Plan Build Models
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Skylark
The Skylark plan was first published in 2003, the plan is available at the RCM&E plans service. It was 12 year-old Matthew Evans who gave me the inspiration for the model presented here. You see, I was asked to help Matthew learn about designing, building and flying a radio controlled aircraft. He had won a…
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Typhoon
The Typhoon plan was first published in 2003 and can be purchased at the RCM&E plans service. Some time ago, Mike and I identified the need for an aerobatic model that would cope well with the windy conditions which seem to predominate in our neck of the woods, yet would be equally suitable for those…
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Ohm 8
The Ohm 8 plan is available via the RCM&E plans service. This article and pull out plan were originally published in RCM&E, May 1964. It is reproduced in its original form, including references to R/C equipment of the time but with minor modifications could be easily fitted with modern mini/micro servos and a .15 cu.in.…
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Push Moth
The Push Moth plan is available via the RCM&E plans service. This article and pull out plan was originally published in RCM&E, December 1965. It is reproduced in its original form, including references to R/C equipment of the time. But with minor modifications it could be easily fitted with modern micro servos, an inexpensive electric…
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Mini Tyro
The November 2011 issue free plan, the 32" span Mini Tyro is now available from the RCM&E plans service as a full kit containing CNC and Laser-cut parts along with all the wood required to complete the model. Andrew Boddington's build article was in the November issue and his build photos to accompany the…
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New Video!
November 2011's free plan is the Mini Tyro, a classic David Boddington single-channel design brought up to date by son Andrew and now a three-channel machine. We took the opportunity to catch up with Andrew last week and shot a little video (below) too. As you can see, the calm and sunny late autumn day…
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The Jitterbug decal
Good news! The long lost Jitterbug tail decal has now surfaced and is now available to download. Jitterbug was the free plan in RCM&E's April 2011 issue, a low wing trainer sport design from Alex Whittaker. If you're a Jitterbug bulder then down't forget to compare notes with others in the forum (links below).
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FW-190
We had Tony Nijhuis' new FW-190 in the studio for a shoot last week and thought we'd share a few pics with you. This 60" span model was the type chosen from this year's 'Pick a Plane' forum vote and is for electric power although an i.c. conversion should be perfectly possible. As you can…
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Cardsharp
The Cardsharp plan was first published in 2000 and can be purchased via the RCM&E plans service. Radio controlled model aircraft built from corrugated cardboard are by no means new; In fact, there have been quite a few over the years. My own introduction to this form of construction came with a model called ‘The…
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Miss Millie
The Miss Millie plan was published in February 2003. The plan can be purchased at RCM&E's plan service. Though I do dabble in part-constructed kits, I’m not much of a one for ARTF models. I prefer to design and fly my own (sad isn’t it?), and I get almost as much satisfaction from the design…
