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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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Katy model airplane plan

Katy  ( 68 in. / 172.7 cm )

Graupner

The Graupner Katy is a competition free flight model designed for the International F1A (aka Nordic A2) towline glider class, hand towed to altitude using a 50 meter line, then released to seek out...

Katy Details:
Type: Glider
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Thermal
Motor: Not-Powered
Wingspan: 68 in. / 172.7 cm
Publisher: Graupner
Date: 1970
Plan File Info:
ID: 82207
File Size: 1.6 MB
Downloads: 626
Comments: 0
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Added: 28/03/2015 20:19
Updated: 29/08/20 06:58:49am

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Nakajima Tenzan model airplane plan

Nakajima Tenzan  ( 36 in. / 91.4 cm )

Model Aircraft

The Nakajima Tenzan was a Japanese carrier-based torpedo bomber used during WW2 in the Pacific Theater. Presented here is a 36" span sport control-line semi-scale model designed by M. F. Hawkins...

Nakajima Tenzan Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Bomber
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 36 in. / 91.4 cm
Publisher: Model Aircraft
Designer: M. F. Hawkins
Date: 11/1957
Plan File Info:
ID: 82903
File Size: 422.2 KB
Downloads: 240
Comments: 0
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Added: 01/04/2015 00:38
Updated: 29/07/21 10:49:59am

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1948 Glider model airplane plan

1948 Glider  ( 48 in. / 121.9 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Alan Barrister designed the "1948 Glider", a 48" span sport free flight glider launched by towline. The plane would be an easy build with its flat-bottom wing airfoil and single...

1948 Glider Details:
Type: Glider
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Not-Powered
Wingspan: 48 in. / 121.9 cm
Publisher: Flying Models
Designer: Alan Barrister
Date: 01/1948
Plan File Info:
ID: 81468
File Size: 664.0 KB
Downloads: 174
Comments: 0
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Added: 26/03/2015 23:36
Updated: 29/07/20 02:44:27am

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Irifi 71 model airplane plan

Irifi 71

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

Irifi 71, named after a hot easterly wind, is a French design for FAI control-line combat, limited to .15 CID (2.5 cc) engines. Designed by J. B. Morelle and published by Le Modele Reduit d'Avion,...

Irifi 71 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Sport
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 50cm-To-75cm (20in-To-30in)
Publisher: Le Modele Reduit dAvion
Designer: J. B. Morelle
Plan File Info:
ID: 98431
File Size: 308.2 KB
Downloads: 91
Comments: 0
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Added: 13/01/2017 16:21
Updated: 29/07/19 02:32:50am

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RCM Sportster model airplane plan

RCM Sportster

RCModeler

RCM Sportster. Plan 542. Type Model RC Sport Acrobatic. Wingspan 50in.Lowwing. Engine Glow Veco .19 Control 4 channels. Designer Joe Bridi. Magazine RCModeler November 1973. More info here...

RCM Sportster Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Acro
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 100cm-To-125cm (40in-To-50in)
Publisher: RCModeler
Designer: Lou Stanley & Joseph Birdi
Date: 11/1973
Plan File Info:
ID: 83526
File Size: 1.3 MB
Downloads: 309
Comments: 0
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Added: 04/05/2015 23:14
Updated: 29/06/21 12:37:20am

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1911 Voisin Canard model airplane plan

1911 Voisin Canard  ( 45 in. / 114.3 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

For those up to a modeling challenge, here's a good one! The Voisin Canard was a French aircraft designed in 1910, a pusher biplane canard aircraft with a "full flying" forward-mounted...

1911 Voisin Canard Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Multirole
Wingspan: 45 in. / 114.3 cm
Publisher: Flying Models magazine
Designer: Martin Maloy
Plan File Info:
ID: 79226
File Size: 3.7 MB
Downloads: 319
Comments: 1
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Added: 25/03/2015 02:21
Updated: 29/06/19 08:17:37am

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Nemesis model airplane plan

Nemesis  ( 18 in. / 45.7 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

Professional pylon racer Jon Sharp designed the Nemesis in the early 1990s for the Formula 1 pylon racing event, an all-composite aircraft with laminar flow wing sections. Between 1991 and 1999, the...

