Australian Free Flight Scale Plans by Derek Buckmaster
It's always gratifying when someone builds and flies a model from my plans.
Here are some pictures and details I've received from a number of folks who have done this.
Amethyst Falcon by Rev. Roger Vaughan
Roger also liked the attractive lines of the Falcon, and decided to scale up my Peanut-scale plans to 36" (914mm) wingspan as an electric powered radio-controlled sport "park flyer". Roger's skills have turned my Peanut-scale plan into an attractive looking model. He used a Suppo K2217 950 rpm/V brushless outrunner motor with a 9" x 4.5" prop. The model weighs 30oz for a wing-loading of 12 oz/sq.ft. He has also written up his modified plan and construction as an article for RC Model World magazine. You can also purchase Roger's plan through the Traplet Publications web store.
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CAC CA-6 Wackett Trainer by Don Thie
Don sent me some photos of his Wackett Trainer which he scaled up for electric power from my Dime-scale plan. It looks great in it's all-yellow training scheme.
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Amethyst Falcon by Jiro Sugimoto
Jiro built this masterpiece to participate in the Nagoya Nuts Peanut Scale contest held every 2 years. You can read about his model in this article on the Small Flying Arts website.
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GAF Nomad N22 by Ian Lever
Ian requested some information on the Nomad back in December 2004, and I sent what I had. Then I heard back from him in September 2005 that the model was finished. Here is Ian's description: "I scaled your plan up to 48" span, it is powered by 2x 300 geared motors. Flight testing so far has shown a tendency to tip stall and I am going to introduce some more washout to correct this." "I am pleased with the way the model turned out, I have made a number of modifications to your plan to assist with the scaling up; the nose is planked, I have introduced additional fuselage formers to support the stringers, the fuselage has been changed to allow the wing to be knocked off easily. I am going to make the wheels retractable in the future.She weighs 600 grams (21oz). I initially used 7 500ar cells but have now moved onto a 2 cell 900mah li-poly pack to reduce the weight. I have fitted a speed control and timer to limit the flight times. I did initial trimming under radio control with micro radio gear."
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GAF Nomad N22 by Nguyen Thanh Luan
I heard from Nguyen Thanh Luan in November 2004 that he had built a Nomad from my plans. Here is his description: "Wing span is 711 mm . The wing is detachable for travelling. I used Feima electric motors (6.0 V) and 5 x Feima 150mAh Ni-MH 1/3AAA batteries. I will fly it soon. The take off weight is 124g. I think it is HEAVY (but I did my best to keep it light as much as possible). I also found that the wing airfoil of this GAF N22 Nomad is NACA 23018."
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Southern Cross Aviation SC-1
Here are some photos of the construction of my own Southern
Cross Aircraft SC-1. The model is covered in
white and orange Airspan. I used a Gizmo Geezer freewheeler, shown in
the image with the nose block removed. The canopy was cut from
Easter-egg packaging of the right size. |
