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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Past! is a competition control line racer designed for the FAI Team Race event where several fliers compete to finish a set number of laps in minimum time, with pit stops for refueling required...
| Past! Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Control-Line |
| Use: | Racing |
| Motor: | Diesel-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 50cm-To-75cm (20in-To-30in) |
| Publisher: | Airborne |
| Designer: | A. Thing |
| Date: | 03/1971 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 83205 |
| File Size: | 516.5 KB |
| Downloads: | 34 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 04/04/2015 02:57 |
| Updated: | 30/01/19 01:53:27am |
In its heyday, the mid 60s, Peter Tribe's Razor Blade '64 was one of the most competitive designs in its class, .15 CID control line combat. Powered by Oliver Tiger Mk IV diesels and campaigned by...
| Razor Blade '64 Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Control-Line |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Diesel-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 36 in. / 91.4 cm |
| Publisher: | Aeromodeller |
| Designer: | Peter Tribe |
| Date: | 07/1964 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 83568 |
| File Size: | 974.9 KB |
| Downloads: | 114 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 15/05/2015 13:48 |
| Updated: | 30/01/18 04:19:35am |
Pink Panter is the tongue-in-cheek name given to Peter Miller's sport free flight CO2 cabin model. Construction and covering needs to be extremely lightweight due to the limited power available.
| Pink Panter Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | CO2-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 21 in. / 53.3 cm |
| Publisher: | Aeromodeller |
| Designer: | Peter Miller |
| Date: | 01/1997 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 83296 |
| File Size: | 923.4 KB |
| Downloads: | 74 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 08/04/2015 03:10 |
| Updated: | 30/01/18 02:36:41am |
Rogue is a sport/combat control line model that was designed by "Aeromodeller Staff" and presented as a free plan in the December 1958 Aeromodeller issue. Spanning 34 inches and designed...
| Rogue Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Control-Line |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 34 in. / 86.4 cm |
| Publisher: | Aeromodeller |
| Designer: | Aeromodeller Staff |
| Date: | 12/1958 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 90499 |
| File Size: | 1.9 MB |
| Downloads: | 100 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 24/05/2015 10:12 |
| Updated: | 30/01/18 01:57:19am |
Dan Stevens designed the Stickit IV for a specific and unique purpose: to win in the Competition Fun Fly (CFF) event that was popular in the late 1980s, created by Gordon Banks, editor of RC Report...
| Stickit IV Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Acro |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 48 in. / 121.9 cm |
| Publisher: | RCModeler magazine |
| Designer: | Dan Stevens |
| Date: | 06/1991 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 98304 |
| File Size: | 457.5 KB |
| Downloads: | 229 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 03/01/2017 16:16 |
| Updated: | 30/01/17 04:29:47pm |
Presented here is a compact stand-off-scale model of the Rearwin Speedster, designed by Len Goldberg for .10 to .25 CID glow engines; a K&B .19 is shown on the plans. Spanning 48", the model...
| Rearwin Speedster Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Civilian |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 48 in. / 121.9 cm |
| Publisher: | RCM magazine |
| Designer: | Len Goldberg |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 83588 |
| File Size: | 4.0 MB |
| Downloads: | 369 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 16/05/2015 19:39 |
| Updated: | 30/01/17 03:41:50am |
The BD-6 was designed by the prolific Jim Bede, a single-seater high wing monoplane for homebuilders. The full size plane is powered by a Hirth engine and has a low parts count to ease assembly and...
| BD-6 Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Civilian |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 54 in. / 137.2 cm |
| Publisher: | RC Modeler magazine |
| Designer: | Fred Reese |
| Date: | 8/1975 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 83821 |
| File Size: | 1.9 MB |
| Downloads: | 225 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 22/05/2015 10:18 |
| Updated: | 30/01/17 03:30:52am |
Boeing Aircraft produced a single seat "pursuit" fighter in the 1930s that was a "first line" aircraft - excellent performance, rugged, and reliable - for the US Army (P-12) and a...
| Boeing F4B-4 Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Fighter |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 60 in. / 152.4 cm |
| Publisher: | RCM magazine |
| Designer: | Bob Rich |
| Date: | 09/1995 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 83826 |
| File Size: | 4.8 MB |
| Downloads: | 380 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 22/05/2015 10:18 |
| Updated: | 30/01/17 03:20:50am |
Jimmie Allen was the fictional flying hero of a popular 1930s radio show, 'The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen', and the show's sponsor, Skelley Oil, provided plans for the 32" span...
