My Model Planes, History & Links

AUSTRALIAN LINKS:
My Youtube Videos My Model Aeroplane Videos on Youtube
MAAA Model Aeronautical Association of Australia
FAI Model Classes What are all the different International Classes?
NSW Free Flight Society (NSWFFS) Free Flight NSW
Control Line Aircraft Society (CLAS) Control Line NSW
Kuringai Model Flying Club (KMFC) The Premier CL Club in NSW
Australian Control Line Nostalgia
Australian Control Line Nostalgia Newsletters
Dave Kidd's site contains a lot of historical information about Control Line in Australia
Gosford City Aeromodellers One of the best club sites around!
VICSTUNT Ken Dowell's top Australian Site: Plans, Contest Results, Historical, Tips and other useful information .
Hobbycave Aussie dealer for Brodak, RSM, Black Hawk Models and Enya Engines
Cox Model Engines History My Wikipedia page about Cox Model Engines
 
INTERNATIONAL LINKS:
Barry Baxters Control Line Plans A great USA site for Plans.
Barton Model Flying Club Popular Control Line Forum in the UK and AUS
Black Hawk Models Black Hawk Models Control Line Kits
BMJR Models A good source of Free Flight Kits
Brodak The number one supplier U.S. of Control Line Products
Tower Hobbies A top online store in the U.S.
Sams Stuff & Hobbies Suppliers of Brodak, Sig, RSM kits, engines and parts.
Stuka Stunt Works A great site for Stunt fliers, Forums, Parts etc.
Stuka Stunt Control Line Forums World famous Control Line Stunt Forum
The Stunt hangar Control Line Forums Another great Control Line Stunt Forum
Texas Timers A great site for Free Flight Timers
Aeromaniacs Another good source of information in the USA.
Cox Engines Museum The number one site for information about LM Cox Engines and their history.
049 Collectors Forum An excellent small engines forum with collectors from all over the world.
Model Engine News Model Engineering and Model IC Engine Projects
In the beginning there was me, Warren (right) an Andrew (left) .    This photo was taken in December 1977 before the 1977 Australian Nationals where I competed in Jnr A1 Sailplane, Jnr Hand Launched Glider and Open Rubber Free Flight Competitions.  At the time we also flew Control Line in the local parks near our homes.
Here I am again with a Combat Model that I designed myself. It had a Cox Tee Dee 09
One of my first models, "Little Brother" from Aeromodeller May 1977.  The model is completely covered with modelspan tissue and dope. The engine is a Cox Medallion .049. 
This one is a Mouse Racer I designed and built at some stage, cant remember when but it would have been sometime in the 1980s. It originally used the Medallion 049 from the Little Brother but now has a Tee Dee 051 on board. Speed? approx 62mph.
29 years later... From left to right: Cox Hyper Viper, Baby Clown ARF, Cox PT 19 Trainer, Kayla's Baby Clown, Flying Stop Sign, Amy's Baby Flite Streak, 1/2A Combat model and Warren's Junior Flite Streak.
The Cox Hyper Viper 2006 - Powered by Cox Sure Start 049. May 2006
1/2A Vintage Fokker Eindecker - powered by Babe Bee 049 June 2006
Baby Flite Streak using the Medallion 049 from years earlier. July 2006 
Cox Black Widow powered Flying Stop Sign - a real crowd pleaser. Runs a Cox Black Widow 049 engine. July 2006
The Lil' Satan 1/2A Combat Wing. Runs a Cox Venom Engine. July 2006
1/2A Tiger Moth. My own design.. 18" wing span - runs a Cox 049 (Babe Bee, Golden Bee or Black Widow) style engine. Aug 2006
Plan Available: $15 (digital image)
F2B Vector 40 /OS 40/46 LA-S- Took me 3 months top build - completed October 06 - Photo right at Richmond and below taken at 2006-7 Nationals
1/2A White Lightning powered by a Norvel AME .049 - This is the prototype I built for the designer in July 2006.
Plans Available from: http://www.mts.net/~bfeaver/whitelightning.htm
Brodak 1/2A Pathfinder powered by a Norvel 061 (6x3 prop) completed Aug 2006. A dream to build and fly. Watch it fly on YouTube
42" Rebuilt ARF Flite Streak powered by an OS MAX 20 (8x6 prop)
Super Sniffer powered by a Mills 0.75 diesel (7x6 prop)
2006-7 Nationals
Sig Acromaster powered by a Taipan 15 - Completed for the Burford Tribute Day at KMFC Oct 06 at which we came 3rd place in the Stunt Comp.
Junior Nobler powered by an OS LA-S 15 - completed Nov 06. Thanks to Greg Frail for giving us this partially completed model which we finished off.
Free Flight Hi-Thust Viking with Tee Dee .051 - Completed Nov 2006
SIG Twister powered by a Saito FA30S (10x6 prop) - completed Dec 06 - Pics below at 2006-7 Nationals
See it flying on YouTube

