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Fascinated with model aviation since a youngster, my modeling experience includes control-line, indoor modeling, competition free flight, r/c competition thermal sailplanes, r/c electric powered models, and more recently, Giant Scale r/c models. After gaining an MIT Aeronautical/Astronautical degree, I served 29 years in the USAF in the space and missile fields, serving as Program Manager for two major space programs. Presently retired and residing in Southern California, enjoying its year-around excellent


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Guillow Fighter F 58 model airplane plan

Guillow Fighter F 58  ( 16 in. / 40.6 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Paul Guillow designed and kitted this rubber-powered, 16" span sport free flight model in the late 1930s. Decidedly "old school", the model would be easy enough to build and to save...

Guillow Fighter F 58 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 16 in. / 40.6 cm
Publisher: Guillow Models
Designer: Paul K. Guillow
Date: 01/1939
Plan File Info:
ID: 81608
File Size: 392.5 KB
Downloads: 203
Comments: 0
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Added: 27/03/2015 00:27
Updated: 31/12/17 08:59:46pm

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Douglas A-4 Skyhawk model airplane plan

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk  ( 17 in. / 43.2 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Douglas Aircraft's Ed Heinemann designed the A-4 Skyhawk, a small and lightweight single-seater carrier-based fighter aircraft. "Heinemann's Hot-Rod", one nickname the plane picked up,...

Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Fighter
Motor: Not-Powered
Wingspan: 17 in. / 43.2 cm
Publisher: Bell Models
Designer: John Bell
Plan File Info:
ID: 81632
File Size: 754.2 KB
Downloads: 815
Comments: 0
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Added: 27/03/2015 00:27
Updated: 31/12/17 08:41:33pm

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Half Wave model airplane plan

Half Wave  ( 36 in. / 91.4 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

New England's modeling legend Harvey Thomasian designed the Half Wave in 1954, a rudder-only sport aircraft spanning 36" and designed for a 1/2A engine - a McCoy 049 diesel is shown on the...

Half Wave Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Sport
Motor: Diesel-Powered
Wingspan: 36 in. / 91.4 cm
Publisher: Model Airplane News
Designer: Harvey Thomasian
Date: 03/1954
Plan File Info:
ID: 81702
File Size: 717.2 KB
Downloads: 194
Comments: 0
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Added: 27/03/2015 12:59
Updated: 31/12/17 08:21:18pm

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FMA IA-58 Pucara model airplane plan

FMA IA-58 Pucara  ( 32 in. / 81.3 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

The Pucara is an Argentine ground-attack and counter-insurgency aircraft, an all-metal two person military aircraft with twin engine turboprop engines and a high-mounted "T" horizontal...

FMA IA-58 Pucara Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Multirole
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 32 in. / 81.3 cm
Publisher: Techno Balsa
Designer: Hernan Bravo
Plan File Info:
ID: 81989
File Size: 1.0 MB
Downloads: 706
Comments: 0
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Added: 28/03/2015 20:17
Updated: 31/12/17 02:41:10am

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Thermic C model airplane plan

Thermic C  ( 36 in. / 91.4 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

"Thermic C" is a 36" span, polyhedral towline glider designed by Frank Zaic in the mid 1940s, and kitted by the Junior Aeronautical Supply Company (JASCO). The Thermic C's structure,...

Thermic C Details:
Type: Glider
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Not-Powered
Wingspan: 36 in. / 91.4 cm
Publisher: JASCO
Designer: Frank Zaic
Date: 01/1946
Plan File Info:
ID: 91507
File Size: 1.3 MB
Downloads: 439
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:15
Updated: 31/12/16 01:56:42am

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Tipsy Nipper model airplane plan

Tipsy Nipper  ( 40 in. / 101.6 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

"Tipsy Nipper" is a Belgian-design single seat, open cockpit aerobatic aircraft designe, early 1950s, designed to be inexpensive to build and fly. The aircraft was available either as a...