Nemesis Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Pylon-Racer
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 18 in. / 45.7 cm
Publisher: John Bell Models
Designer: John Bell
Plan File Info:
ID: 92166
File Size: 695.2 KB
Downloads: 409
Comments: 1
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:17
Updated: 29/05/21 07:56:38pm

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Northrop Gamma 2A model airplane plan

Northrop Gamma 2A  ( 16 in. / 40.6 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

The Nothrop Gamma was a family of single seat, low wing monoplanes designed by Northrop Aviation for high speed, long distance travel. The "Texaco Sky Chief" 2A version shown here was...

Northrop Gamma 2A Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Civilian
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 16 in. / 40.6 cm
Publisher: Ideal Aeroplane and Supply Co
Designer: Dustin H
Date: 08/1933
Plan File Info:
ID: 92169
File Size: 817.4 KB
Downloads: 298
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:17
Updated: 29/05/21 07:28:42pm

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Hanriot Dupont HD-1 model airplane plan

Hanriot Dupont HD-1  ( 72.4 in. / 184 cm )

RCModeler

The Hanriot Dupont HD-1 was a single seat biplane interceptor produced by the French Hanriot company prior to WW1. Although not as well known as Nieuports and SPADs, the HD-1 had competitive...

Hanriot Dupont HD-1 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Fighter
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 72.4 in. / 184 cm
Publisher: RCModeler Magazine
Designer: Pete Neate
Date: 6/1972
Plan File Info:
ID: 92629
File Size: 4.4 MB
Downloads: 508
Comments: 0
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Added: 04/09/2015 16:36
Updated: 29/05/18 08:57:53am

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Petit Brochet model airplane plan

Petit Brochet  ( 15 in. / 38.1 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

France's legendary modeler, Emmanuel Filion, designed this 'Peanut Scale' rubber powered free flight model based on the Petit Brochet, a 1920s era sport aircraft designed by Maurice Brochet. Unusual...

Petit Brochet Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 15 in. / 38.1 cm
Designer: Emmanuel Fillon
Plan File Info:
ID: 83252
File Size: 387.7 KB
Downloads: 73
Comments: 0
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Added: 04/04/2015 14:45
Updated: 29/05/18 04:17:01pm

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Phoenix 2 model airplane plan

Phoenix 2

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Phoenix 2 is a ignition engine-powered free flight model with elliptical wing and stab planforms, a high pylon wing mounting, and sized for an Arden .19 CID ignition engine. Although the wing and...

Phoenix 2 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Gas-Powered
Wingspan: 100cm-To-125cm (40in-To-50in)
Plan File Info:
ID: 83263
File Size: 652.0 KB
Downloads: 44
Comments: 0
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Added: 05/04/2015 00:49
Updated: 29/05/18 03:56:29pm

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Herald model airplane plan

Herald  ( 52 in. / 132.1 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Herald is a free flight powered model, designed in the early 1940s by Gene Chaille for an O&R 23 ignition motor. Spanning 52", the plane featured a high pylon for wing mounting, a...

Herald Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Gas-Powered
Wingspan: 52 in. / 132.1 cm
Publisher: Model Builder
Designer: Gene Chaille
Date: 06/1982
Plan File Info:
ID: 83879
File Size: 1.2 MB
Downloads: 74
Comments: 0
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Added: 22/05/2015 22:41
Updated: 29/05/18 03:46:59am

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Red Hot Angel model airplane plan

Red Hot Angel  ( 26 in. / 66 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Prolific model designer Walt Musciano designed "Red Hot Angel", a sport aerobatic control line model with a "sorta" appearance to a notional Soviet fighter interceptor. The plane...

