Focal Point
Jalopaplane
Dick Slutz (1015 Woodstream Dr., Wilmington, DE 19810) built his Jalopaplane from Eddie A Aircraft plans. The unique sport model is a “could have been scale” aircraft from the creative mind of Eddie Ajamian.
The 17-pound airplane has an 83-inch wingspan and is equipped with a Quadra 42 engine and a JR radio.
"I changed the landing gear to aluminum," wrote Dick. The complex wire landing gear takes a lot of time to fabricate.
According to him, this model flies well, lands easily, and is mildly aerobatic.
Precision Cut Kits is producing custom kits of this design, and Fiberglass Specialties is selling the cowl.
Super Kadet Senior
Danny Urbeck (10320 Yorktown Rd., Carlyle, IL 62231) built his Super Kadet Senior from standard Kadet plans.
Constructed from balsa, spruce, and plywood, Danny doubled the original plans' dimensions and added two bays on each wing for good measure. Instead of tricycle gear, he went with tail-dragger-style landing gear.
The model's wet weight is just under 55 pounds, which allows it to be flown without an experimental aircraft permit from AMA.
An Airtronics radio controls the Hitec HS-805BB "Mega 1/4 Scale" servos in the wings and the HS-5645MG digital servos in the tail.
Danny covered his model with Sig Koverall, painted it with Randolph dope, and then applied vinyl stars.
Wagner Twin Cub, de Havilland D.H.88
Paul DeWaard (E-mail: [email protected]) built his Wagner Twin Cub from two Great Planes J-3 Cub ARFs. The Twin Cub spans 81 inches and weighs 14.5 pounds. The cowls are from Fiberglass Specialties, and power is provided by O.S. .70 Surpass four-stroke engines.
Paul also built a de Havilland D.H.88 Comet (distributed by Global Hobbies). The Comet spans 88 inches and weighs 12 pounds. It has pneumatic retracts and is powered by Saito .56 engines.
Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
Emile Sheriff (804 Old Newton Rd., Daleville, AL 36322; E-mail: [email protected]) built his helicopter from a kit available through Century Helicopter Products. The Black Hawk is outfitted with X-Cell mechanics, is powered by an O.S. .91 engine, and is guided with a JR 8103 radio. The completed model weighs 12 pounds.
It features a four-blade main rotor and four-blade tail rotor and handmade, fully functioning landing gear with shock absorption. In addition, it has navigation and strobe lights, a working stabilator, and an operating releasable cargo hook.
Emile flew his Black Hawk at the 2007 Nats.
Zipity-Do-Da
Richard Kessel (17949 Magnolia Blvd., Apt. 9, Encino, CA 91316; E-mail: [email protected]) built this modified version of Bill Evans' original creation.
Richard's Zipity-Do-Da's wing spans 45 inches and has 450 square inches of area. It's finished with MonoKote covering and has a flying weight of 17 ounces.
The model is powered by an AXi 2212/26 outrunner motor managed by a Jeti 18-amp ESC on a 3S 1320 mAh Li-Poly battery.
According to Richard, the model flies great because it's extremely fast and aerobatic—a pleasure to fly.
Franken-Cub
Dean and Brendan Child (1906 W. 1980 N., Saint George, UT 84770; E-mail: [email protected]) built this hybrid from a HobbyZone Super Cub, GWS floats, and a GWS A-10 Warthog.
The Franken-Cub is powered by two Great Planes Hyperflow 370 ducted-fan units using Electri-Fly 24-33-3500 brushless inrunner motors. A single 2100 mAh, 11.1-volt Li-Poly battery powers the aircraft.
“We kept the 3-channel configuration for simplicity,” wrote Dean. “And it's really quite fun to fly.”
Me 109 Variant Floatplane
Jack Goodrich (6360 Emerald Lake Dr., Troy, MI 48085; E-mail: [email protected]) built his Me 109 floatplane from a combination of Modeltech's 25-size Messerschmitt and E-flite's 25-size fiberglass floats.
The Me 109 is an ARF with a 46-inch wingspan and 35-inch fuselage. The dimensions are perfect for the 28-inch floats, which came with all the mounting hardware including a brass rudder and welded chrome-plated steel mounting crib. The floats' color is almost a perfect match to the aircraft's body. The model can be switched between floats and wheels.
Jack equipped the Me 109 with an O.S. .40 LA engine and a removable, underslung vertical fin (not shown). The floats contain internal and hidden tip weights, so it is unnecessary to move components for proper balance.
"Go Colts!" Cub
John Steiferman (6851 Bruce Rd., Sims, NC 27880; E-mail: [email protected]) built his airplane from a Carl Goldberg Models 40-size Anniversary Cub kit. It was a Christmas gift from his son in 2006.
The Colts Cub is powered by an O.S. .70 four-stroke engine and uses a Futaba radio system for guidance.
John completed the kit at roughly the same time his favorite team—the Indianapolis Colts—won the 2007 Super Bowl. He had yellow Cubs in the past and chose the Colts color scheme for something new.
"It's a great flying plane and different," wrote John.
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