Model Builder, January 1979, Cierva C.6C , Peanut Scale by Don Drury

Ken

Now available in the latest 'Quiet & Electric Flight' Feb 2010 magazine from the UK.

http://www.qefimagazine.com/issue/is...=4931&iid=4105

This is Richard Harris's great pusher gyro which has been well tried and tested.

There is an article about building a model of the Pitcairn PA33 in the August 1935 issue of Model Airplane News.
On the Frontiers of Aviation Including: How to Build a Scale Model of the Pitcairn Autogiro PA-33 (3 View) By Robert C. Morrison

CAsniffer

Heres my friends

Arizona Models Autogyro Electric Conversion March 2012 (6 min 16 sec)

Originally Posted by dz1sfb

Model Builder, January 1979, Cierva C.6C , Peanut Scale by Don Drury

Ken

does anyone have this plan? or know where to get it?????? pleeaaase

Originally Posted by abletowinginc

does anyone have this plan? or know where to get it?????? pleeaaase

Well, I have the magazine, which has the full size plan in it. Would I violate some copyright if I took a picture and posted it?

Ken

i dont know honestly. if it is out of print the magazine i meen i wouldnt think so.if your worried about it getting in trouble here send it direct to me at abletowinginc@yahoo.com

You could check here. Bill Northrop is no longer with us, but I believe his wife is still selling Model Builder Plans.

Bill Northrop's Plans Service
2019 Doral Court
Henderson, NV 89074 Phone: (702) 896-2162

Originally Posted by David A Ramsey

You could check here. Bill Northrop is no longer with us, but I believe his wife is still selling Model Builder Plans.

Bill Northrop's Plans Service
2019 Doral Court
Henderson, NV 89074 Phone: (702) 896-2162

I will call and ask.

Ken

Originally Posted by dz1sfb

I will call and ask.

Ken

ok cool let me know if shes ok with it

Originally Posted by abletowinginc

ok cool let me know if shes ok with it

Okay, spoke with her moments ago. She says no. They have a number of people trying to do just this, thereby taking income away from her. Some are even being persued through the legal system.

Very nice lady to talk to, and seeing as Model Builder was probably the finest model airplane magazine to be published, I would recommend giving her a call and ordering them. These dear folks poured their life into publishing these materials, should be worth a bit.

Ken

oh well worth a try. ill have to wait a while due to illness here in family have no extra income for a while

MArch 2013 issue of 'R/C Model Aeroplane' - which is the US market name for 'RC Models & Electronics", the original and longest running RC mag from England. Contains an article and free pull-out plan for Richard Harris's 'Panther' single rotor autogyro.

There's a fair amount of building instruction in the accompanying article, though there's going to be another article in the April edition covering more. There's also a build thread on the publisher's website RC forum.

Motor described for the electric powered prototype is a 750 - 1000KV motor, 3S or 4S LiPo around 3000mA and a 60A ESC. There's more on motor choices plus slimey conversions, on the publisher's forum. The only 'specialist' parts are that the prototype used an AstroFlight gearbox as a rotor head and the GF plate to make the rotor head mount and some other parts up there.

Controls are pitch and roll via the rotor, yaw from the rudder. Structure is, depending on how you like building, real easy to AAARRRGGGHHH! - I reckon it's a doddle to build. The rotors are made from a hardwood front 1/4" x 3/4" and 1/4" x 2" balsa rear - then a load of 'sanding and carving to shape'

Looking into the model further, the designer has a lot of time with autogyros and has designed most of his himself. Getting the magazine in the US could be fun - I picked mine up from one of few 'Barnes and Noble' bookshops, some 20 miles north of homeplate for me. Probably a lot easier in England

The publisher's website is:
www.modelflying.co.uk

I don't usually build from other folks' plans (tend to end up muttering things like (why did the silly fellow do it like that ) but having put off buying that HobbyKing foamy despite a long time urge for another autogyro - the last one I had was circa 1982 - this puppy could end up getting on my build schedule.

Have fun, hope that helps

D