PHOTOS: PETER SCHIPMAN
Peter Schipman’s Fokker D-VIII (above left) is a class example of how detail can bring a simple scale park flyer to life. The striking color scheme makes the model stand out from the crowd. The engine is a dominant feature on most WWI
More great stuff from the readers First up is an update on Tony Moore’s XP-
55. The model is finished and awaiting the test flights. The 1:15 scale model spans 32 inches with a flying weight of 23.2 ounces with the removable landing gear and 21.6 without. Power is a Cermark CEM-2815A- 1420, a 20 amp ESC, Master Airscrew 7-4 3- blade prop and a 3S 1250 mAh Li-Po bat- tery. Wing area is 200 square inches with a wing loading of 16 ounces. Control is 4-chan- nel R/C using sub-micro-servos to control the ailerons and canard. Covering is silkspan painted with Krylon Chrome spray paint and red trim. The airfoil used on the design is a 12% Clark Y. Just guessing, I’d bet the XP-55 is going to be fast! Can’t wait to hear how the test flights go. On the other end of the spectrum we have
Peter Schipman’s 47-inch span Fokker D- VIII built from the Dare kit. Peter’s D-VIII is powered by a brushless Outrunner with an 11.1 volt Li-Po battery swinging a scale length 12-6 propeller. Control is 3-channel
era models, and Peter went that extra step in turning the rotary engine with the prop for a terrific bit of realism in flight (above right). From this position, one sure hopes those guns aren’t loaded!
R/C. The scale LeRhone engine represents the Oberusel rotary that powered the full scale D-VIII and is provided in the kit. Brass rocker arms and aluminum spark plug wires were added to the engine that rotates with the motor. The color scheme is from the E- IV Eindecker flown by Theo Osterkamp, commander of Marine-Feld-Jagdstaffel 2. The scheme might not be true to scale for the D-VIII, but looks great on the model in spite of the fact. The Spandau machine guns are from Williams’s brothers kits to finish off the 24.7-ounce model. Very nice! Dave Oberthayler built his 60-inch span
Pilatus Porter from The PCM Short Kit and has been busy flying it now for about six weeks and loves making low, slow passes with the flaps down. Power is a Suppo Out- runner and Dymond D-47 servos offer guid- ance in flight. Tom Bernett scratched his Old Timer itch
with the 55-inch span Quaker Flash, also from a PCM Short Kit. The model is pow- ered by a Hacker A10-12S motor with a 750
mAh 2S Li-Po battery and weighs in at a scant 10 ounces. Covering is Doculam and trimmed with Krylon aerosol. And last but not least we have Tom Bink-
ley’s latest creation. Look at the side shot closely and you’ll see why it’s called the Yard Stick. The 35-inch span, 6¼-ounce model was built to fly close to home in the local park. Power is from the Turnigy 2204-14T Out- runner, Castle 9A ESC with a Rhino 61 mAh 2S battery. Guidance comes from two 6-gram servos and a Berg Microstamp Rx. Covering is transparent blue SoLite. With a wing area of 288 sq.-inches, you just know the Yard Stick is going to be a nice gentle flyer. Well, it looks like that’s going to do it for
this month. Meanwhile, practice those side slips; you’ll be amazed at how quickly it’ll start to feel “right”. And thanks to all who sent pictures of a nice variety of models this time. All are beautifully done, and just goes to show how versatile small modeling can be. So till next month, keep the saw dust fly- ing and the runways active.
PHOTOS: TOM BINKLEY
Tom Binkley’s Yard Stikflies gracefully overhead at the local park (above left). Park Flyers come in all shapes and sizes and Tom’s model shows us how simple it can be. Note the yardstick fuselage (above right). It’s not only a terrific
FLYING MODELS
starting point for the simple design, but also makes picking that all too elusive, perfect name, for the original design easy too. Look for the construction article of Tom’s Yard Stikin FLYING MODELS in the near future.
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