 

SIG Shoestring Goodyear racer powered by Taipan 2.5cc Gold head twin ball race - completed Dec 06
Brodak Super Clown "OTS" powered by an OS 25 LA-S - interestingly runs a larger than expected prop (ie 10x5)  Completed Jan 07
1957 George Aldrich Peacemaker (Father of the Flite Streak) powered by a Fox .15X. Built from the Feb 1958 Aeromodeller Plan in Jan 07. Engine Dontated bt Larry Renger.
Brodak 38 Special biplane powered by a Thunder Tiger 40 - completed Feb 07

'57 Top Flite Green Box Nobler ready to Fly : Completed Feb 07

2nd place in the 2007 Hunter Valley Championships Classic Stunt
2nd place in the 2009 Hunter Valley Championships Classic Stunt
3rd place in the 2009 NSW State Championships Classic Stunt
4th place in the 2010 Hunter Valley Championships Classic Stunt
3nd place in the 2010 NSW State Championships Classic Stunt

Brodak Cardinal with Brodak 40 Engine - Competition Stunt Model - 54" wingspan - completed March 07

Saito 62 powered Strega ARF - Secret Weapon - completed April 07
Flying Clown with a LEO 15 BB engine  - completed May 07
Ringmaster S1 (by Sterling) this one was scratch built and uses a Saito 30 4 Stroke. - Completed May 07

3rd place in the 2008 Hunter Valley Championships Classic Stunt

 
Peacemaker 2007 model - OS FP 15 powered - purpose built for Slow Combat - Completed June 07 - has been rebuilt several times now.
Profile Pathfinder 55" wingspan. Super Tigre G21 .46 engine. Completed Aug 07
Sterling Ringmaster S1 - powered by a Vintage 1951 Sandcast FOX 35 - scratch built copy of the original sterling kit. Completed October 07
Sabre Trainer Racer - Completed Jan 09

KMFC Sabre Club Racer - Has come 1st, 2nd and 3rd on many occasions.

SIG Buster Diesel Goodyear Racer - Completed Jul 09
Ramrod 1957 model Stunter with Sabre 29 Engine - Completed Jan 2010
Super Clown Electric - Completed Jan 2010
eVector - following the success of the Electric Super Clown I decided to convert my Vector to Electric Power. Power plant is a Turnigy 3542 1000kv outrunner motor - Converted Mar 2010

3rd place in the 2010 NSW State Champs F2B Advanced

Brodak Cardinal Profile with OS FS 52 4-stroke - Completed Mar 2010
1950s Fullarton Sportster Free Flight - Electric power with 3 CH Radio Control (Maiden flight at Muswellbrook Vets Gathering 2010) - Completed Apr 2010
Free Flight Binatang with Cox Pee Wee .020 - Completed May 2010
Electric Baby Clown ARF - Completed May 2010
Free Flight Tomboy with MP Jet 0.6cc diesel - Completed Oct 2010
On the board:

Sport & Competition
Thunderstreak - OS Max S 35
Thunderbird MkII - ST G21 .46




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Last Updated: 7 Nov, 2010

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