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Any adventurous scratch builders out there? Here are some of my early designs that provided me with a lot of fun (and a bit of aeronautical education) over the years. The earliest plans were drawn in pencil on vellum using classic drafting tools like a T-square and triangles. Leter ones were drawn with the aid of a drafting machine, and the latest were produced using Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). The quality and accuracy of the drawings are on a par with magazine plans, but lack embellishments like grain, shading, and fancy title blocks. These are generally simple designs and the plans are detailed enough even for first-time scratch builders.

IMPORTANT NOTE! Not all of these designs have been built and flown. The development status of each design is clearly described below and on its corresponding web page. These plans are being offered to the modeling community because I simply want to share some of my early work that might otherwise never see the light of day. It is up to you to decide whether you want to experiment with an unproven design, and it is your responsibility to conduct test flights in a safe manner.


KNEE-HI .049 Sport R/C Model, 3-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Full-Size Drawing. No prototype built.


Plan Price . . . . . $7.95
SPARTAN 318-"40" .40 Sport R/C Model, 4-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Full-Size Drawing. No prototype built.
Smaller prototype (Spartan 318, shown) built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $11.95
.09 HORNET .09 Sport R/C Model, 2-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $7.95
TEEDEE-T (Raider) .09 Sport R/C Model, 2-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Full-Size Drawing. No prototype built.


Plan Price . . . . . $7.95
EEL .09 Sport R/C Model, 2-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Available from RCM Plan Service
SPARTAN WING .40 Sport R/C Model, 4-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $14.95
ELLIPTICA .40 Sport R/C Model, 4-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $19.95
WHATHEHELL .049 Sport R/C Model, 2-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Available from Bill Northrop's Plan Service.
NECROMANCER .049 Sport R/C Model, 2-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Available from Bill Northrop's Plan Service.
SALACIOUS CRUMB .10 Sport R/C Model, 3-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Full-Size Drawing. No prototype built.


Plan Price . . . . . $14.95
THE WING .049 Sport R/C Model, 2-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $9.95
THE WINGA .049 Sport R/C Model, 3-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $14.95
FANTABULOUS II .15 Sport R/C Model, 4-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Full-Size Drawing. No prototype built.


Plan Price . . . . . $7.95
CRUDE DUDE .09 C/L Stunt Model

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Two models built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $4.95
DOUBLE WHAMMY Twin Dynajet Sport R/C Model, 4-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $29.95
SHOCKWAVE! Dynajet Sport R/C Model, 4-Channel

DEVELOPMENT STATUS: Single prototype built and flown successfully.


Plan Price . . . . . $24.95

Ordering Info - For orders in the U.S., plans are rolled and shipped in a Priority Mail tube. Order as many plans as you wish, postage will be added to each shipment depending on weight and distance.


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