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Below you'll find thumbnails of the photos, just click on any one for the full-sized version.
 Randy Randolph on the left, Joe Wagner on the right. In the background is Henry Pasquet, the CO2 guy. |
 Model by Hollis Fenn fenn@sc.tds.net. A photo of the Little Guppy that Jim Petersen offered free via SMALLnet in exchange for evaluation. Mine is powered with an OS .15FP. The thick flat bottom airfoil gives this plane excellent slow flight characteristics. It is quite agile and easy to fly in a small space. Loops, rolls, wing overs, stall turns, Immelmanns, spins, and limited inverted flight have all been done. Email me and I can point you to his web page so you can get your own. |
 Model by Jim Petersen foamguy@acsip.com. Here is my personal Little Guppy. I use an OS .10FP on mine. I designed it to be cheap, fast to build, easy and fun to fly. It is all of those things and more ! Email me for info if you have any questions. |
 Model by Alan Porter aporter@meridian-data.com. Recently I finished a Guillows Fokker TriPlane with a Cox 0.020 TD. The radio is Hitec 555 receiver (the FMA Tetra doesn't quite fit), 2 cirrus micro molecular servos, 110ma FMA battery and a APS film can for a fuel tank. With a tissue and dope covering the model weighs in at 9.5 oz's. As far as flight characteristics go. The model has flown but not well to date due to continuing engine problems (2 altercations with the ground, one with a chain link fence due to power loss). But it's a tough little bird and I think I have the engine sorted out now. The photo shows my original setup with crank pressure. It runs much better on straight vent. Anyway, it seems to fly just fine when the engine runs. |
 Model by Jeff Renz jjprenz@email.msn.com. The plane is the Island Flyer by RN models designed by Clive Wienker of Friday Harbor, Washington. I have no connection with RN and do not sell the models....but I believe this is one of the best stick and tissue models for the beginner to get off on the right foot. For more information, see http://pages.hotbot.com/edu/jrenz/ |
 Models by Kevin Petrilla petrilla.3@osu.edu. The plane is a Hobby Hangar Extra 300 with Hitec 555 receiver and 4 Hitec HS-80 servos and uses an OS 10 FP. The plane has wooden wheel pants (not included in kit)based on a design from House of Balse. It has an aftermarket decal set. "The kit was excellent (laser cut), but I did change a few things because I went with the somewhat larger engine. I added some sheeting to the wing for strenghth and swapped out their built up ailerons for aileron stock." |
 This is a 36" F4U Corsair. It is a Royal kit. It has a MVVS .15 with the tuned muffler. The plans show a Cox Black Widow, but there is no way that enginge could fly this plane. It is fully sheeted and the internal structure is built with mostly light ply. It has a spun aluminum cowl. It has 5 HS-80 servos and a micro 555 receiver. It flies excellent and is pretty fast at full throttle. |
 Pictures, planes and captions by Randy Randolph randyranman@juno.com. |
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On the left is Hobby Shack's Schoolboy ARF powered by an AP.09. Span 50
inches, Area 325 sq. in weight 30 ounces with 3 standard servos
and 4 ounce tank. The wings and tail are all built up and covered,
actually it is a pretty good kit for an ARF!
On the right is an Electric Nickel. It weighs 16 ounces with a Speed 400 motor on direct drive with a 6- 600 ah cells. Span 44 inches with a 7 inch cord. Covering is transparent Oracover. The original Nickel appeared in the Nov, '88 issue of Model Aviation. |
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On the left is a 70% MidiWatt, from Tom Hunt plans. WS is 40", area is 300 sq in, flying weight is 28 oz. Power is an AP29, in a ModelAirTech belt drive, 3:1 ratio, 7x800AR cells, Kyosho 9x8 props, Futaba S20 servos, and a well-used MCR4A RX/ESC. Fiberglass cowl is my own mod. As soon as I get a chance, I'm replacing the inefficient MCR4A with a modern high-rate ESC and mini RX, for longer, gentler flights. Though not a beast, the plane is not a beginner's plane, either. The little twin is a converted Aqua Star, using geared Kyosho GP28BB's, Cox 7x3 props, 7x800AR's, CS11 servo's, an R114H RX, and a Sprite 25 ESC. Flying weight w/floats is 30 oz, and it flies great. ROW is no problem, and the plane is very gentle to fly - it must be a REAL floater at the advertised weight of 18 oz! The covering is ThermalSpan, and I was experimenting with water-based poly and Krylon. I think I could cut the weight 2-3 oz if I did it again. | |
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| Model by Hollis Fenn. This is the Herr Engineering Aqua-Star with a Norvel Big Mig .061 R/C. Flying with elevator, rudder, and throttle contolled by a new HiTec SS3 w/ 3 s80 servos. This is a review model for "R/C REPORT" magazine. | |
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From: Bertrand Michel bertrand@absoft.fr> I am in FRANCE & I built a micro R/C electric airplane: It is a 13" WingSpan SpeedeBee that weight 28 gramms = 1 oz (total weight with 3 channel proportional RC system and electric motor and 3x110mA Ni-Mhbattery pack). With 0,32 Sq ft It should fly reasonably slow (below 3 oz/sqFoot (9.5 grammes/Dm2)) | |
Last Modified: 11/18/00