Taylor Cub E-2
A Schoolyard RC Scale model of the famous 1935 Cub for 1/2A power and two- or three-channel mini systems. It's just the right size and speed for operation from small flying sites. Any list of all-time trend-setting aircraft would have to include the ubiquitous Cub. Mr. Taylor's modest entry into the commercial sport airplane market on the eve of the great depression helped to shape the face of aviation in the U.S. and throughout the world. This little two-place wonder made flying available to hundreds of budding aviators, and helped to revitalize the local airport businesses, which had all but withered away during the depths of the depression. The Cub's low purchase price and low operating costs were targets for the rest of the market to shoot for. The Cub established the flat, opposed four-cylinder aircraft engine as the standard for efficiency, simplicity, reliability, and economy. Before long, "Taylor Cub" meant small, lightplane, just as "Coke" meant soft drink.
Dornier Arrow
THE Dornier Do 335 was at the same time one of the most unorthodox and one of the highest performance piston-engine fighters to come out of World War II. Due to its novel tandem engine arrangement, it had little more frontal area than a single-engine aircraft. The low drag that resulted, along with two powerful engines, gave the peculiar looking aircraft remarkable speed and acceleration. The "Pfeil" (Arrow in English) was also innovative in several other respects. It was the first German fighter to employ a tricycle landing gear, and it was the first to be equipped with an ejection seat.