Red Hot Angel Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Sport
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 26 in. / 66 cm
Designer: Walt Musciano
Plan File Info:
ID: 90439
File Size: 2.6 MB
Downloads: 66
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:12
Updated: 29/05/18 03:33:04am

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Mirabilis model airplane plan

Mirabilis  ( 35 in. / 88.9 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

Mirabilis is a compact control-line stunter, spanning 35 inches and sized for a .09 to .15 glow or diesel motor, electric propulsion a modern propulsion upgrade. Designed by Paul Ellis, the plane...

Mirabilis Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Acro
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 35 in. / 88.9 cm
Publisher: Aeromodeler
Designer: P. E. Ellis
Date: 07/1974
Plan File Info:
ID: 92162
File Size: 356.7 KB
Downloads: 216
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:17
Updated: 29/04/21 03:24:36am

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Lazy Joe Sportster model airplane plan

Lazy Joe Sportster  ( 20 in. / 50.8 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from American Companies

Lazy Joe Sportster is Dick Struhl's rubber-powered free flight sport model, designed for quick and easy building with all-balsa construction. Spanning 20 inches, the model as shown uses a...

Lazy Joe Sportster Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 20 in. / 50.8 cm
Publisher: Flying Models
Designer: Dick Struhl
Date: 1950
Plan File Info:
ID: 92152
File Size: 368.0 KB
Downloads: 145
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:17
Updated: 29/04/21 03:10:40am

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Mono-Bipe model airplane plan

Mono-Bipe  ( 47 in. / 119.4 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Bernard Schoenfeld's "Mono-Bipe" is a 47" wingspan sport free flight model, rubber-powered, with unusual engineering features! It features ingenious, and patented, internal ...

Mono-Bipe Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 47 in. / 119.4 cm
Publisher: Air Trails
Designer: Bernard Schoenfeld
Date: 06/1945
Plan File Info:
ID: 82810
File Size: 3.3 MB
Downloads: 68
Comments: 0
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Added: 01/04/2015 00:38
Updated: 29/04/19 03:48:22am

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Sparrow RPV model airplane plan

Sparrow RPV  ( 80 in. / 203.2 cm )

American Aircraft Modeler

Ray Fredette and Dave Scully designed the Sparrow in the early 1970s, an Air Force R&D testbed for evaluating command and control strategies using a Sony television camera for airborne...

Sparrow RPV Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Radio-Control
Use: Xperimental
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 80 in. / 203.2 cm
Publisher: American Aircraft Modeler
Designer: Ray Fredette, Dave Scully
Date: 09/1973
Plan File Info:
ID: 91003
File Size: 36.4 KB
Downloads: 544
Comments: 0
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Added: 24/05/2015 10:14
Updated: 29/03/21 08:45:40am

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Spezio Sport DAL-1 "Tuholer" model airplane plan

Spezio Sport DAL-1 "Tuholer"  ( 48 in. / 121.9 cm )

American Aircraft Modeler

The Spezio DAL-1 "Tuholer" is a 'homebuilt' two-person airplane designed by Tony Spezio to be easily built by novice builders using readily available tools and materials. The 1:6th scale...

Spezio Sport DAL-1 "Tuholer" Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Control-Line
Use: Civilian
Motor: Glow-Powered
Wingspan: 48 in. / 121.9 cm
Publisher: American Aircraft Modeler
Designer: Clarence Haught
Date: 09/1973
Plan File Info:
ID: 98287
File Size: 616.5 KB
Downloads: 162
Comments: 0
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Added: 06/06/2016 15:16
Updated: 29/03/21 08:26:48am

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Little Deer model airplane plan

Little Deer  ( 29.5 in. / 74.9 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Little Deer is Jack Allen's sport free flight model, designed for a small glow or diesel motor; a .5 cc (appr. .030 CID) DC Dart diesel motor is shown on the plans. The model sports a high pylon,...

