Help me find the "Little Devil"

[pappypete]

I want to purchase the "little devil" control line plane. Who made it and is it available? Does anyone have photos or plans? I had once flown this plane as a boy.

[DICKEYBIRD]

The "Lil' Devil", if it's the one I had, was kitted by Scientific, which is now out of business. Mine had a carved solid balsa fuse (like a dugout canoe!) with a pre shaped airfoiled solid balsa wing. It flew (barely) with my OK Cub .049B...HEAVY!

Don't know where you'd get plans, possibly one of the other control-line forums could point you at a supplier of Scientific nostalgia.

Milton Dickey

[BobK]

That's great news! Definitely on my "must buy" list!

How does an Endo on 10 cells, 4.6:1 GB swinging an 11x7 prop sound?

I checked their site, though, and couldn't find any reference to it, even with searches for "nobler" and "topa0220". Hopefully they'll be updating it soon.

[lightthings]

I doubt pappypete even checked back for an answer but in these days and times blackhawkmodels.com is rekitting this plane for a very reasonable cost.

For those who may not know, there are Musciano events whose sole purpose is to get these models and the people who like flying them together.
LT

[TLyttle]

Yeah, Musciano was known for his heavy (but mostly indestructible) models. I have been staring at an old plan for a Waco N from Air Trails for awhile now, but I already have 3 or 4 c/l models waiting to be flown...

Between the log fuselages and the ability of a Cub to generate anything more than gerbil power, I am sure that I wasn't able to get my Scientific Mustang to fly... Can't say the same for my Joy Stunt Runt (now a reissue courtesy Blackhawk as the Navy Fighter), it was a riot to fly, even with the anemic Cub!

[lightthings]

Do you have any pictures of of the Navy Fighter with your cub on it? Looks pretty cool!
LT

[TLyttle]

That IS the Navy Fighter, I modified it to the old Stunt Runt profile.

I have a Cub, but it sure ain't going on this model! I have a PAW55 to install on this one, far stronger and easier to start than the Cub...

[hfenn]

Little Devil
http://www.sshobbies.com/littledevil.html

[hfenn]

Navy Fighter
http://www.sshobbies.com/navyfighter.html

[gwinhh]

I hate to tell you, but that is NOT the Lil Devil. The original one had rounded wing tips and a tapered wing, made by gluing 1/16" sheet to the back of the airfoiled balsa part. Probably added an inch to the root chord. Check any model mag of the '50's for the correct shape.

howell

[scotttu]

That was my very first C/L plane, before the ringmaster and baby flightstreak!!!

Here's my current collection, have had 4 of these since the late 70's - they don't get flown that often anymore...

http://www.tngbbs.com/photo/rc/cl1.jpg
http://www.tngbbs.com/photo/rc/cl2.jpg

[lightthings]

Here is the real deal. A vintage built plane from years past. This plane was sold at auction earlier this year and I thought it was pretty cool and saved some of the pictures for myself.
I am not the seller or the new owner. I wish I were!
LT

[gwinhh]

Thanks, Lightthings. I was right about the tapered wing shape and wrong about the tips. I'll settle for .500

howell

[lightthings]

No problem Howell, glad to help.
I do recommend the Black Hawk kits. They are very complete, and the wood is much better than the old kits Scientific used to serve us. I think all you would lack is the 1/16" TE! you can supply that. I know you would be impressed over the quality that Black Hawk models offer!
LT

[TLyttle]

I agree regarding the Blackhawk kits, but I found the instructions for the Navy Fighter to be scant, to be nice about it. Some critical measurements were missing, and the drawings lacked some information. Other than that, a very nice kit indeed...

[Z1007]

pappypete, the first version of Little Devil was kitted by Scientific in the '50s, as stated in a book of Walter Musciano dated 1952, where there is also a quoted plan of this model, along with building and flying instructions. Let me know with a PM if you need the relevant scans.