Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/08
Page Numbers: 88,89

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Gordon McCready (2016 Tall Meadow NE, Grand Rapids MI
49505; E-mail: [email protected]) built this Kavalier
from a Sig kit.
It spans 55.5 inches and weighs 5.5 pounds. The engine is an
O.S. 40LA, and control is via a Futaba SkySport 4 radio system.
Gordon hasn’t flown the model yet, but he plans to have one of
his younger clubmates check it out.
“When you’re 86 years old, your reactions are a bit slow,” wrote
Gordon. “He will trim it out and hand it over to me. Wish me luck.”
Richard Kaczmarek (4584 Urbana Moorefield Pike, Urbana OH
43078; E-mail: [email protected]) submitted this photo of his
1938 Power House.
The original builder of the model is unknown because it came
out of an estate. It was finished with plastic covering. Richard
removed the covering, repaired glue joints, and replaced the broken
balsa stringers, wing ribs, and firewall. He installed a new fuel tank
and converted control to a Spektrum radio and servos. An old Como
.51 engine provides the power.
The revamped Power House spans 79 inches and weighs 6
pounds, 1.2 ounces. Covering is Solartex, and paint is exterior latex
and polyurethane clear satin.
Al Leach (8 Fillmore Ct., Coram NY 11727) modified a P-51
Mustang after seeing the show “Dogfights” on The History Channel.
Al built his model from a Hangar 9 PTS ARF. He peeled all the
trim off the kit and replaced it with the Tuskegee markings. He
painted the tail with Krylon Fusion and used polyurethane matte
clear as sealant.
The Mustang is powered by a Saito FA-91S turning a 14 x 6
propeller, which pulls it along well at half throttle.
Al made the model a replica of Lieutenant Lee Archer’s P-51. He
was Wendell Pruitt’s wingman, and together they were known as the
“Gruesome Twosome.” Lee was the only Tuskegee Airman to make
Ace, with eight victories.
Tuskegee Mustang
1938 Power House
McCready’s Kavalier Colin McKinley and Bill Lane (2984 Wesleyan Ln., Winston
Salem NC 27106; E-mail: [email protected]) built these Hal de
Bolt Champs.
Bill saw the cover of the March 2008 MA and realized that he
and Colin had been flying a reduced-size version of the Champ for
the past three of four years.
Colin drew plans and cut several kits of varying sizes before
finally settling on a 35-inch wingspan and an electric power setup.
They used an AstroFlight brushless 01 motor in one model and a
brushless 02 in the other.
“The model is very flexible as far as power needed,” wrote Bill.
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Thomas W. Haake (174 Holly Hill Rd., Richboro PA; E-mail:
[email protected]) submitted this photo of Hangar 9’s new
80-inch-span Piper Pawnee.
It has an overall length of 55.8 inches and weighs 8-9 pounds.
Thomas uses a JR receiver and seven Hitec servos. The Piper is
equipped with an O.S. Surpass 70 four-stroke engine.
“This model not only closely resembles its full-scale brother, but
it nearly approaches the perfect ARF concept,” wrote Thomas. “The
package is very complete, thus not wasting any fuel traveling to
locate model accessories.
Richmond Tripp (271 Chace Ave., Dighton MA 02715) built the
electric-powered Quaker in the foreground from reduced plans of the
original.
Richmond built the larger version, which was originally FF,
when he was in high school in 1938. He diligently collected 50 box
tops to earn a Megow kit. Once he acquired his prize, he installed a
Baby Cyclone engine in it. Richmond converted his model to RC
three years ago. He re-covered it and installed a K&B .40 engine.
Since switching to electric power, Richmond created a “mini”
Quaker Flash, which is half the scale of the original. It has a 380
motor and gearbox for power.
Steve Davis (Box 297, Ashton ID 83420; E-mail: steveand
[email protected]) built his Extra from Colombo Anderson.
It is 34% scale, weighing 28 pounds. The wingspan is 103
inches, and the Extra is 98 inches long. Covering is Top Flite
MonoKote.
The model is powered by a BME 105 engine and uses KS 86
canisters for exhaust. It is guided by a Futaba 14MZ radio and has
Hitec 5955 servos on all surfaces.
“The flight characteristics are excellent for the flying I do,” wrote
Steve. “This is my first year in IMAC [International Miniature
Aerobatic Club] and the plane flies truer than any other planes I’ve
flown.”
Greg Minden (8241 Unicorn St., Las Vegas NV 89131; E-mail:
[email protected]) converted his Hangar 9 Cub to a Piper L-4
Grasshopper.
This 1/4-scale warbird spans 106 inches and is 68 inches long. To
color the Grasshopper appropriately, Greg scuffed the Cub with a
Scotch-Brite pad and painted it with Klass Kote epoxy paint.
Power is a Fuji Imvac BT-24EI gas engine spinning an 18 x 6
Xoar propeller. A JR 9303 radio provides guidance.
“It flies great,” wrote Greg.
