “enjoyed every minute of it!”
Ziroli Stearman
Alfred Warren (2526 Alpine St., Morristown TN 37814) built
this model of Nick Ziroli’s Stand-Off Sport Scale Boeing Stearman
from an old Long Island Hobbycrafters, Inc. kit (circa 1975).
The 6.8-pound model has a top wingspan of 51 inches and is
powered by an O.S. 70 four-stroke engine. The simulated radial
engine was built using Williams Bros. dummy cylinders (included in
the kit) and a scratch-built crankshaft and other details.
November 2003 13
Front-Steer Stratos
Robert B. Peters (63 Bryan Ave., Amityville NY 11701)
developed this model of the Ligeti Stratos from a three-view
drawing he obtained from Bob’s Aircraft Documentation.
Robert built the model to 1⁄3 scale, yielding a wingspan of 70.3
inches and a length of 33 inches. It is powered by an O.S. .46 FX
engine fitted with a Pitts-style muffler.
“It is a great flier, and the fairing on the nose wheel acts as the
rudder,” he wrote.
Dornier Do X
Laddie Mikulasko (7 Giffen Rd., Dundas, Ontario, Canada L9H
6S1) designed and built this Scale Dornier Do X and powered it
with 12 6-volt, direct-drive Speed 400 motors. The propellers are
Graupner 6 x 3 four-blade units.
The fuselage is made from balsa, and the wings and tail
assemblies are made from foam and covered with tissue paper.
The model is steered on the water by a rudder and by
microswitch interruption of power to pairs of motors. It spans 80
inches and weighs 101⁄2 pounds.
Flying Quaker
Paul D. Spreiregen (2215 Observatory Pl. N.W., Washington DC
20007) sent this photo of a Flying Quaker that former US Navy
pilot and longtime modeler Ernie Green (McLean, Virginia) built.
It has a 68-inch wingspan, weighs 441⁄2 ounces, and is covered
with silkspan. A Bunch .45 ignition engine originally powered the
model. Paul acquired the model from Ernie and installed an O.S. 26
four-stroke engine in place of the Bunch.
Big Schweizer
“I haven’t seen any scale sailplanes in ‘Focal Point,’ so I’m
sending a photo of my 1⁄4-scale Schweizer SGS 1-26B that was built
from Model Aviation plans #578,” wrote L.W. Taylor (1015 Surrey
Ct., Cary NC 27511; E-mail: [email protected]).
Modifications he made to the plans include a sheeted nose and
turtledeck, and an aerotow release. The model has a wingspan of 125
inches, weighs 9 pounds, and is covered with 21st Century Fabric.
Proud of your latest building/flying effort? Share it with MA’s
readers! Send us a glossy color print (no digital photos under
300 dpi, E-mailed submissions, or photocopies, please), with
appropriate description (no handwritten submissions, please),
and we’ll run the best submissions as space permits.
Please include your full address (including E-mail, if
available) so that interested parties may contact you directly.
Send to: Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302;
Attn: Focal Point.
Because of this section’s popularity, it may be several
months before your model is featured.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/11
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13

10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Museum-Quality PT-22
Bob Sheere (9112 La Grand Ave., Garden Grove CA 92841; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1⁄4-scale Ryan PT-22
from Bob Sweitzer plans.
Photos and measurements for the model were taken from the
prototype, three-view drawings, and copies of the manufacturer’s
drawings obtained through the Ryan Museum located in San Diego,
California.
An O.S. 1.60 FX powers this aircraft, and guidance is handled by
a Hitec seven-channel radio.
1⁄4-Scale Wright Flyer
R.H. Horton (2686 Maplewood Dr., Columbus OH 43231; Email:
[email protected]) built his 1⁄4-scale Radio Control 1903
Wright Flyer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
“I used the original Smithsonian drawings and included chain
drives and hand-carved propellers,” wrote R.H.
The model is equipped with an O.S. FS-120-E engine complete
with an onboard electric starter. Control is via wing warping.