Tipsy Nipper Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 40 in. / 101.6 cm
Publisher: Model Airplane News
Designer: Jim Noonan
Date: 12/1960
Plan File Info:
ID: 91557
File Size: 2.7 MB
Downloads: 418
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:15
Updated: 31/12/16 01:41:38am

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Polikarpov Po-2 model airplane plan

Polikarpov Po-2  ( 13 in. / 33 cm )

Emmanuel Fillon

The Polikarpov Po-2 served as a general-purpose Soviet biplane. The reliable, uncomplicated concept of the Po-2's design made it an ideal training aircraft, as well as doubling as a low-cost ground...

Polikarpov Po-2 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Multirole
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 13 in. / 33 cm
Publisher: Aeromodeller, MAP Plans Service
Designer: Emmanuel Fillon
Date: 8/1982
Plan File Info:
ID: 83385
File Size: 832.9 KB
Downloads: 430
Comments: 0
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Added: 10/04/2015 16:34
Updated: 31/12/15 11:57:02pm

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S.E. 5a model airplane plan

S.E. 5a  ( 19 in. / 48.3 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

Flown by the greatest Allied aces during the First World War - such as Billy Bishop, James McCudden and Edward Mannock, the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 (Scout Experimental #5) was without doubt the...

S.E. 5a Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Fighter
Motor: CO2-Powered
Wingspan: 19 in. / 48.3 cm
Publisher: Scalemaster Model Co.
Designer: A. Howay
Date: 2/1948
Plan File Info:
ID: 90557
File Size: 1.6 MB
Downloads: 401
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:12
Updated: 31/12/15 04:47:47am

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Showmaster model airplane plan

Showmaster  ( 42 in. / 106.7 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

The Showmaster is a 1/2A sport r/c aircraft designed by Ken Willard, renowned small r/c aircraft designer and advocate. The plane has rudder and elevator control and designed to be powered by an...

Showmaster Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Sport
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 42 in. / 106.7 cm
Publisher: RC Modeler magazine
Designer: Ken Willard
Date: 01/1970
Plan File Info:
ID: 90749
File Size: 1.1 MB
Downloads: 300
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:14
Updated: 31/12/15 03:42:46am

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Buzzard Bombshell model airplane plan

Buzzard Bombshell  ( 72 in. / 182.9 cm )

Air Trails

The 'Buzzard Bombshell' is a real classic, a vintage model design that dominated the then-new competition class of gasoline ignition engine-powered free flight models in the early 1940s. Designed by...

Buzzard Bombshell Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Thermal
Motor: Gas-Powered
Wingspan: 72 in. / 182.9 cm
Publisher: Air Trails
Designer: Joe Konefes
Date: 10/1940
Plan File Info:
ID: 80050
File Size: 1.5 MB
Downloads: 305
Comments: 0
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Added: 25/03/2015 17:40
Updated: 31/10/21 04:42:39pm

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Stits Sky Baby model airplane plan

Stits Sky Baby  ( 27 in. / 68.6 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

Ray Stits was avid about designing the "world's smallest airplane" and designed the SA-2A Sky Baby that sported a 7 foot 2 inch wingspan and was successfully flown by Ray Starr accumulating...

Stits Sky Baby Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Civilian
Motor: Electric-Powered
Wingspan: 27 in. / 68.6 cm
Publisher: RCModeler
Designer: Andy Clancy, Pat Tritle
Date: 11/2002
Plan File Info:
ID: 98310
File Size: 613.3 KB
Downloads: 219
Comments: 0
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Added: 06/06/2016 15:16
Updated: 31/10/19 03:11:30pm

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Invader model airplane plan

Invader  ( 50 in. / 127 cm )

Aeroflyte

The Invader was kitted by Australia's Aero-Flyte in the early 60s for sport and competition flying using rubber-power escapements for rudder-only and throttle control; the Invader has a strong...

Invader Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Sport
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 50 in. / 127 cm
Publisher: Aero-Flyte Products
Date: 01/1962
Plan File Info:
ID: 82029
File Size: 1.2 MB
Downloads: 133
Comments: 0
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Added: 28/03/2015 20:18
Updated: 31/08/22 04:07:20pm

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Stampe SV.4B model airplane plan

Stampe SV.4B

Svenson

The Stampe SV.4B is a Belgian two place biplane trainer first produced in the early 1930s by the Belgian company Stampe et Vertongen. The basic design proved to be quite popular as an aerobatic...

