Focal Point
Rejuvenated Jungmeister
Marty Churilla (140 Scenery Rd., Wheeling, WV 26003; e-mail: [email protected]) presents his restored Pica Models Bücker Jungmeister biplane that Dave Platt designed.
"When I laid eyes on this beautiful airplane in the early 1980s, she was hanging inverted from the then Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C.," wrote Marty. "Sometimes just the sight of a specific airplane just 'grabs' you and you have to build it."
Twenty-eight years after building his first Jungmeister, Marty decided that it needed to shed its sagging covering, yellowing paint, and accumulated dust.
Covering is Top Flite MonoKote and Sig dope with computer-printed flags and Chartpak Graphic Tape for the panel lines. Marty's aircraft weighs 10 pounds with a 59-inch wingspan. An O.S. Max .91 FX engine provides power, with an APC 15 x 8 propeller.
Anniversary Piper
Jay Skinner (7921 N. Fairwind Loop, Hernando, FL 34442; e-mail: [email protected]) built this Anniversary Cub from a Carl Goldberg Models kit.
Power is an O.S. .52 Surpass four-stroke engine, and guidance is provided by a JR XP8103 radio system. An additional servo operates a tow release in the tail for glider and banner tow.
"I'm still honing my flying skills to attempt those tricks, but the Cub seems to have more than enough power to tow. The sound in flight is so realistic and the flight characteristics are truly 'Cub like,'" Jay wrote.
"The full-scale in the background is owned by my long-time friend and fellow retired Eastern Airlines pilot John Schedel. He lets me fly his every once in a while. I'm working on him learning to fly mine."
Bud Nosen Mustang
Bert Sparrow (504 Mossy Oak Ridge, Prattville, AL 36066; e-mail: [email protected]) constructed this Bud Nosen P-51D.
"It took me six months to build and was basically a kit of warped wood sitting in a guy's basement since 1981," wrote Bert.
The Mustang is powered by a ZDZ Super 80 engine swinging a 26 x 10 propeller. JR servos are used all around, and the decals are from Kirby's Kustom Vinyl Graphics. Robart retracts are used on the main and tail wheels.
Bert covered his 33-pound model with Chrome UltraCote and installed machined aluminum wheels.
"It really flies like a teddy bear," he wrote.
Enticing!
Ken Gordon (700 E. Palm Rd., Bunnell, FL 32137; e-mail: [email protected]) built these models from the plans of an old Dick Sarpolus Enticer kit.
The cowls are made from gallon glow-fuel jugs; all stripes and insignia are contact paper, and the paint is Solartex. The airplanes are powered by 31cc Ryobi side-carburetor engines, and each model spans 76 inches and weighs 10.5 pounds.
"Does a great Lomcevak and flat spins," wrote Ken.
Bird Dog
Darren Gibson (6801 Burnell Dr., Eau Claire, WI 54703; e-mail: [email protected]) built his Cessna L-19 from a Jack Stafford kit.
The model spans 72 inches, weighs 8.5 pounds, and is powered by a Super Tiger .51 engine turning an 11 x 6 propeller. The Sig AeroKote covering is light gray, to replicate the full-scale L-19s that the U.S. Air Force flew as forward air control in Vietnam.
Darren’s model is controlled by a Futaba 7UAP radio system and Futaba S3004 servos. Decals are from Cal-Grafx.
"The flaps go down 70°; should make for fun landings," he wrote.
Eye-Catching R2
Steve Pastula (146 Walter Wilson Rd., Belton, SC 29627) constructed this Gee Bee R2 from an Adrian Page design that was sold as a Hobby Hangar semiscale kit.
Construction is stick and light balsa, and the covering is silkspan and dope. The model was primed in automotive gray and painted with automotive white and K&B Superpoxy red paint. Black trim tape and two coats of Limco clear complete the presentation.
The Gee Bee has a wingspan of 41.5 inches and weighs 2 pounds, 15 ounces. The engine is a Thunder Tiger .25 with a Pitts muffler, and the pilot is from Williams Brothers.
"It is an eye catcher!" wrote Steve.
Bonanza Tribute
Tom Haake (174 Holly Hill Rd., Richboro, PA 18954; e-mail: [email protected]) submitted this photo of a Beechcraft Bonanza that members of the Delaware Valley R/C Club of Warminster, Pennsylvania, finished in honor of their deceased club president, James Shelmire.
James had been in a severe fight with cancer, which allowed him no time to complete the Top Flite kit before he passed.
The Bonanza is powered by an O.S. .91 four-stroke engine and controlled by a JR radio system. It incorporates Robart retracts, and the covering is MonoKote.
Pete 'n Poke
Terry Bolin (18991 Jaguar Rd., Neosho, MO 64850) built his model in February 2006.
"I have been flying since February 1970, and I have built few planes that I have enjoyed more than this Pete 'n Poke," he wrote.
Power is provided by a Magnum .52 four-stroke engine, and control is via a Futaba four-channel radio.
"The plane is a pleasant kit to assemble and a real joy to fly," wrote Terry. "I would recommend it to everyone!"
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