R.H. decided not to risk flight with this model, and now it hangs
in the Center of Science & Industry in Columbus, Ohio.
Inspired Spitfire
Bob Haines (22 Heather Brook Rd., Uncasville CT 06382) was
inspired to build this Control Line Aerobatics model after reading an
article in Model Airplane News about the exploits of World War II
British Ace Douglas Bader.
“All I had to go on was a one-page three-view of the aircraft,”
wrote Bob. “I drew plans and scratch-built a 54-inch-span, Fox .35-
powered Stunter.”
He built the model in 1955, and a teen-ager in one of Bob’s local
clubs is flying it today!
Flying Crutch
Mike Smith (512 W. 1st, Pittsburg KS 66762; E-mail:
[email protected]) built this unique flying crutch using a wing from a
Sig Manufacturing Four-Star 40. It is built in a pusher configuration
and mounts a Magnum .46 engine for power.
The model weighs 61⁄2 pounds and has no movable rudder—just a
servo for nose-wheel steering. A JR 8103 radio provides the guidance.
“It is a very stable and fun flier which does nice loops, rolls, and
inverted flight,” wrote Mike. “It will land very slow and nose-high.”
November 2003 11
Homegrown Extra
Marty Meyer (160 Locust Ave., New Rochelle NY 10805) sent
this photo of his colorful 35%-scale Extra 300L.
He drew the plans for this model and constructed it in a sixmonth
period from balsa, spruce, and aircraft-grade plywood. The
wingspan is 106 inches, and the model is covered with MonoKote
and Du Pont auto paint. It is powered by a 3W-100 engine.
Pretty Polen
Joe Moore (3181 San Pedro St., Clearwater FL 33759; E-mail:
[email protected]) scratch-built this 1⁄3-scale model of the
experimental Polen Special from plans by Ed Rankin. It spans 89
inches and weighs 221⁄4 pounds.
Joe constructed the model from balsa, plywood, and carbon
fiber. He applied silkspan over the balsa, used aluminum-colored
dope as a filler, and followed it with 10 coats of hand-rubbed
Randolph butyrate dope.
“The model’s first flight required no trim adjustments on the
transmitter—a first for me,” wrote Joe.
Modified ACE 4-60
Carl Grover (1603 Saginaw Ln. S.W., Decatur AL 35603) built
this sporty ACE 4-60 biplane and added a custom molded cowling
and a formed-plastic canopy, both of which he scratch-built.
The model’s finish is Sig Koverall and nitrate dope with a
Hobbypoxy clear topcoat, and it is powered by a K&B .65 Sportster
engine fitted with a Slimline Pitts-style muffler. The wheel pants are
from Fiberglass Master.
Going Vertical!
Carl Stock (4000 Brittany Cir. Apt. D, Bridgeton MO 63044)
designed and scratch-built his Sensation Pattern airplane with the
thought of increasing vertical performance.
The functional air intakes and exhaust ducts cool the muffler,
which is positioned above the wing. The exhaust is routed down and
out the bottom of the fuselage. An O.S. 1.40 engine powers the 76-
inch-wingspan model.
“ ... I hope it will give me a sensation somewhere near bliss,”
wrote Carl.
12 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Electric Dennyplane
The Dennyplane was “originally built and flown by British actor
Reginald Denny in 1936,” wrote Bill Welle (1720 Kilpatrick Rd.,
Nokomis FL 34275).
The version shown was built from D.B. Mathews’ plans featured
in the January 1977 Model Aviation. It is powered by a 3:1 geared
electric motor that turns an 8 x 11 propeller.
The model is covered with Dacron fabric and is reminiscent of
Stretched Dazzler the Free Flight models of the late 1930s.
Raymond Ringwald (1268 Kyndal Way, Gardnerville NV 89410)
added 5 inches to the fuselage of his Great Planes Dazzler and 1⁄2
inch to the ailerons and the elevators. He increased the rudder to
almost twice the size of the stock model’s. The covering is
MonoKote.
The kit’s directions called for a .40 engine, but Raymond opted
to install a K&B .61. His flying site is at 5,000 feet elevation, and he
thought the extra power and control-surface size might be needed.
