Der Fle
THIS DESIGN is the culmination of years of dreaming about a low-wing sport plane with dihedral in the outer wing panels A number of small planes have been designed with this configuration, with the Jodels, the D-9 Bebe and D-119 Club the Thorpe, and the Bollason Beta being among the more prominent. I'm not too impressed with a flat center wing section with dihedral at the tips. I prefer a slight dihedral in the center section and pronounced dihedral at the tips as in Old-Timer Free Flight models. They had stability plus.
BDF-1
TWENTY YEARS ago I wrote an article on how to build a little plane called the Quarter Pint. If you were to look closely at that plane, you'd notice that the BDF-1 is strikingly similar. Why build it again? For the thrill of it all! The Quarter Pint was originally intended for the novice or Junior modeler, but anyone who wants to add a little fun to his humdrum RC existence will get a kick out of it. Juniors who want to start out in model aviation by becoming involved in RC might find this project particularly appealing. One of the most sensible ways to get into RC is by starting with a stick-and-tissue model, one that has stood the test of time and one you're sure will fly. After you build one and can get it to fly regularly, then all you have to do is build it larger, add an RC unit and guide it around the sky.
Quickey 300
DESIGNED by Dick Scalf, owner of My Hobby Shop, the Quickey 300 was intended for an event planned as an alternative to Q-Tee racing. At our 4,500-ft. elevation here in north central Arizona, flying the Cox Black Widow-powered Q-Tee is rather difficult, and racing almost impossible, if there's any wind at all. Dick adhered to the Q-Tee racing concept (one design/one engine), with the pilot's ability and luck, not the cost of the plane, determining the winner. The Quickey 300 was also seen as a low-cost model for the beginning RC Pylon Racer.
Cricket
A home built type of design can be for RC modeling as well as for piloted aircraft. This one has most of the characteristics of the latter, but it is the author's own creation (with a little help from our friends). It's for three-channel controls and a .20 engine.