Little Deer Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Diesel-Powered
Wingspan: 29.5 in. / 74.9 cm
Publisher: Aeromodeller
Designer: Jack Allen
Date: 02/1971
Plan File Info:
ID: 82417
File Size: 752.8 KB
Downloads: 64
Comments: 0
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Added: 30/03/2015 18:33
Updated: 29/03/20 11:15:24am

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Little Vagabond model airplane plan

Little Vagabond  ( 45 in. / 114.3 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Little Vagabond is GWW Harris' sport free flight designed in the mid 1940s. Spanning 45" and powered by a small displacement Diesel engine, the model would be an excellent sport r/c model with a...

Little Vagabond Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Sport
Motor: Diesel-Powered
Wingspan: 45 in. / 114.3 cm
Publisher: AeroModeller
Designer: GWW Harris
Date: 03/1945
Plan File Info:
ID: 82408
File Size: 3.1 MB
Downloads: 76
Comments: 0
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Added: 30/03/2015 18:33
Updated: 29/03/20 05:12:12pm

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Lockheed Saturn model airplane plan

Lockheed Saturn  ( 32 in. / 81.3 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

The Lockheed Model 75 Saturn was a twin-engine short-haul airliner designed to carry passengers and cargo on regional routes. Designed in the mid 1940s, the plane generated enough interest for...

Lockheed Saturn Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Airliner
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 32 in. / 81.3 cm
Publisher: Model Airplane News
Designer: S. Richard Struhl
Date: 12/1947
Plan File Info:
ID: 82461
File Size: 1.4 MB
Downloads: 177
Comments: 0
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Added: 31/03/2015 15:42
Updated: 29/03/20 04:04:46am

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Hawker Demon model airplane plan

Hawker Demon  ( 28 in. / 71.1 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

The Hawker Demon was a fighter variant of Hawker's Dart bomber, an aircraft first produced in the early 1930s and which proved to have performance superior to British fighter aircraft of that time. ...

Hawker Demon Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Fighter
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 28 in. / 71.1 cm
Publisher: The Model Shop
Designer: T. R. Kennedy
Plan File Info:
ID: 81737
File Size: 2.1 MB
Downloads: 288
Comments: 0
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Added: 27/03/2015 13:00
Updated: 29/03/17 10:40:32pm

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Hawker Fury model airplane plan

Hawker Fury  ( 19.2 in. / 48.8 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Presented here are Comet Models' plans for a rubber-powered 19.2" span sport free flight scale model of the British Hawker Fury biplane fighter. The plans show quite a bit of scale detail and...

Hawker Fury Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Fighter
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 19.2 in. / 48.8 cm
Publisher: Comet Models
Date: 01/1935
Plan File Info:
ID: 81741
File Size: 1.3 MB
Downloads: 387
Comments: 0
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Added: 27/03/2015 13:00
Updated: 29/03/17 10:07:47pm

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Hawker Hurricane model airplane plan

Hawker Hurricane  ( 21 in. / 53.3 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

J. D. "Doug" McHard has designed a 21" span rubber-powered sport scale free flight model of the famous Hawker Hurricane fighter. For best flying results, the plane needs to be built...

Hawker Hurricane Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Fighter
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 21 in. / 53.3 cm
Publisher: Flying Scale Models of WWII
Designer: J.D. McHard
Date: 01/1974
Plan File Info:
ID: 81751
File Size: 1.1 MB
Downloads: 349
Comments: 0
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Added: 27/03/2015 13:00
Updated: 29/03/17 03:27:47am

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Howard DGA-6 model airplane plan

Howard DGA-6  ( 24 in. / 61 cm )

PDF Bitmap Wood Plans from Magazines

Presented here is an elegantly designed rendition of the Howard DGA-6 that as the "Mister Mulligan" was raced in the 1930s Bendix and Thompson Trophy air races. Designed to win the Bendix,...

Howard DGA-6 Details:
Type: Airplane
Class: Free-Flight
Use: Racing
Motor: Rubber-Band-Powered
Wingspan: 24 in. / 61 cm
Publisher: Flying Models magazine
Designer: Dave Rees
Date: 04/1985
Plan File Info:
ID: 81948
File Size: 1.7 MB
Downloads: 252
Comments: 0
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Added: 28/03/2015 20:17
Updated: 29/03/17 01:01:36am

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