Foiler
THIS DESIGN answers my need for a sport plane that can do the pattern and be used at fun flys. Having spent the last 10 years designing building and flying Scale Models. I wanted a dependable craft for brushing up on aerobatics. At fun flys, I'd been making do with a Boeing F4B2 in the Climb and Glide or a Nieuport 17 in the ????. I called the ???? because of the symmetrical airfoil shape of the ???? when viewed from the side or above. The ???? and ???? airfoil are fully symmetrical. The wing fall and engine ???? on the centerline, all at zero degrees.
Lil' Foiler
Pared down for .40- to .51-size engines, this RC sport model flies with the same spry authority that made its .60-powered sibling so popular. My .60-powered RC Foiler, Published in the May 1991 issue of Model Aviation, was so well liked by club members that they talked me into designing a smaller version for .40- to .51-size engines. The result is Lil' Foiler. I shortened the wing to 48 1/2 in., giving 615 sq. in. of area, but used the same airfoil. The fuselage too is six inches shorter and an inch thinner, and the tail has been scaled down as well. As with the original, larger design, the airfoil shape of the fuselage enhances stability in all flight attitudes.
The Boeing F4B-2
"One of the most maneuverable airplanes ever built" is the accolade given by service pilots to the Boeing F4B Navy and P-12 Army series. These airplanes reigned supreme until the biplane fighter was gradually phased out, just prior to World War II. The Boeing F4Bs and P-12s were the first single-seat fighters capable of executing all fighting maneuvers, including outside loops, when fully loaded. The Boeing was a favorite with pilots, and was described as a dream to fly. It responded quickly to a pilot's every wish; it was easy to take off and land, and had wonderful handling characteristics. Navy pilots loved to stand the Boeing on its tail and "fly its wings off"-for the pure enjoyment of flying.
Witch Craft
Since I joined the IMAA (International Miniature Aircraft Association) in 1981, I have seen many Giant Scale twin-engine models, but only one sport twin. This prompted me to design a sport twin with an 84-inch wingspan using two O.S. 90 engines. The sound of twin-engine aircraft is enough to justify the effort required to build one.
