Edition: Model Aviation - 2006/05
Page Numbers: 72,73

72 MODEL AVIATION
Focal Point
Schuyler Greenawalt (103 Lance Pl., Los Gatos CA 95032; Email:
[email protected]) designed and built his Luscombe 11A
Sedan from three-views that were included in an old Sterling kit.
“Nearly every piece of the model was laser cut from my plans,
except for the fuselage stringers and the wing spars,” wrote Sky, as
his friends call him.
The model features working navigation lights and is finished in
Solite with vinyl trim graphics supplied by Callie Graphics of New
Mexico. Powered by a small HiMaxx motor, the 38-inch-span model
has an all-up weight of 8 ounces.
Mel Buck (S. 38 W. 33829 Hwy. D, Dousman WI 53118; Email:
[email protected]) enlarged the Sig Senior Kadet to
130% of the original size and came up with this 101-inch-wingspan
model.
The Kadet was flown a few times with the standard wheel
landing-gear system while powered by a Tartan T7G engine, but it
was subsequently fitted with floats and re-engined with a US41.
The model is covered with Sig Koverall and finished with Perfect
Paint. It features flaps and barndoor ailerons and is guided via a
Tracker II radio system featuring a Seeker II receiver and seven
Bluebird servos.
Bill Borresen’s (169 Windsor Way, Thomson GA 30824; E-mail:
[email protected]) Pica Fw 190D-9 is a standoff reproduction
of the JV 44 Squadron’s Red 1 that was flown by Lieutenant Heinz
Sachsenberg and protected Adolf Galland’s Me 262 squadron during
takeoffs and landings. All color data and paint schemes are from
Eagle Editions Ltd.
Bill’s D-9 is powered by an inverted O.S. .91 engine and has
flaps and Robart retracts. The finish is 3/4-ounce fiberglass and
epoxy. The model was airbrushed with computer-matched latex
paint and clearcoated with Top Flite LustreKote. The dry weight is
9.28 pounds.
Specific Fw 190D-9
Enlarged Kadet
Luscombe Sedan
Mike Lollis (15142 Birch St., Omaha NE 68116; E-mail:
omaha_ [email protected]) built his triple-engined S.P.A.D. (Simple
Plastic Airplane Design) model and named it the Triple DPS (DPS
standing for DasPlasStick).
The fuselage and booms are made from square pieces of 21/2-
inch vinyl downspout. The tail group was made from 4-mil
Coroplast (plastic corrugated sheet), and the wing was made from 2-
and 4-mil Coroplast.
The model is powered by three O.S. .46 FXI engines, and its
wingspan and length are each 76 inches. The DPS weighs 19.5
pounds ready to fly. Guidance is provided by a Futaba 7C radio
system, and 11 Futaba servos are used.
Triple DPS
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Mike Donovan (1710 Warrenton Rd., Vicksburg MS 39180)
built this CL Old Time Stunt Viking from a Brodak kit and
powered it with a Super Cyclone .60 engine that runs on gasoline
via spark ignition.
The model is covered with silk and finished with modeling
dope.
“It flies very well and I hope to enter it in the Vintage Stunt
Championships in Tucson [AZ] in March,” wrote Mike.
Ignition Viking
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more model airplanes on the MA Web site.
Pat O’Brien (3411 S. Camino Seco #474, Tucson AZ 85730)
added a couple things to his basic Carl Goldberg Models Tiger 60
ARF: two more engines! A CMS .76 is mounted in the fuselage
and two CMS .32s are in the nacelles on the wing.
“Engineering was not too difficult once I got past the fuel
tanks; my wife’s 6-ounce hand lotion bottles that were adapted
work fine,” wrote Pat.
He reports that the airplane design works well with the lowwing-
mounted engines, providing a good thrustline. All three
engines’ throttles can be controlled simultaneously via the throttle
stick on the transmitter or separately via secondary control
functions.
William B. Just (211-46 Forest Lake Dr., Stephens City VA
22655) submitted this photo of the P-51 Mustang he built from a
Top Flite kit.
He wanted his model to have a “war weary”-looking finish. He
sprayed on three coats of Rust-Oleum primer. After it cured and was
sanded, he sprayed on a finish coat of Rust-Oleum Metallic Nickel.
That was allowed to dry for one week, and then William wiped
down the entire model with #000 steel wool. The result was the used
look he desired.
He powers the P-51 with a Tower Hobbies .61 ABC engine and
wrote that “it is a beautiful model to build and fly.”
War-Weary P-51
Triple Tiger 60
The model shown is Robert A. Bohrer’s (79 Cockonoe Ave.,
Babylon NY 11702) third attempt at building an original-design
large aircraft that is powered by Speed 700 motors.
This design is reminiscent of a 1930s-style, open-cockpit
bomber. It spans 114 inches and has 1,625 square inches of wing
area. The flying weight is just more than 16 pounds.
The motors are Speed 700 BB Turbo Series units, and they are
mounted in Modelair-Tech 3.8:1 belt-drive units. The batteries are
GP3300 48-volt units.
The model’s fuselage features basic box-type construction with
stringers on the sides and formers on the top to give it a rounded
appearance.