Electric Wright Flyer
George Steiner (2238 Rogue River Dr., Sacramento CA 95826; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1903 Wright Flyer from a Dare
Design & Engineering kit.
It spans 40 inches and took only seven days to complete. Two
GWS S1 motors drawing power from an eight-cell Nickel Metal
Hydride battery power it.
“My goal with this Wright Flyer was to duplicate what the first
flight would have been like back in 1903,” wrote George. “Every time
I touch it or move it something has to be fixed or glued back in place.”
According to George, he “enjoyed every minute of it!”
Ziroli Stearman
Alfred Warren (2526 Alpine St., Morristown TN 37814) built
this model of Nick Ziroli’s Stand-Off Sport Scale Boeing Stearman
from an old Long Island Hobbycrafters, Inc. kit (circa 1975).
The 6.8-pound model has a top wingspan of 51 inches and is
powered by an O.S. 70 four-stroke engine. The simulated radial
engine was built using Williams Bros. dummy cylinders (included in
the kit) and a scratch-built crankshaft and other details.
November 2003 13
Front-Steer Stratos
Robert B. Peters (63 Bryan Ave., Amityville NY 11701)
developed this model of the Ligeti Stratos from a three-view
drawing he obtained from Bob’s Aircraft Documentation.
Robert built the model to 1⁄3 scale, yielding a wingspan of 70.3
inches and a length of 33 inches. It is powered by an O.S. .46 FX
engine fitted with a Pitts-style muffler.
“It is a great flier, and the fairing on the nose wheel acts as the
rudder,” he wrote.
Dornier Do X
Laddie Mikulasko (7 Giffen Rd., Dundas, Ontario, Canada L9H
6S1) designed and built this Scale Dornier Do X and powered it
with 12 6-volt, direct-drive Speed 400 motors. The propellers are
Graupner 6 x 3 four-blade units.
The fuselage is made from balsa, and the wings and tail
assemblies are made from foam and covered with tissue paper.
The model is steered on the water by a rudder and by
microswitch interruption of power to pairs of motors. It spans 80
inches and weighs 101⁄2 pounds.
Flying Quaker
Paul D. Spreiregen (2215 Observatory Pl. N.W., Washington DC
20007) sent this photo of a Flying Quaker that former US Navy
pilot and longtime modeler Ernie Green (McLean, Virginia) built.
It has a 68-inch wingspan, weighs 441⁄2 ounces, and is covered
with silkspan. A Bunch .45 ignition engine originally powered the
model. Paul acquired the model from Ernie and installed an O.S. 26
four-stroke engine in place of the Bunch.
Big Schweizer
“I haven’t seen any scale sailplanes in ‘Focal Point,’ so I’m
sending a photo of my 1⁄4-scale Schweizer SGS 1-26B that was built
from Model Aviation plans #578,” wrote L.W. Taylor (1015 Surrey
Ct., Cary NC 27511; E-mail: [email protected]).
Modifications he made to the plans include a sheeted nose and
turtledeck, and an aerotow release. The model has a wingspan of 125
inches, weighs 9 pounds, and is covered with 21st Century Fabric.
Proud of your latest building/flying effort? Share it with MA’s
readers! Send us a glossy color print (no digital photos under
300 dpi, E-mailed submissions, or photocopies, please), with
appropriate description (no handwritten submissions, please),
and we’ll run the best submissions as space permits.
Please include your full address (including E-mail, if
available) so that interested parties may contact you directly.
Send to: Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302;
Attn: Focal Point.
Because of this section’s popularity, it may be several
months before your model is featured.
Edition: Model Aviation - 2003/11
Page Numbers: 10,11,12,13

10 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Museum-Quality PT-22
Bob Sheere (9112 La Grand Ave., Garden Grove CA 92841; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1⁄4-scale Ryan PT-22
from Bob Sweitzer plans.
Photos and measurements for the model were taken from the
prototype, three-view drawings, and copies of the manufacturer’s
drawings obtained through the Ryan Museum located in San Diego,
California.
