Flying Scale Models Magazine, October 2021 Issue

FULL SIZE FREE PLAN FEATURE - GRUSE BO 15/1 - A 48” wingspan 1930s ultralight for electric power, plus enlarged 72” option.
SURVIVING FREE FIGHT SCALE - New Series: Building, trimming and flying tips from Andrew Hewitt
TRANSPORTS OF DELIGHT - BUILD A MODEL AIRLINER? Why? How? MARTIN HARDY preludes an upcoming Master Models feature on his Lockheed Super Constellation with a survey of successful scale R/C airliner models, all electric powered
SCALE SAORING - The Winds of (Climate) Change continue to cramp our columnist CHRIS WILLIAMS’ style, so it’s overtime on the building board!
SUBJECTS FOR SCALE - DE HAVILLAND MOSQUITO - An aviation classic if ever there was one, De Havilland’s ‘wooden wonder’ was, initially, created for a single, narrowly defined purpose but was eventually developed through a total of 35 variants. Here we consider the early types.
MOSQUITO SCALE DRAWING - Super detailed three views in 1:60 scale for Mks 1 to 6
MOSQUITO IN DETAIL - Close-up photo study of the FB Mk.IV
FULL SIZE FREE PLAN FEATURE - GEE BEE R-1 - A barrel, that not only rolls out, but fl ies too!. Andrew Hewitt’s 21” wingspan rubber powered free flighter
THE GEE BEE STORY - Type history of the Granville Brothers and their outrageous flying barrel racers that will always be the memorable shapes of air racing in 1930s era USA.
MILES M.38 MESSENGER - PART 4: Peter Shaw completes the construction sequence of his Graham Smith-designed, quarter-scale, 100” (2540mm) wingspan Miles M.38 Messenger, for engines in the region of 1.20 cu.in.
MESSENGERS IN COLOUR - Colour schemes carried by some of the full size survivors
MESSENGER IN DETAIL - Close-up photo study of the superbly restored, airworthy G-AKIN
DOIN’ WHEELIES - PART 2: How to make true-scale wheels for early aviation ‘Flying Machines’