Edition: Model Aviation - 2011/09
Page Numbers: 80,81

80 MODEL AVIATION
Focal Point
SUBMISSION INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES
Proud of your latest building/flying effort? Share it with MA’s readers! Send us a glossy color print or digital photo on CD-ROM (minimum 300 ppi) with an appropriate description of
the model, and we will publish or post the best submissions.
No emailed photos, laser copies, or photocopies will be accepted. Restrict content to the model with or without the owner/builder. Inappropriate photos will not be published.
Supply your full address (and email address if available) so that interested parties may contact you directly. Send all submissions to MA Editor Jay Smith at 5161 E. Memorial Dr.,
Muncie IN 47302, Attn: Focal Point. Because of this section’s popularity, it may be several months before your model is featured.
Macchi C.202
Babe Caltabiano (158 Teralba Ct., San Jose CA 95139;
email: [email protected]) built this 1/7-scale Macchi C.202
from RCM plans circa 1967.
Babe wrote:
“My Macchi C.202 Italian World War II fighter is built in
two variations: scale and race. This is a scratch-built plane that
I made the plug and the molds for the fiberglass fuselage layup.
“The wingspan is 62 inches. This scale version is a built-up
wing without retracts and the race version is a foam wing with
retracts.”
An O.S. .75 provides power for the Scale model and the
racer is fueled by a YS 120sc. Both sets of wings are sheeted
with 1/18 balsa and fiberglassed. Babe used a water-based paint
with automotive clear.
Super Sportster
Jim McCorkle (221 Fox Run, Jackson TN 38305; email:
[email protected]) built this model from plans based
on the Great Planes Super Sportster 40.
This model has a 102-inch wingspan with an overall length
of 80 inches. Jim powers the Sportster with a Bennett Built
Quadra .52 turning a 20 x 10 propeller. An Airtronics
RDS8000 radio system provides the control.
Jim wrote:
“I have been scratching building and flying giant-scale
Super Sportster’s since getting into the hobby. The Sportster is
one of the best all-around flying planes I have ever built.”
Kaos
Ted Hoffman (402 Oak St., Thibodaux LA 70301; email:
[email protected]) built his Kaos from an old kit from
Direct Connection RC.
“I had a Kaos in the early ’80s. After it crashed, I always
wanted another one,” wrote Ted.
An O.S. .61F powers the model with control from a
Spektrum DX7. The wings and tail are covered with Coverite
fabric and the fuselage is in silk and dope. The Kaos is finished
with LusterKote.
Piggyback Planes
George Farmer (1445 Applewood Cir., Mukwonago WI
43149; email: [email protected]) wrote:
“A Great Planes PT-60 Tug carries a Carl Goldberg Gentle
Lady aloft piggyback-style during a 2009 fun-fly
demonstration at the Lakeland RC Club in Oconomowoc,
Wisconsin.
“Built and piloted by the author with its SuperTigre .91, the
Tug easily hauls the two-meter Gentle Lady, built and piloted
by Randy Farmer, the trusty older brother. The reliable launch
cradle and release mechanism is a joint design project by both
pilots.”
Photo by Gerald Riechow of the Lakeland RC Club.
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Lite Chinn Yak
Jeff Austin (421 Walnut St., Baraboo WI 53913; email:
[email protected]) wrote:
“Here’s my ‘mini,’ or lite Chinn Yak. I purchased an
Extreme Flight Jeremy Chinn Yak 55 SP and am having a blast
with it.
“I wondered how a smaller version of the plane would
perform, and I had several O.S. .40FPs available. I was able to
purchase an original Chinn Yak kit and scaled it down exactly
87% of the original size resulting in a 41-inch wingspan. I was
hoping to get the plane at or under three pounds.
“I put a fiberglass tube in the fuselage for strength as well
as carbon fiber reinforcing on the fuselage bottom. Radio gear
consists of a Berg 7P transmitter, JR 3421 and 3121 servos,
and a 1,000 mAh, six-volt NiMH battery pack. The covering is
Trans Blue and Pearl White UltraCote. The final weight came
in at two pounds, thirteen ounces—well under the three pounds
I was shooting for!