Bob’s Bomber
See page 183 for submission guidelines
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2006/05
Page Numbers: 72,73

72 MODEL AVIATION
Focal Point
Schuyler Greenawalt (103 Lance Pl., Los Gatos CA 95032; Email:
[email protected]) designed and built his Luscombe 11A
Sedan from three-views that were included in an old Sterling kit.
“Nearly every piece of the model was laser cut from my plans,
except for the fuselage stringers and the wing spars,” wrote Sky, as
his friends call him.
The model features working navigation lights and is finished in
Solite with vinyl trim graphics supplied by Callie Graphics of New
Mexico. Powered by a small HiMaxx motor, the 38-inch-span model
has an all-up weight of 8 ounces.
Mel Buck (S. 38 W. 33829 Hwy. D, Dousman WI 53118; Email:
[email protected]) enlarged the Sig Senior Kadet to
130% of the original size and came up with this 101-inch-wingspan
model.
The Kadet was flown a few times with the standard wheel
landing-gear system while powered by a Tartan T7G engine, but it
was subsequently fitted with floats and re-engined with a US41.
The model is covered with Sig Koverall and finished with Perfect
Paint. It features flaps and barndoor ailerons and is guided via a
Tracker II radio system featuring a Seeker II receiver and seven
Bluebird servos.
Bill Borresen’s (169 Windsor Way, Thomson GA 30824; E-mail:
[email protected]) Pica Fw 190D-9 is a standoff reproduction
of the JV 44 Squadron’s Red 1 that was flown by Lieutenant Heinz
Sachsenberg and protected Adolf Galland’s Me 262 squadron during
takeoffs and landings. All color data and paint schemes are from
Eagle Editions Ltd.
Bill’s D-9 is powered by an inverted O.S. .91 engine and has
flaps and Robart retracts. The finish is 3/4-ounce fiberglass and
epoxy. The model was airbrushed with computer-matched latex
paint and clearcoated with Top Flite LustreKote. The dry weight is
9.28 pounds.
Specific Fw 190D-9
Enlarged Kadet
Luscombe Sedan
Mike Lollis (15142 Birch St., Omaha NE 68116; E-mail:
omaha_ [email protected]) built his triple-engined S.P.A.D. (Simple
Plastic Airplane Design) model and named it the Triple DPS (DPS
standing for DasPlasStick).
The fuselage and booms are made from square pieces of 21/2-
inch vinyl downspout. The tail group was made from 4-mil
Coroplast (plastic corrugated sheet), and the wing was made from 2-
and 4-mil Coroplast.
The model is powered by three O.S. .46 FXI engines, and its
wingspan and length are each 76 inches. The DPS weighs 19.5
pounds ready to fly. Guidance is provided by a Futaba 7C radio
system, and 11 Futaba servos are used.
Triple DPS
May 2006 73
Mike Donovan (1710 Warrenton Rd., Vicksburg MS 39180)
built this CL Old Time Stunt Viking from a Brodak kit and
powered it with a Super Cyclone .60 engine that runs on gasoline
via spark ignition.
The model is covered with silk and finished with modeling
dope.
“It flies very well and I hope to enter it in the Vintage Stunt
Championships in Tucson [AZ] in March,” wrote Mike.
Ignition Viking
@@www.modelaircraft.org
Focal Point is now on the Web! Check out even
more model airplanes on the MA Web site.
Pat O’Brien (3411 S. Camino Seco #474, Tucson AZ 85730)
added a couple things to his basic Carl Goldberg Models Tiger 60
ARF: two more engines! A CMS .76 is mounted in the fuselage
and two CMS .32s are in the nacelles on the wing.
“Engineering was not too difficult once I got past the fuel
tanks; my wife’s 6-ounce hand lotion bottles that were adapted
work fine,” wrote Pat.
He reports that the airplane design works well with the lowwing-
mounted engines, providing a good thrustline. All three
engines’ throttles can be controlled simultaneously via the throttle
stick on the transmitter or separately via secondary control
functions.
William B. Just (211-46 Forest Lake Dr., Stephens City VA
22655) submitted this photo of the P-51 Mustang he built from a
Top Flite kit.
He wanted his model to have a “war weary”-looking finish. He
sprayed on three coats of Rust-Oleum primer. After it cured and was
sanded, he sprayed on a finish coat of Rust-Oleum Metallic Nickel.
That was allowed to dry for one week, and then William wiped
down the entire model with #000 steel wool. The result was the used
look he desired.
He powers the P-51 with a Tower Hobbies .61 ABC engine and
wrote that “it is a beautiful model to build and fly.”
War-Weary P-51
Triple Tiger 60
The model shown is Robert A. Bohrer’s (79 Cockonoe Ave.,
Babylon NY 11702) third attempt at building an original-design
large aircraft that is powered by Speed 700 motors.
This design is reminiscent of a 1930s-style, open-cockpit
bomber. It spans 114 inches and has 1,625 square inches of wing
area. The flying weight is just more than 16 pounds.
The motors are Speed 700 BB Turbo Series units, and they are
mounted in Modelair-Tech 3.8:1 belt-drive units. The batteries are
GP3300 48-volt units.
The model’s fuselage features basic box-type construction with
stringers on the sides and formers on the top to give it a rounded
appearance.
Bob’s Bomber
See page 183 for submission guidelines
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