4 CONTACT
Just for openers
Full size plan feature
6 StINSON HW 75 (Model 105)
A 34″ wingspan scale model designed by JOHN WATTERS;
originally for free flight with a 0.5cc diesel engine, but later
converted to micro R/C
10 SPORT SCALE MASTERCLASS PART 4
Gordon Whitehead deals with more aerodynamic considerations
16 PIPER J-3 CUB
PHILLIP KENT presents his ‘standard wing’ Cub, with plans
available in both 1/6th (70.5″/1790mm) wingspan and 1/5th
(84.6″/2149mm) scales. It’s an ideal introduction to scale R/C
28 PIPER J-3 Cub IN DETAIL
Close up photo collection for those who want the ulimate in detail.
34 PIPER J-3 CUB SCALE DRAWING
Fine line detail three-veiws in 1:40 scale
36 PIPER CUB TYPE HISTORY
If any single aircraft can be creditted with the popularisation of
private flying in USA, the J-3 ‘Cub’ must surely be the one
40 A LESSER KNOWN CUB
A somewhat neater shape than the original J-3, production of the
immediate follow-on was cut off in its prime when the U.S. aviation
industry moved to a ‘war-footing after December 7th 1941
42 PIPER J-4 ‘CUB coupe’ SCALE DRAWING
1: 40 scale three views
44 Subjects for scale
Grumman f8F BEARCAT
Fighter par excellence, Grumman’s F8F was, together with the
British Hawker Sea Fury, the pinnacle of piston engine fighter
performance.
50 BEARCAT FLYING COLOURS
Colour schemes and surface markings
52 BEARCAT SCALE DRAWING
1:50 three=view drawings
54 a ‘bear’ of an UNDERCARRIAGE
The Grumman Bearcat was one of the most spectacular fighters of
the WW2 era, but anyone looking at producing a really accurate
scale replica faces a real problem with the complicated undercarriage.
MIKE SZYsLER cracked it!
52 BEARCAT IN DETAIL
The Fighter Collection’s spectacular F8F-2P