| Jimmie Allen Silver Streak Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 32 in. / 81.3 cm |
| Publisher: | Skelly Oil Co. |
| Designer: | Country Club Aero Supply |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 82092 |
| File Size: | 1.6 MB |
| Downloads: | 137 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 28/03/2015 20:18 |
| Updated: | 29/12/17 02:11:29am |
Darren Bowman designed and generated CAD plans for a 28% scale Ultimate Biplane, a competitive full scale aerobatic aircraft. Bowman's plans provide sufficient detail to build this 64" wingspan...
| 28% Ultimate Biplane Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Acro |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 64 in. / 162.6 cm |
| Publisher: | Darren Bowman R/C Aircraft |
| Designer: | Darren Bowman |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 91683 |
| File Size: | 3.2 MB |
| Downloads: | 1539 |
| Comments: | 1 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 24/05/2015 10:17 |
| Updated: | 29/12/16 08:05:39am |
The "Seversky Executive" was Alexander de Seversky's design for high speed personal air transportation, a 4-placer, designed in the mid 1930s. With its retractable tricycle landing gear...
| Seversky Executive Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Civilian |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 13 in. / 33 cm |
| Publisher: | Model Airplane News |
| Designer: | Herbert K. Weiss |
| Date: | 07/1937 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 90713 |
| File Size: | 374.1 KB |
| Downloads: | 136 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 24/05/2015 10:14 |
| Updated: | 29/11/19 11:16:08am |
The SE-4 Racer is a one-off plane, designed in 1914, ordered by the British Secretary of War to establish a world speed record. One aircraft was produced by the Royal Aircraft Factory and performed...
| SE-4 Racer Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Racing |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 21 in. / 53.3 cm |
| Publisher: | Model Airplane News |
| Designer: | Joseph Wherry |
| Date: | 05/1948 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 90553 |
| File Size: | 311.6 KB |
| Downloads: | 97 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 24/05/2015 10:12 |
| Updated: | 29/11/19 11:12:38am |
"Spitfire P-30" is a sport free flight rubber-powered model, designed to meet the provisional P-30 event rules: maximum wingspan of 30 inches, commercial plastic propeller, and rubber motor...
| Spitfire P-30 Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 29.9 in. / 75.9 cm |
| Publisher: | Sundog Fun Flying Machines |
| Designer: | Steve Curran |
| Date: | 11/1985 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 98291 |
| File Size: | 785.8 KB |
| Downloads: | 147 |
| Comments: | 2 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 06/06/2016 15:16 |
| Updated: | 29/11/19 10:01:39pm |
Firefly is a 1/2A (.049 to .060) sport control line airplane designed by Keil Kraft's chief designer, Ernie Webster. The plane at a 5 oz flying weight would be really fun to fly with a small...
| Firefly Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Control-Line |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 20 in. / 50.8 cm |
| Publisher: | Keil Kraft |
| Designer: | E J Webster |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 81190 |
| File Size: | 491.9 KB |
| Downloads: | 74 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 26/03/2015 23:35 |
| Updated: | 29/11/17 04:11:42am |
Bill Effinger and Thracey Petrides published their "Flying Aces Stick" gas-powered free flight model in Flying Aces magazine, September 1936 issue. Bill went on to become the founder and...
| Flying Aces Stick Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Gas-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 60 in. / 152.4 cm |
| Publisher: | Flying Aces Magazine |
| Designer: | Bill Effinger, Thracey Petrides |
| Date: | 09/1936 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 81261 |
| File Size: | 2.2 MB |
| Downloads: | 94 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 26/03/2015 23:36 |
| Updated: | 29/11/17 03:25:50am |
Funster 1949 is a control line sport and stunt model designed by renowned draftsman S. Cal Smith in the late 1940s. The plane was designed to have the appearance of a small racing aircraft, thus the...
| Funster 1949 Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Control-Line |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 36 in. / 91.4 cm |
| Publisher: | Flying Models magazine |
| Designer: | Cal Smith |
| Date: | 08/1949 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 81400 |
| File Size: | 952.2 KB |
| Downloads: | 82 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 26/03/2015 23:36 |
| Updated: | 29/11/17 01:34:49am |
The XH-51A was an experimental Lockheed helicopter designed to evaluate the feasibility of the "rigid rotor" helicopter concept that promised more agility than conventional collective pitch...
| Lockheed XH-51A Details: | |
| Type: | Helicopter |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 160cm-To-200cm (63in-To-79in) |
| Publisher: | RCModeller |
| Designer: | John E. Burkham |
| Date: | 1967 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 92658 |
| File Size: | 1.3 MB |
| Downloads: | 399 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 04/09/2015 16:36 |
| Updated: | 29/11/15 12:47:27am |
"McGovern's Monster" was designed by Berkeley Model's chief honcho, Don McGovern, who had a "thing" for fairly large amphibious model aircraft. This plane, "McGovern's...
