Looking for a old-timer

[dbruening80]

First off let me say that this board is a very welcome addition to the forum. I am very intrigued by the designs I have been seeing on the board, and the stories about the "old days" are great! I would like to build an OT model as a winter building project. I have in mind a R/E/T airplane powered by a .40-.45 four stroke. I like the design of the Miss America,however, I do not have my heart set on any particular model. I would like to build from plans, and would appreciate any suggestions regarding a good "first" vintage project. I have built 2 other models from plans, a Lazy Bee and Henry Hafke's Gentle Gee Bee, plus kits ranging from Q-500 to sailplanes. Thank you in advance for the responses.

Doug

[BMatthews]

A Miss Americal woul be an ideal first Old Timer. And it'll fly nicely with a 45 in it. They originally flew in a nice gentle way with about as much power,or less, as a modern 25 puts out. And the simple box structure will be a fine intro to sticks and glue... :D

[Gonnacrash]

Doug,
Sent you an E-Mail,
Don-Basehor, Ks

[dbruening80]

I found these on the website listed in the sticky above: http://www.modelairplaneplans.net/details.php?id=1076, I think this shold fit the bill. Will this airplane be eligible for SAM events if it is made as R/E/T? I noticed on the SAM website the control functions were listed in the eligibility requirements.

[Gonnacrash]

Hummmmmmmmmmm ????

[papaoften]

Try the Dennyplane. It's a 72" cabin model of the 1938-39 vintage. It's very easy to build and very easy to fly. You can find the plans in Model Avaition. It's a thing of beauty in the air and glides like a sailplane.

[Tim Wolff]

Bob Holman Plans has the plans and laser cut parts (short kit?) for the Miss America. The PowerHouse is there too another nice old timer.

Bob Holman Plans (http://bhplans.com/mrch8/oldgaspg2.htm)

BOB SLIFF'S model service has tons of old timer short and full kits:

BOB SLIFF'S (http://home.comcast.net/~bsli40/Page4.html#Old%20Timer%20Kits)

Scientific Mercury and Flying Quaker are two more nice old timers.

[mosquitowings]

I have built and flown a 72" Kloud King old timer that I found on ebay, they sell kits or plans very reasonable. I loved it with an old OS .40fs, plenty of power for loops and such, and throttled back it would hang in a 5mph breeze!
For scale, that's a G.I. Joe in the pic.
Jim

[eliworm]

How about the "Strato Streak". I always liked that one.

Jim