Stampe SV.4B Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Trainer
Motor: Gas-Powered
Wingspan: 200cm-To-260cm (79in-To-102in)
Publisher: Svenson
Designer: Marcel Engelbert
Plan File Info:
ID: 91114
File Size: 5.8 MB
Downloads: 917
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:15
Updated: 31/08/20 08:49:10am

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Mosquito model airplane plan

Mosquito  ( 36 in. / 91.4 cm )

Frog

This 36" wingspan twin-engine model of the British Mosquito light attack fighter-bomber is designed for sport scale controlline flying, powered by two engines in the 1 - 2.5 cc displacement...

Mosquito Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Bomber
Motor: Diesel-Powered
Wingspan: 36 in. / 91.4 cm
Publisher: Frog
Designer: Eric Walpole
Date: 01/1961
Plan File Info:
ID: 82851
File Size: 2.4 MB
Downloads: 425
Comments: 0
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Added: 01/04/2015 00:38
Updated: 31/07/22 10:48:16pm

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Moth Minor model airplane plan

Moth Minor  ( 22 in. / 55.9 cm )

Frog

The de Havilland Moth Minor is a low-wing, 2-place 'tourist/trainer' light aircraft designed by the British de Havilland Company in the 1930s. The plane proved to be quite popular in the general...

Moth Minor Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Trainer
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 22 in. / 55.9 cm
Publisher: Frog
Date: 01/1955
Plan File Info:
ID: 82854
File Size: 390.8 KB
Downloads: 168
Comments: 0
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Added: 01/04/2015 00:38
Updated: 31/07/22 07:28:09am

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Nieuport 17 C.1 Scout model airplane plan

Nieuport 17 C.1 Scout  ( 24 in. / 61 cm )

Model Aircraft

Shown here are the plans and construction article for a free flight sport scale model of the legendary WW1 Nieuport 17 C.1 Scout fighter aircraft. Designed by P. M. H. Lewis for a diesel in the .5...

Nieuport 17 C.1 Scout Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Fighter
Motor: Diesel-Powered
Wingspan: 24 in. / 61 cm
Publisher: Model Aircraft Magazine
Designer: P. M. H. Lewis
Date: 02/1958
Plan File Info:
ID: 82962
File Size: 219.9 KB
Downloads: 559
Comments: 0
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Added: 01/04/2015 12:09
Updated: 31/07/21 10:44:40am

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Small Talk model airplane plan

Small Talk  ( 39 in. / 99.1 cm )

Model Aircraft

Small Talk is an attractive 'cabin' sport free flight model, spanning 39 inches and sized for an 1/2A sized power plant, diesel or glow. Construction is straightforward and would be suitable for a ...

Small Talk Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Diesel-Powered
Wingspan: 39 in. / 99.1 cm
Publisher: Model Aircraft
Designer: W. A. Pollard
Date: 01/1958
Plan File Info:
ID: 90891
File Size: 888.6 KB
Downloads: 114
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:14
Updated: 31/07/21 08:17:19am

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Gerfaut model airplane plan

Gerfaut  ( 93 in. / 236.2 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Gerfaut is a glider named after the Gyrfalcon, the largest falcon species in the world. The plane, published by Les Belles Maquettes (Beautiful Models) has a French heritage and conveys uncommon...

Gerfaut Details:
Type: Glider
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Not-Powered
Wingspan: 93 in. / 236.2 cm
Publisher: Les Belles Maquettes
Plan File Info:
ID: 81461
File Size: 1.7 MB
Downloads: 258
Comments: 0
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Added: 26/03/2015 23:36
Updated: 31/07/20 04:11:55am

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Bridi Trainer 60 model airplane plan

Bridi Trainer 60  ( 65 in. / 165.1 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

Joe Bridi designed the all-wood Trainer 60 for .40 to .60 CID glow engines, and the design was subsequently acquired and kitted by Great Planes Model Manufacturing Co. The 65" span plane...