| McGovern's Monster aka Custom Privateer Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Glow-Powered |
| Wingspan: | More-Than-260cm (102in) |
| Publisher: | William Miller |
| Designer: | Don McGovern |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 92664 |
| File Size: | 4.1 MB |
| Downloads: | 312 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 04/09/2015 16:36 |
| Updated: | 29/11/15 12:26:18am |
The "Bumble Bee" were homebuilt aircraft built by Bob Starr in the 1980s as the smallest human-carrying aircraft. Two biplane aircraft were built - Bumble Bee I first flew on Jan 28, 1984...
| Bumble Bee Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Sport |
| Motor: | Gas-Powered |
| Wingspan: | Less-Than-50cm (20in) |
| Publisher: | RCModeler Magazine |
| Designer: | Ken Willard |
| Date: | 4/1988 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 92446 |
| File Size: | 7.2 MB |
| Downloads: | 271 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 22/07/2015 23:04 |
| Updated: | 29/11/15 03:48:29pm |
The Hawker Fury was developed in the 1930s and flown extensively by the Royal Air Force prior to WW2 as an aerial interceptor, the first RAF aircraft capable of exceeding 200 mph. The model shown is...
| Hawker Fury Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Fighter |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | Less-Than-50cm (20in) |
| Publisher: | The Model Shop |
| Designer: | T R Kennedy |
| Date: | 1935 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 92631 |
| File Size: | 682.8 KB |
| Downloads: | 337 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 04/09/2015 16:36 |
| Updated: | 29/11/15 02:44:14am |
Noted free flight scale designer J.D. "Doug" McHard designed this rubber-powered scale model of the famous Hawker Hurricane from WW2. Built and flown carefully either outdoors on a calm...
| Hawker Hurricane Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Fighter |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | Less-Than-50cm (20in) |
| Designer: | J. D. "Doug" McHard |
| Date: | 1974 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 92632 |
| File Size: | 3.6 MB |
| Downloads: | 430 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 04/09/2015 16:36 |
| Updated: | 29/11/15 02:24:14am |
Slopemaster is Ken Willard's 63" span 2-channel slope glider. The plane's design is pure simplicity and shouldn't post any problems for low time builders or fliers. The constant chord wing,...
| Slopemaster Details: | |
| Type: | Glider |
| Class: | Radio-Control |
| Use: | Slope |
| Motor: | Not-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 63 in. / 160 cm |
| Publisher: | RCM magazine |
| Designer: | Ken Willard |
| Date: | 06/1969 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 90889 |
| File Size: | 1.0 MB |
| Downloads: | 177 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 24/05/2015 10:14 |
| Updated: | 29/10/18 01:04:36am |
The Rascal is a classic American Wakefield model designed for the FAI's F1B competition for the Wakefield Cup, one of the oldest perpetual trophies in model aviation. A young Claude McCullough...
| Rascal 1948 Wakefield Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Thermal |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 42 in. / 106.7 cm |
| Publisher: | Air Trails |
| Designer: | Claude McCullough |
| Date: | 09/1948 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 83559 |
| File Size: | 1.4 MB |
| Downloads: | 268 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 11/05/2015 22:48 |
| Updated: | 29/09/20 03:23:59am |
The Bellanca Aircruiser was a single-engine transport aircraft that was designed as a "workhorse" to carry substantial cargo or 12 to 14 passengers. First designed and produced in the...
| Bellanca Aircruiser Details: | |
| Type: | Airplane |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Civilian |
| Motor: | Rubber-Band-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 30 in. / 76.2 cm |
| Publisher: | Model Airplane News |
| Designer: | Joseph Kovel |
| Date: | 07/1937 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 79753 |
| File Size: | 1.6 MB |
| Downloads: | 260 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 25/03/2015 15:15 |
| Updated: | 29/09/19 11:20:48am |
Syncopator is Paul Newell's competition towline glider free flight model designed for the A-1 class and spanning 55 inches. The plane has elegant lines and structure with its elliptical wing...
| Syncopator Details: | |
| Type: | Glider |
| Class: | Free-Flight |
| Use: | Thermal |
| Motor: | Not-Powered |
| Wingspan: | 55 in. / 139.7 cm |
| Publisher: | Aeromodeller |
| Designer: | Paul Newell |
| Date: | 01/1966 |
| Plan File Info: | |
| ID: | 98338 |
| File Size: | 509.4 KB |
| Downloads: | 72 |
| Comments: | 0 |
| Listing Editor: | aeroastro |
| Added: | 06/06/2016 15:16 |
| Updated: | 29/09/19 04:53:47pm |
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