An O.S. 1.60 FX powers this aircraft, and guidance is handled by
a Hitec seven-channel radio.
1⁄4-Scale Wright Flyer
R.H. Horton (2686 Maplewood Dr., Columbus OH 43231; Email:
[email protected]) built his 1⁄4-scale Radio Control 1903
Wright Flyer to celebrate the 100th anniversary of powered flight.
“I used the original Smithsonian drawings and included chain
drives and hand-carved propellers,” wrote R.H.
The model is equipped with an O.S. FS-120-E engine complete
with an onboard electric starter. Control is via wing warping.
R.H. decided not to risk flight with this model, and now it hangs
in the Center of Science & Industry in Columbus, Ohio.
Inspired Spitfire
Bob Haines (22 Heather Brook Rd., Uncasville CT 06382) was
inspired to build this Control Line Aerobatics model after reading an
article in Model Airplane News about the exploits of World War II
British Ace Douglas Bader.
“All I had to go on was a one-page three-view of the aircraft,”
wrote Bob. “I drew plans and scratch-built a 54-inch-span, Fox .35-
powered Stunter.”
He built the model in 1955, and a teen-ager in one of Bob’s local
clubs is flying it today!
Flying Crutch
Mike Smith (512 W. 1st, Pittsburg KS 66762; E-mail:
[email protected]) built this unique flying crutch using a wing from a
Sig Manufacturing Four-Star 40. It is built in a pusher configuration
and mounts a Magnum .46 engine for power.
The model weighs 61⁄2 pounds and has no movable rudder—just a
servo for nose-wheel steering. A JR 8103 radio provides the guidance.
“It is a very stable and fun flier which does nice loops, rolls, and
inverted flight,” wrote Mike. “It will land very slow and nose-high.”
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Homegrown Extra
Marty Meyer (160 Locust Ave., New Rochelle NY 10805) sent
this photo of his colorful 35%-scale Extra 300L.
He drew the plans for this model and constructed it in a sixmonth
period from balsa, spruce, and aircraft-grade plywood. The
wingspan is 106 inches, and the model is covered with MonoKote
and Du Pont auto paint. It is powered by a 3W-100 engine.
Pretty Polen
Joe Moore (3181 San Pedro St., Clearwater FL 33759; E-mail:
[email protected]) scratch-built this 1⁄3-scale model of the
experimental Polen Special from plans by Ed Rankin. It spans 89
inches and weighs 221⁄4 pounds.
Joe constructed the model from balsa, plywood, and carbon
fiber. He applied silkspan over the balsa, used aluminum-colored
dope as a filler, and followed it with 10 coats of hand-rubbed
Randolph butyrate dope.
“The model’s first flight required no trim adjustments on the
transmitter—a first for me,” wrote Joe.
Modified ACE 4-60
Carl Grover (1603 Saginaw Ln. S.W., Decatur AL 35603) built
this sporty ACE 4-60 biplane and added a custom molded cowling
and a formed-plastic canopy, both of which he scratch-built.
The model’s finish is Sig Koverall and nitrate dope with a
Hobbypoxy clear topcoat, and it is powered by a K&B .65 Sportster
engine fitted with a Slimline Pitts-style muffler. The wheel pants are
from Fiberglass Master.
Going Vertical!
Carl Stock (4000 Brittany Cir. Apt. D, Bridgeton MO 63044)
designed and scratch-built his Sensation Pattern airplane with the
thought of increasing vertical performance.
The functional air intakes and exhaust ducts cool the muffler,
which is positioned above the wing. The exhaust is routed down and
out the bottom of the fuselage. An O.S. 1.40 engine powers the 76-
inch-wingspan model.
“ ... I hope it will give me a sensation somewhere near bliss,”
wrote Carl.
12 MODEL AVIATION
Model Aviation, 5161 E. Memorial Dr., Muncie IN 47302
Focal Point
Electric Dennyplane
The Dennyplane was “originally built and flown by British actor
Reginald Denny in 1936,” wrote Bill Welle (1720 Kilpatrick Rd.,
Nokomis FL 34275).
