R. Sexton

NOTHING FANCY started as a desire to design a mid-size, easy to fly, simple to build 35-powered biplane that would have the home-built look typical of the EAA biplanes. I was trying to design something simple with no complicated structure or bad flying characteristics and thus the name Nothing Fancy. The design process began with a sketch of a biplane having the desired look of a homebuilt. However, after enlarging the sketch, everything was either too small or too large, or just plain wrong! So, back to the drawing board to design a biplane around an old model Fox 36X RC engine and small radio gear. After deciding on a 46-in, wing span, the other areas fell into place quickly with only shape and outline changes to get the desired look.