Focal Point
Bristol #33 Grandseigne Racer
MA safety columnist Dave Gee (16800 Saticoy St. #3, Van Nuys CA 91406; E-mail: StukaDave@cs.com) sent this photo of his rubber-powered FF Peanut Scale model of the 1911 Bristol #33 Grandseigne.
It weighs 10.5 grams without motor. The rudder markings were computer-printed onto the tissue. Rigging is silver-colored silk thread. Dave used Nowlen Aero wheels and a pilot figure from Otto Kuhni.
"This model makes very sweet ROG [rise-off-ground] flights and gentle landings, unlike the prototype which crashed fatally on a test hop," wrote Dave.
The Red Zephyr
Edward L. Martin (18 Rebel Dr., Asheville NC 28805; E-mail: emartin60@juno.com) built his Old-Time Zephyr from a Ben Buckle kit. Herb Greenberg designed the original model, which first appeared as a Scientific kit in 1936.
Edward made several changes from the original design that resulted in "... an RC sports creation that flies like a dream."
The model spans 72 inches and is powered by a Magnum XL 52 four-stroke engine. It is covered with Solarfilm, has Trekker balloon wheels, and uses a three-channel Futaba radio for guidance.
Profile P-38
Rick McGahey (123 Bunker Hill Dr., Rochester NY 14625) built his colorful profile P-38 from a Great Planes kit.
It spans 53 inches and is covered with metallic MonoKote. Rick chose two O.S. .25 FX engines for power.
"The nonmilitary covering and colors were used for a different look," he wrote. "It flies like a trainer and is very realistic in flight."
Smokin' Sopwith Pup
Elwin Bushue (21022 Virginia Rd., DeKalb IL 60115) built his World War I Sopwith Pup from a Balsa USA kit with a clipped wing down to 92 inches.
The 28-pound model is powered by a Zenoah GT-80 engine that is fitted with a Sullivan smoke pump.
"It is a beautiful sight against a clear blue sky with the smoke system in full swing," wrote Elwin.
OV-10 Bronco
Robert Coats (3012 Sailfish Ln., Raleigh NC 27610; E-mail: ratpack31@earthlink.net) built his Giant Scale OV-10 Bronco from Rich Uravitch plans.
The model is covered with MonoKote and weighs 22 pounds. Two Saito 72 engines provide the power, and it mounts 14 Futaba servos.
Also featured is a scale cockpit by FTE. The main and backup batteries are by SR Batteries.
Dr.I Triplane
Bud Trapp (1131 Rose Dr., Sycamore IL 60178) built his Fokker Dr.I from a Balsa USA kit.
It is powered by a Brison 2.4 engine and weighs 13 pounds.
The model is covered with UltraCote heat-shrink film. It was finished and trimmed in the colors of the Dr.I that the Black Baron—World War I pilot Josef Jacobs—flew.
1911 Curtiss Headless Pusher
Dick Sudermann (4123 W. Osage Way, Spokane WA 99208) submitted this photo of the 1911 Curtiss Headless Pusher he built from plans by George Marsdon. Pilot Ray Care is on the left in the photo and Dick is on the right.
Dick obtained details and documentation from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The model spans 80 inches, weighs 13 pounds, and is powered by a SuperTigre .90 two-stroke engine. Guidance is via a JR Century 7 radio.
Lincoln Beachey
Glenn Dunlap (7281 Cinnamon Woods Dr., Westchester OH 45069; E-mail: gdunlap@fuse.net) wrote to remind us that Lincoln Beachey was one of the daring pioneers of aviation. He was the first aviator to loop an airplane in the U.S.
Beachey built this airplane in 1915, but he died flying it March 14, 1915, at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California.
Glenn built his 47-inch-wingspan, 15%-scale model from three-views as a tribute to Mr. Beachey. It has operating pull-pull on all surfaces, and it is covered with tissue and doped.
"I built a dummy Gnome rotary engine that revolves on a Microtex outrunner to simulate the real one," wrote Glenn.
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