Edition: Model Aviation - 2009/10
Page Numbers: 78,79
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Denney Kitfox IV

  • Builder: Tom Conti (1040 Route 80, Guilford, CT 06437)
  • Description: Scratch-built 1/4-scale Kitfox designed and constructed over several years.
  • Wingspan: 96 inches
  • Weight: 15.5 pounds (ready to fly)
  • Power: O.S. 1.20 four-stroke engine with a Graupner 14 x 7 three-blade propeller
  • Structure: Aircraft-aluminum spars with light-plywood ribs; fuselage of light plywood and 3/16-inch dowel framing
  • Covering/Finish: 21st Century covering

Scrappy Trainer

  • Builder: Tom Conte (435 Bellevue Dr., Allen, TX 75013; email: [email protected])
  • Description: Scratch-built as an inexpensive learning platform for his son; cost approximately $6 (the cost of the wood).
  • Construction: Incorporated recycled parts from a Slow Stick
  • Radio/Servos: JR miniservos and receiver
  • Covering: Litespan
  • Weight: 13 ounces
  • Power: 7.4-volt Li-Poly battery
  • Dimensions: 36-inch wingspan; roughly 30 inches long
  • Note/Quote: "It is easy to carry it to the school yard behind the house or keep it ready to go in the trunk of the car. It's very stable but has enough power to get itself out of trouble when the new pilot gets it pointed in the wrong direction."

Canadian D.H.82C Tiger Moth

  • Builder: Gordon Smith (385 Paso Robles Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93108; email: [email protected])
  • Description: Built from a Clark Industries kit (Tottenham, Ontario) and modeled to replicate the full-scale Tiger Moth on display at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario.
  • Wingspan: 88 inches
  • Weight: 19 pounds
  • Canopy/Windows: Canopy and windshield frame made entirely from aluminum; sliding sections run in slotted tracks like the full-scale aircraft
  • Power: Saito 1.80 four-stroke engine
  • Covering/Markings: Cub Yellow 21st Century Fabric; AeroGraphics custom-designed details and insignia
  • Note/Quote: "I modified the airframe to make it more scale as to the cockpit canopy and lower wing mount. I can also remove the two complete wing assemblies (one from each side), without disturbing the rigging cables or struts. This cuts field assembly time to less than ten minutes."

Care Bear

  • Builder: David Schwin (640 S. Broadway, Medina, OH 44256; email: [email protected])
  • Description: Scratch-built model with a teddy-bear pilot from the dollhouse department of a Hobby Lobby craft store.
  • Wingspan: 20 inches
  • Length: 23 inches
  • Weight: 7.5 ounces (ready to fly)
  • Motor: Himax 2212-840 brushless
  • ESC: 8-amp unit from Common Sense RC
  • Radio/Servos: Spektrum AR6000 receiver with a DX6i transmitter and three 3.5-gram servos
  • Note/Quote: "The plane has one flight, which showed it needed a little tweaking, but it flew okay."

Stampe S.V.4

  • Builder: Dennis Pannell (3916 Twilight Ave., Enid, OK 73703; email: [email protected])
  • Description: Built from a Svenson Models kit; 1/4 scale
  • Power: Zenoah G-45 engine
  • Wings: 80-inch main wings
  • Landing Gear/Tires: Pneumatic 4.5-inch Du-Bro tires
  • Features: Fully functional flying/landing wires
  • Covering/Finish: 21st Century Fabric and paint

Lacey M.10

  • Builder: Peter Carr (329 Little Ave., Ridgway, PA 15853; email: [email protected])
  • Description: Semiscale model built from plans published in the October 2003 Radio Control Models and Electronics (British magazine).
  • Structure: Rib-and-spar wing; fuselage and tail feathers built from 1/4-inch square balsa sticks
  • Power System: AstroFlight 020 geared motor, 30-amp ESC, 1500 mAh 3S Li-Poly battery
  • Weight: 1.7 pounds (ready to fly)
  • Radio: Kraft Series 73 case with MicroStar 2000 encoder and FMA RF deck on Channel 08 (50.960 MHz) in the 6-meter Amateur Radio Band
  • Flight Characteristics: Short wingspan allows quick roll; loops are round if a slight dive is added
  • Covering/Markings: MonoKote with trim sheet used for markings and stripes

Blackbird

  • Builder: Harry Jenkin (1767 Mount Everest Ln., Toms River, NJ 08753)
  • Description: Scratch-built SR-71 Blackbird using a 1/48-scale plastic model for reference.
  • Construction Materials: 1/4-inch lauan plywood formers, 3/32-inch balsa, and 1/32-inch hobby plywood
  • Finish: Semigloss acrylic latex black paint
  • Wingspan: 58 inches
  • Weight: 23 pounds (ready to fly)
  • Power: Two ASP .75 two-stroke engines turning 12 x 8 propellers

Golden Era 60

  • Builder: Jerry Miller (2380 Scotch Hill Ln., N. Huntingdon, PA 15642)
  • Description: Built from plans seen in MA.
  • Power: Magnum .91 four-stroke engine spinning a 14 x 8 propeller
  • Covering/Finish: PolyCote
  • Radio/Servos: Tower Hobbies System 3000 receiver; Tower Hobbies TS-53 servos
  • Weight: Approximately 9 pounds

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