Colombo Anderson Extra 300L
Quaker Flash Revisited
Pawnee 40
Grasshopper
See page 199 for submission guidelines
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2008/08
Page Numbers: 88,89

88 MODEL AVIATION
Focal Point
Gordon McCready (2016 Tall Meadow NE, Grand Rapids MI
49505; E-mail: [email protected]) built this Kavalier
from a Sig kit.
It spans 55.5 inches and weighs 5.5 pounds. The engine is an
O.S. 40LA, and control is via a Futaba SkySport 4 radio system.
Gordon hasn’t flown the model yet, but he plans to have one of
his younger clubmates check it out.
“When you’re 86 years old, your reactions are a bit slow,” wrote
Gordon. “He will trim it out and hand it over to me. Wish me luck.”
Richard Kaczmarek (4584 Urbana Moorefield Pike, Urbana OH
43078; E-mail: [email protected]) submitted this photo of his
1938 Power House.
The original builder of the model is unknown because it came
out of an estate. It was finished with plastic covering. Richard
removed the covering, repaired glue joints, and replaced the broken
balsa stringers, wing ribs, and firewall. He installed a new fuel tank
and converted control to a Spektrum radio and servos. An old Como
.51 engine provides the power.
The revamped Power House spans 79 inches and weighs 6
pounds, 1.2 ounces. Covering is Solartex, and paint is exterior latex
and polyurethane clear satin.
Al Leach (8 Fillmore Ct., Coram NY 11727) modified a P-51
Mustang after seeing the show “Dogfights” on The History Channel.
Al built his model from a Hangar 9 PTS ARF. He peeled all the
trim off the kit and replaced it with the Tuskegee markings. He
painted the tail with Krylon Fusion and used polyurethane matte
clear as sealant.
The Mustang is powered by a Saito FA-91S turning a 14 x 6
propeller, which pulls it along well at half throttle.
Al made the model a replica of Lieutenant Lee Archer’s P-51. He
was Wendell Pruitt’s wingman, and together they were known as the
“Gruesome Twosome.” Lee was the only Tuskegee Airman to make
Ace, with eight victories.
Tuskegee Mustang
1938 Power House
McCready’s Kavalier Colin McKinley and Bill Lane (2984 Wesleyan Ln., Winston
Salem NC 27106; E-mail: [email protected]) built these Hal de
Bolt Champs.
Bill saw the cover of the March 2008 MA and realized that he
and Colin had been flying a reduced-size version of the Champ for
the past three of four years.
Colin drew plans and cut several kits of varying sizes before
finally settling on a 35-inch wingspan and an electric power setup.
They used an AstroFlight brushless 01 motor in one model and a
brushless 02 in the other.
“The model is very flexible as far as power needed,” wrote Bill.
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Thomas W. Haake (174 Holly Hill Rd., Richboro PA; E-mail:
[email protected]) submitted this photo of Hangar 9’s new
80-inch-span Piper Pawnee.
It has an overall length of 55.8 inches and weighs 8-9 pounds.
Thomas uses a JR receiver and seven Hitec servos. The Piper is
equipped with an O.S. Surpass 70 four-stroke engine.
“This model not only closely resembles its full-scale brother, but
it nearly approaches the perfect ARF concept,” wrote Thomas. “The
package is very complete, thus not wasting any fuel traveling to
locate model accessories.
Richmond Tripp (271 Chace Ave., Dighton MA 02715) built the
electric-powered Quaker in the foreground from reduced plans of the
original.
Richmond built the larger version, which was originally FF,
when he was in high school in 1938. He diligently collected 50 box
tops to earn a Megow kit. Once he acquired his prize, he installed a
Baby Cyclone engine in it. Richmond converted his model to RC
three years ago. He re-covered it and installed a K&B .40 engine.
Since switching to electric power, Richmond created a “mini”
Quaker Flash, which is half the scale of the original. It has a 380
motor and gearbox for power.
Steve Davis (Box 297, Ashton ID 83420; E-mail: steveand
[email protected]) built his Extra from Colombo Anderson.
It is 34% scale, weighing 28 pounds. The wingspan is 103
inches, and the Extra is 98 inches long. Covering is Top Flite
MonoKote.
The model is powered by a BME 105 engine and uses KS 86
canisters for exhaust. It is guided by a Futaba 14MZ radio and has
Hitec 5955 servos on all surfaces.
“The flight characteristics are excellent for the flying I do,” wrote
Steve. “This is my first year in IMAC [International Miniature
Aerobatic Club] and the plane flies truer than any other planes I’ve
flown.”
Greg Minden (8241 Unicorn St., Las Vegas NV 89131; E-mail:
[email protected]) converted his Hangar 9 Cub to a Piper L-4
Grasshopper.
This 1/4-scale warbird spans 106 inches and is 68 inches long. To
color the Grasshopper appropriately, Greg scuffed the Cub with a
Scotch-Brite pad and painted it with Klass Kote epoxy paint.
Power is a Fuji Imvac BT-24EI gas engine spinning an 18 x 6
Xoar propeller. A JR 9303 radio provides guidance.
“It flies great,” wrote Greg.
Colombo Anderson Extra 300L
Quaker Flash Revisited
Pawnee 40
Grasshopper
See page 199 for submission guidelines
Focal Point