“The first flights were a blast and I was extremely pleased
with the plane. The Mini CY is a joy to fly and holds to the
Chinn Yak qualities well.”
Buttercup 80
Ted Bozanich (3320 E. Anaconda Rd., Rapid City SD
57701; email: [email protected]) built his Buttercup 80
from plans designed by Fred Reese and featured in the June
1985 issue of MA.
Ted’s model is scaled up to have a wingspan of 82 inches.
He proportioned the side view and the wing rib accordingly.
With some modification to the tail feathers and inverting a .90
four-stroke engine, the basic Buttercup design was retained.
The Buttercup weighs 11.5 pounds with 1,155-square-inches of
wing area.
Ted wrote:
“The simple joy of flying that Fred Reese designed in his
little Buttercup has carried over into the Buttercup 80.”
Tiger Moth
Milton Woodham (3091 Avondale Dr., Colorado Springs
CO 80917; email: [email protected]) presents his
400-size Tiger Moth from GWS modified to operate on floats.
The Tiger Moth is controlled by a Spektrum DX7 radio
with an E-flite motor and ESC for guidance.
Milton wrote:
“The unique custom tiger stripe paint job was done by the
holder, Miss Shelby-Ann Sharpton, granddaughter of the
builder and flier. Note carefully the lower wing. She snuck in
her name amongst the tiger stripes.”
P-47D
Jonathan Mandell (24 Bateson Dr., Andover MA 01810;
email: [email protected]) painted this color scheme on
a Great Planes Combat P-47 Thunderbolt ARF to match the P-
47D “Hairless Joe” flown by Colonel David Schilling, CO of
the 56th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force in World War II.
The cowling art is printed from Internet research onto
adhesive paper. Additional color was hand painted and then
sealed with Top Flite LusterKote flat clear spray.
“I had an O.S. .40 four-stroke engine that needed a home
and this seemed like a perfect fit,” wrote Jonathan.
The model uses a Futaba radio for guidance.
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Edition: Model Aviation - 2011/09
Page Numbers: 80,81

80 MODEL AVIATION
Focal Point
SUBMISSION INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES
Proud of your latest building/flying effort? Share it with MA’s readers! Send us a glossy color print or digital photo on CD-ROM (minimum 300 ppi) with an appropriate description of
the model, and we will publish or post the best submissions.
No emailed photos, laser copies, or photocopies will be accepted. Restrict content to the model with or without the owner/builder. Inappropriate photos will not be published.
Supply your full address (and email address if available) so that interested parties may contact you directly. Send all submissions to MA Editor Jay Smith at 5161 E. Memorial Dr.,
Muncie IN 47302, Attn: Focal Point. Because of this section’s popularity, it may be several months before your model is featured.
Macchi C.202
Babe Caltabiano (158 Teralba Ct., San Jose CA 95139;
email: [email protected]) built this 1/7-scale Macchi C.202
from RCM plans circa 1967.
Babe wrote:
“My Macchi C.202 Italian World War II fighter is built in
two variations: scale and race. This is a scratch-built plane that
I made the plug and the molds for the fiberglass fuselage layup.
“The wingspan is 62 inches. This scale version is a built-up
wing without retracts and the race version is a foam wing with
retracts.”
An O.S. .75 provides power for the Scale model and the
racer is fueled by a YS 120sc. Both sets of wings are sheeted
with 1/18 balsa and fiberglassed. Babe used a water-based paint
with automotive clear.
Super Sportster
Jim McCorkle (221 Fox Run, Jackson TN 38305; email:
[email protected]) built this model from plans based
on the Great Planes Super Sportster 40.
This model has a 102-inch wingspan with an overall length
of 80 inches. Jim powers the Sportster with a Bennett Built
Quadra .52 turning a 20 x 10 propeller. An Airtronics
RDS8000 radio system provides the control.
Jim wrote:
“I have been scratching building and flying giant-scale
Super Sportster’s since getting into the hobby. The Sportster is
one of the best all-around flying planes I have ever built.”
