Flying Plans
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CD432 YARD STIK. A model you can fly inside or in your yard. Its fuselage is built from a simple household yard stick! No false advertising here! This simple balsa built- up stick model features fast construction and great flying performance from mild to simple aerobatics. This small electric model is perfect for those days that you want to just slowly float around with the birds. Weighs 7 ounces, ready to fly, spans 35 inches. Plan on one sheet. Tom Binkley FM 02-2012 $9.00
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CD433 HANSA-BRANDENBURG CC. A perfect model for Power Scale, the full scale aircraft was an early flying boat and was designed by the Germans in 1917. The air- craft is characterized by its unique star-strut interplane bracing and single pylon mounted engine in pusher con- figuration. The model features scale construction and uses an electric motor for power. Weighs 7.9 ounces ready to fly, spans 31.5 inches. Plan on one sheet. Tom Sandor FM 02-2012 $10.00
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$44.00CD431 MEW GULL. Considered by many to be the Holy Grail of 1930’s era British air racing designs, the Mew Gull provides a study in both elegance and speed. This C/L model is made of inexpensive cardboard with some balsa and ply in critical areas, and flies great with a .40– .50 two-stroke. Weighs 78 ounces ready to fly, spans 60 inches. Plans on two sheets. Chuck Felton FM 01-2012 $28.00
CD430 MACCHI 202. In a world that is ever increasing with warbird ARF models, the Macchiis a nice change of pace. Based on a seldom modeled Italian WWII model, it is built of traditional balsa and ply construction with a foam core wing, uses a Brison 3.2 gas engine and is IMAA legal. A model that will truly stand out at any war- bird or giant scale meet. Weighs 21 pounds, ready to fly, spans 90 inches. Plans on three sheets. Dan Reiss FM 01-2012
CD429 GULL II. Based on the Comet freeflight model, Pat Tritle enlarged the original dawings to make this a re- laxing R/C model. The Gull II is just the thing for those early morning or late afternoon flights. Model is built of traditional balsa and ply construction, and uses a Tower Pro 2208/17 brushless motor, 20-amp ESC and two 9- gram sub-micro servos. Weighs 13 ounces, ready to fly, spans 50 inches. Plans on two sheets. Pat Tritle FM 12- 2011 $21.00
Attention!
The plan for the Vapor Endure O2 (CD419), designed by Daniel Walton, from the June 2011 issue, was priced incorrectly. The correct price for this plan is $5.00. We apol- ogize for the error.
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