FF Sport-2012/11
The One-Design Satellite
Glen Simpers’ Zero Peanut - 201209
Glen Simpers created his clipped-wing
Zero Peanut from a modified Peck
Polymers kit. The planform and cowling
shape were modified to more closely resemble
the full-scale aircraft. Compared to the plans,
the vertical tail was decreased in size, dihedral
increased, and a larger propeller was used to
improve the spiral stability.
Free Flight Sport - 2007/11
NUMEROUS RC MODELS can easily be converted to FF, and
many of them can be found in the MA archives. The simplest are
those designed for rudder and elevator control only. They will have
enough dihedral to be stable flying free.
An excellent example is the Buttercup designed by Fred Reese
and published in MA in 1985. Bob Schlosberg based his CO2-
powered model on those plans.
He changed the fin outline and added a tail wheel, which really
dressed up the model. It’s striking in its Brodak dope white-and-
Caribbean Turquoise finish. It also flies great
Free Flight Sport - 2010/11
IT’S TIME TO order your kit from
BMJR Model Products or plans from the
National Free Flight Society (NFFS) Plans
Service for the 1/2A One Design Model for
2011: the Goldberg Viking. See the
“Sources” list for contact information.
FF Sport - 2012/03
My Geef 513 needs roughly an hour of shop time to be
ready for test fl ights. Get yours ready for the gas model
One-Design contest at the Nats. See the “Sources” listing
at the end of this column for plans, short kits, or a full kit.