Bridi Trainer 60 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Trainer
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 65 in. / 165.1 cm
Publisher: Great Planes Model Manufacturing Co.
Designer: Joe Bridi, Don Anderson
Plan File Info:
ID: 98363
File Size: 1.1 MB
Downloads: 516
Comments: 0
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Added: 21/08/2016 15:16
Updated: 31/07/17 12:47:45am

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Cessna Skyhawk model airplane plan

Cessna Skyhawk  ( 54 in. / 137.2 cm )

RCModeler

Jess Krieser designed this sport semi-scale model of the Cessna Skyhawk in the mid 1960s, building in the flexibility for a variety of powerplants (.15 to .35 CID 2-stroke glow engines) and radio...

Cessna Skyhawk Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Civilian
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 54 in. / 137.2 cm
Publisher: Jess Krieser Plan Service; RCM magazine
Designer: R. Jess Krieser
Date: 01/1967
Plan File Info:
ID: 97807
File Size: 763.2 KB
Downloads: 380
Comments: 0
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Added: 13/01/2017 16:13
Updated: 31/07/17 12:14:23am

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de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth model airplane plan

de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth  ( 60 in. / 152.4 cm )

RCModeler

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal Air Force and many other operators...

de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Trainer
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 60 in. / 152.4 cm
Publisher: RCModeler magazine
Designer: D. Prentice
Plan File Info:
ID: 98357
File Size: 941.0 KB
Downloads: 500
Comments: 0
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Added: 21/08/2016 15:16
Updated: 31/07/17 01:17:53am

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Curtiss P6-E Hawk model airplane plan

Curtiss P6-E Hawk  ( 32 in. / 81.3 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

The Curtiss P6-E Hawk was the last in a series of biplane interceptors manufactured for the Army Air Corps in the 1930s. The full size plane has distinctive "hawk" markings and is...

Curtiss P6-E Hawk Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Fighter
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 32 in. / 81.3 cm
Publisher: Aircraft Plan Co.
Designer: Paul Plecan
Date: 01/1947
Plan File Info:
ID: 80568
File Size: 1.5 MB
Downloads: 264
Comments: 0
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Added: 26/03/2015 02:19
Updated: 31/05/17 11:10:46pm

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Nieuport 28 model airplane plan

Nieuport 28  ( 33 in. / 83.8 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

The plans and detailed instructions are for a control line sport scale model of the French Nieuport fighter biplane flown effectively in WWI. Kitted by Sterling Models, this 33" span model is...

Nieuport 28 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Fighter
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 33 in. / 83.8 cm
Publisher: Sterling Models
Plan File Info:
ID: 82959
File Size: 3.8 MB
Downloads: 365
Comments: 0
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Added: 01/04/2015 12:09
Updated: 31/03/16 05:03:41pm

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Pandora model airplane plan

Pandora  ( 50 in. / 127 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Pandora is a competition free flight rubber-powered model designed for the Wakefield class. Using then-current specs for rubber weight in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the model performed quite...

Pandora Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Thermal
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 50 in. / 127 cm
Publisher: Aeromodeler
Designer: Lou Roberts
Date: 04/1960
Plan File Info:
ID: 83190
File Size: 2.9 MB
Downloads: 64
Comments: 0
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Added: 04/04/2015 02:57
Updated: 31/01/19 03:49:17am

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Paper Flyer model airplane plan

Paper Flyer  ( 18 in. / 45.7 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Paper Flyer is an unusual project created in the mid 1940s by H. A. Thomas when balsa wood was evidently hard to find. The 18" rubber-powered free flight model is created entirely out of paper,...

Paper Flyer Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 18 in. / 45.7 cm
Publisher: Popular Science
Designer: H. A. Thomas
Date: 09/1945
Plan File Info:
ID: 83194
File Size: 428.4 KB
Downloads: 179
Comments: 0
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Added: 04/04/2015 02:57
Updated: 31/01/19 02:59:06am

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