The version shown was built from D.B. Mathews’ plans featured
in the January 1977 Model Aviation. It is powered by a 3:1 geared
electric motor that turns an 8 x 11 propeller.
The model is covered with Dacron fabric and is reminiscent of
Stretched Dazzler the Free Flight models of the late 1930s.
Raymond Ringwald (1268 Kyndal Way, Gardnerville NV 89410)
added 5 inches to the fuselage of his Great Planes Dazzler and 1⁄2
inch to the ailerons and the elevators. He increased the rudder to
almost twice the size of the stock model’s. The covering is
MonoKote.
The kit’s directions called for a .40 engine, but Raymond opted
to install a K&B .61. His flying site is at 5,000 feet elevation, and he
thought the extra power and control-surface size might be needed.
Electric Wright Flyer
George Steiner (2238 Rogue River Dr., Sacramento CA 95826; Email:
[email protected]) built this 1903 Wright Flyer from a Dare
Design & Engineering kit.
It spans 40 inches and took only seven days to complete. Two
GWS S1 motors drawing power from an eight-cell Nickel Metal
Hydride battery power it.
“My goal with this Wright Flyer was to duplicate what the first
flight would have been like back in 1903,” wrote George. “Every time
I touch it or move it something has to be fixed or glued back in place.”
According to George, he “enjoyed every minute of it!”
Ziroli Stearman
Alfred Warren (2526 Alpine St., Morristown TN 37814) built
this model of Nick Ziroli’s Stand-Off Sport Scale Boeing Stearman
from an old Long Island Hobbycrafters, Inc. kit (circa 1975).
The 6.8-pound model has a top wingspan of 51 inches and is
powered by an O.S. 70 four-stroke engine. The simulated radial
engine was built using Williams Bros. dummy cylinders (included in
the kit) and a scratch-built crankshaft and other details.
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Front-Steer Stratos
Robert B. Peters (63 Bryan Ave., Amityville NY 11701)
developed this model of the Ligeti Stratos from a three-view
drawing he obtained from Bob’s Aircraft Documentation.
Robert built the model to 1⁄3 scale, yielding a wingspan of 70.3
inches and a length of 33 inches. It is powered by an O.S. .46 FX
engine fitted with a Pitts-style muffler.
“It is a great flier, and the fairing on the nose wheel acts as the
rudder,” he wrote.
Dornier Do X
Laddie Mikulasko (7 Giffen Rd., Dundas, Ontario, Canada L9H
6S1) designed and built this Scale Dornier Do X and powered it
with 12 6-volt, direct-drive Speed 400 motors. The propellers are
Graupner 6 x 3 four-blade units.
The fuselage is made from balsa, and the wings and tail
assemblies are made from foam and covered with tissue paper.
The model is steered on the water by a rudder and by
microswitch interruption of power to pairs of motors. It spans 80
inches and weighs 101⁄2 pounds.
Flying Quaker
Paul D. Spreiregen (2215 Observatory Pl. N.W., Washington DC
20007) sent this photo of a Flying Quaker that former US Navy
pilot and longtime modeler Ernie Green (McLean, Virginia) built.
It has a 68-inch wingspan, weighs 441⁄2 ounces, and is covered
with silkspan. A Bunch .45 ignition engine originally powered the
model. Paul acquired the model from Ernie and installed an O.S. 26
four-stroke engine in place of the Bunch.
Big Schweizer
“I haven’t seen any scale sailplanes in ‘Focal Point,’ so I’m
sending a photo of my 1⁄4-scale Schweizer SGS 1-26B that was built
from Model Aviation plans #578,” wrote L.W. Taylor (1015 Surrey
Ct., Cary NC 27511; E-mail: [email protected]).
Modifications he made to the plans include a sheeted nose and
turtledeck, and an aerotow release. The model has a wingspan of 125
inches, weighs 9 pounds, and is covered with 21st Century Fabric.
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