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AM1582 - Courtesan

Designer: Vic SmeedStar
Rating: *Wingspan:
914mmEngine Size: 0.06
Sport free-flight or
two-function R/C- this
pretty cabin power model
from the early 1950s is
happy in either mode.
Traditional construction
makes for rapid assembly
and trimming is vice-free
on motors up to 1cc
power. Ideal for relaxed
flying! Span 36 inches.

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PET398 - Tomboy

PET398 - TomboyDesigner:
Vic SmeedStar Rating:
*Wingspan: 1118mmEngine
Size: 0.09 Popular design
of the period, this
simple cabin power model
is designed especially
for the beginner. Either
36 inch or 44 inch span,
both on plan. seaplane
version also given.
0.75-1.5cc engines.

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AM1706 - Ballerina

Designer: Vic SmeedStar
Rating: *Wingspan:
965mmEngine Size: 0.049 A
well-known and popular
kit of the early '50s
from Davies Charlton,
this 38in. span classic
is an idea first F/F
power model. Simple to
build and Trim,
excellent performance
with. 5 to. 8 motors.

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RC2063 The Big Ship

First Appeared in: RCM&E
Magazine January
2009Model type: Vintage
R/CDesigned by: Dick
Schumacher / Peter
MillerWingspan: 58”Wing
area: 609 sq. in.All-up
weight: 4 lbs 7ozWing
loading: 17 oz / sq.
ft.Fuselage length:
46”Power. 15 -. 25cu.
in. two-stroke.20 -.
30cu. in.
four-strokeFunctions
(servos): Rudder (1);
elevator (1); throttle
(1) The Big ShipAfter a
long spell designing and
building sports,
aerobatic and scale
models, I was feeling
the need for something
more relaxing to fl y,
something that I could
enjoy cruising around,
making low passes and
performing the odd
touch-and-go. Looking at
the SC. 30 four-stroke
around which I planned to
build this new model, I
realised that what I
really wanted was
something just like a
larger version of Dick
TIME HONOUREDThe Little
Ship is one of the many
designs from the drawing
board of legendary
aeromodeller, Dick
Schumacher. With a
wingspan of just 44”,
it was designed for a.
074 engine and Otarion
radio, which operated a
‘ruddervator’ - a
rotating, angled vane
behind the tail that
could be stopped in any
of four positions to give
either right rudder,
down elevator, left
rudder, or up elevator.
Back in the 1980s, I
revisited Dick’s design
- which was published in
the January 1951 issue of
Model Airplane News - and
drew up a set of plans
for a Little Ship of my
own. The. 074 engine was
replaced with a worn out
McCoy. 098 and the model
was fi tted two standard
servos. Test fl ights
proved that she fl ew
perfectly, so I swapped
the McCoy for an O.S.
10FSR, which gave the
model an impressive turn
of speed, and also
allowed me to fl y rudder
/ elevator rolls. That
Little Ship really
started something:
everyone at my club built
one. They were powered by
an assortment of engines
in the 1.5cc range, and
covered in film or
Solartex; the fact that
you could fit three
standard servos abreast
made radio installation
easy, too. Those little
models flew and flew,
indeed they could be
flown in the wind, they
found thermals, and they
could be slalomed around
trees and hedges. One
member fl ew his Little
Ship every weekend for
six years until its fuel
soakage fi nally forced
it into retirement. We
even have an
electric-powered version
flying on a regular
basis.IDEAL CAMERA
PLATFORM?The Little Ship
has an unusual wing
section. The maximum
thickness occurs well
back from the leading
edge, whilst the bottom
is fl at right up to the
leading edge. The profi
le works well, though -
so well, in fact, that
I used a scaled-up
version of the Little
Ship wing for my latest
camera plane. Using this
wing section and taking
into account the Big
Ship’s handling
characteristics, I’d
say this model would make
an ideal platform for the
FlyCamOne.

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£9.99

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