Kaos
Ted Hoffman (402 Oak St., Thibodaux LA 70301; email:
[email protected]) built his Kaos from an old kit from
Direct Connection RC.
“I had a Kaos in the early ’80s. After it crashed, I always
wanted another one,” wrote Ted.
An O.S. .61F powers the model with control from a
Spektrum DX7. The wings and tail are covered with Coverite
fabric and the fuselage is in silk and dope. The Kaos is finished
with LusterKote.
Piggyback Planes
George Farmer (1445 Applewood Cir., Mukwonago WI
43149; email: [email protected]) wrote:
“A Great Planes PT-60 Tug carries a Carl Goldberg Gentle
Lady aloft piggyback-style during a 2009 fun-fly
demonstration at the Lakeland RC Club in Oconomowoc,
Wisconsin.
“Built and piloted by the author with its SuperTigre .91, the
Tug easily hauls the two-meter Gentle Lady, built and piloted
by Randy Farmer, the trusty older brother. The reliable launch
cradle and release mechanism is a joint design project by both
pilots.”
Photo by Gerald Riechow of the Lakeland RC Club.
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Lite Chinn Yak
Jeff Austin (421 Walnut St., Baraboo WI 53913; email:
[email protected]) wrote:
“Here’s my ‘mini,’ or lite Chinn Yak. I purchased an
Extreme Flight Jeremy Chinn Yak 55 SP and am having a blast
with it.
“I wondered how a smaller version of the plane would
perform, and I had several O.S. .40FPs available. I was able to
purchase an original Chinn Yak kit and scaled it down exactly
87% of the original size resulting in a 41-inch wingspan. I was
hoping to get the plane at or under three pounds.
“I put a fiberglass tube in the fuselage for strength as well
as carbon fiber reinforcing on the fuselage bottom. Radio gear
consists of a Berg 7P transmitter, JR 3421 and 3121 servos,
and a 1,000 mAh, six-volt NiMH battery pack. The covering is
Trans Blue and Pearl White UltraCote. The final weight came
in at two pounds, thirteen ounces—well under the three pounds
I was shooting for!
“The first flights were a blast and I was extremely pleased
with the plane. The Mini CY is a joy to fly and holds to the
Chinn Yak qualities well.”
Buttercup 80
Ted Bozanich (3320 E. Anaconda Rd., Rapid City SD
57701; email: [email protected]) built his Buttercup 80
from plans designed by Fred Reese and featured in the June
1985 issue of MA.
Ted’s model is scaled up to have a wingspan of 82 inches.
He proportioned the side view and the wing rib accordingly.
With some modification to the tail feathers and inverting a .90
four-stroke engine, the basic Buttercup design was retained.
The Buttercup weighs 11.5 pounds with 1,155-square-inches of
wing area.
Ted wrote:
“The simple joy of flying that Fred Reese designed in his
little Buttercup has carried over into the Buttercup 80.”
Tiger Moth
Milton Woodham (3091 Avondale Dr., Colorado Springs
CO 80917; email: [email protected]) presents his
400-size Tiger Moth from GWS modified to operate on floats.
The Tiger Moth is controlled by a Spektrum DX7 radio
with an E-flite motor and ESC for guidance.
Milton wrote:
“The unique custom tiger stripe paint job was done by the
holder, Miss Shelby-Ann Sharpton, granddaughter of the
builder and flier. Note carefully the lower wing. She snuck in
her name amongst the tiger stripes.”
P-47D
Jonathan Mandell (24 Bateson Dr., Andover MA 01810;
email: [email protected]) painted this color scheme on
a Great Planes Combat P-47 Thunderbolt ARF to match the P-
47D “Hairless Joe” flown by Colonel David Schilling, CO of
the 56th Fighter Group, Eighth Air Force in World War II.
The cowling art is printed from Internet research onto
adhesive paper. Additional color was hand painted and then
sealed with Top Flite LusterKote flat clear spray.
“I had an O.S. .40 four-stroke engine that needed a home
and this seemed like a perfect fit,” wrote Jonathan.
The model uses a Futaba radio for guidance.
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