Electric Hurricane
This airplane has nostalgia written all over it. Proportions of the Hawker Hurricane Mk-1 make it an excellent RC flier, and quiet electric power (geared Astro 15) makes it a joy to be around. Has rudder, elevator, aileron, and motor controls. While not the easiest model in the world to build, the results are well worth the effort. On December 5, 1933 a three view drawing was submitted to the British Air Ministry Performance Section. In the following month, the design was altered to incorporate a new engine, the Rolls Royce PV-12 which was later immortalized as the Rolls Merlin. Calculations for the new monoplane were begun in March 1934. Then on January 10, 1935 Hawker received a contract to construct one high-speed monoplane Ser. No. K5083, to be built to the design submitted to the Air Ministry the previous September and to meet the requirements of Air Ministry Spec. F36/34.
Gotha 145: Peanut Scale
If you like bipes, you'll love this one in handy Peanut Scale size. It's not a "ghost" ship, though. The structure is sufficiently complete that the finished model has a very pleasing and realistic appearance. This biplane is quite a unique little aircraft - perfect for Peanut Scale. It is what I call a square airplane, because the model has a 13 in. span and 12 in. length. This makes for a longitudinally stable ship. Though the details of the full-size bird are somewhat obscure, here are a few facts. The complete title of this bipe is Gothaer Waggonfabrik A.G. GO. 145. Designed by Albert Kalkert, as a trainer, it was created and test flown in 1934. So successful was the GO. 145 that the G.F.W. firm was joined by A.G.O. Focke WuIf and B.F.W. in largescale production. Some 10,000 were eventually built, manufacturing licenses being acquired by Spain and Turkey.
