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Jim Hoffman's Lunar

Jim Hoffman of Chandler, Ariz., recently completed this Lunar, a Classic Stunt plane. He provides details:
"It was designed and built by Art Pawloski in the 1950s or early 60s. Warren Tiahrt drew a set of plans and built one probably in the 1990s.  Mine is the third ever built to my knowledge. All have the same paint scheme and colors. It is an I-beam model covered with Polyspan. The landing gear wheel pants are split and easily disassembled with two screws to gain access to the wheels for easy removal. The flaps and elevators are all removable using a single hinge wire per surface. The finish is Randolph dope base, the colored paint is PPG Omni automotive, and the top clearcoat is automotive urethane. Power is an Aero Tiger .36 with a two-blade carbon Phelps prop (10.5” x 4.5”) The finished weight is 41.5 oz. Jim Hoffman photo.

More Voodoos from Gene Pape

Gene Pape of Eugene, Ore., has produced three more Voodoos to add to his fleet of vintage Combat planes.  The Voodoo, designed by Riley Wooten, was a common Combat airframe in the 1960s which is still popular with vintage Combat enthusiasts.  Gene explains this latest edition to his fleet:

A few years ago I decided I would build a group of six Voodoos with each powered by the different engines commonly used on them.

The model on the left is essentially a stock Voodoo built from scratch per the Carl Goldberg kit. The main focus of building this model was to build a stock Voodoo with all of the proper parts with a target of 15 ounces or less. This made the engine choice a 1950s vintage Fox Stunt 35 that weighs a mere 6 ounces. The only variation from the plan is that the engine mount is built completely separately and glued to the outside of the wing. Covering is laminating film sprayed on the inside with a light coat of red Rustoleum. Trim is white Econokote. The goal was surpassed; this model ready to fly weighs only 12-1/2 ounces!  Because the model is so light it is nose heavy which makes it fly rather sluggish but I timed it at 75.6 mph which means I would have to slow it down just a tweak to fly it in vintage competition.

The center model is a totally stock original Carl Goldberg kit Voodoo covered with silk and dope and powered by the kit-recommended Johnson Combat Special complete with metal tank per the plans. This model weighs 19-1/2 ounces and flies absolutely great!

The model on the right is scratch-built per the upgraded Carl Goldberg kit again with the engine mount completed and glued to the outside of the wing. It is covered with Crystal Organza fabric and finished with .8 mil laminating film. Trim is again white Econokote. Power for this model is a McCoy 35 Red Head highly modified by Greg Davis. Ready-to-fly weight on this model is 17-1/2 ounces. It has proper balance and just a bit too much elevator travel which makes it great fun to sport fly but it would be too squirrely to fly in Combat.

This is the most recent three of my group of 12 that will end up being 16 different Voodoos with different engines. Gene Pape photo.

Ronei Lucca's Fokker DVIII

Flying Lines reader Ronei Lucca of São Paulo, Brazil, built this control-line Scale Fokker DVIII, powered by an O.S. Max .15.  It's shown at the control-line flying field in São Paulo. Ronei Lucca photo.

Bob Welch's Humonguous

Bob Welch flew this electric-powered Humongous, nicknamed Patches, in Old-Time Stunt at the 2023 Fall Follies in Portland, Ore. Flying Lines photo.

John Thompson's Wildman 60

From the Flying Lines workshop comes this Old-Time Stunt plane.  It's a Wildman 60, designed by Floyd Carter in 1950. This plane, built from RSM Wildman 60 production kit No. 1, is powered by a Supertigre .51.  Finish is Brodak dope over Polyspan (open areas) and carbon fiber veil (fuselage). Flying Lines photo.

Mitchell/Nicholls Guardians

Two Guardians built by Terry Mitchell of Winston, Ore. for use different Navy Carrier events by Chris Nicholls of Glide, Ore.  The full-fuselage version in the background is built from a Sterling kit and powered by an O.S. .40. In the foreground is a profile powered by a K&B 5.8. Finish is Rustoleum Navy blue with vinyl decals. Terry Mitchell photo

Steve Wolf's P-63

Flying Lines reader Steve Wolf of Dallas, Texas, recently built this Midwest P-63 King Cobra with the fuslage extended by 2-1/2 inches at the rear. Power is a Tower .40 and finish is Ultracote. Steve Wolf photo.

Ronei Lucca's Rogue

Flying Lines reader Ronei Lucca of São Paulo, Brazil, built this F2B (Precision Aerobatics) airplane called the Rogue, powered by a SuperTigre .51 engine. It is built with balsa and finished with Oracover and Duco/nitrocellulose, acrylic and PU varnish. Ronei Lucca photo.

Jim McCartney's F8F

Jim McCartney of Lake Tapps, Wash., recently built this Brodak F8F, powered by a Tower .40, for Northwest Sport 40 Navy Carrier. The plane is done in target tug colors using Monokote and brushed-on auto paint. Mike Potter photo.

Darkow/Potter Otto the Gyro

Mike Potter of Auburn, Wash., recently refinished this Otto the Gyro, built by the late Bill Darkow, in Army colors. The plane is powered by a Fox .36 reverse rotation with a OS 4BK carb. Darkow was a proponent of use of autogyros in Navy Carrier. Mike Potter photo.

Tim Wescott's Ercoupe

Tim Wescott of Oregon City, Ore., showed off this Ercoupe 415-C at the 2023 Lucky Hand Fun Fly in Salem, Ore. It is based on an Aero-Pac from Airborne Media, built from three-views in 2 inches to the foot scale, so it comes out to 60-inch wingspan, and weighs about 54 oz. Power is a Tower .40. It's flown on two lines, using a Hobby King RC car radio for throttle. Tim says: " The canopy was molded by Zirolli Models, from a plug I made. This is based on a writeup in Orin Humphries' Scale column about vacuum forming. If anyone asks, I want to assure them that the vacuum form process will reproduce your screw-ups to a far greater degree than you would think -- so you should actually pay attention to what Orin says about prepping the plug." Flying Lines photo.

Ronei Lucca's Pathfinder

Here's another recent submission by Flying Lines reader Ronei Lucca of São Paulo, Brazil. The plane is a Pathfunder powered by an O.S. Max .40. Ronei Lucca photo.

Ronei Lucca's Team Racer

Flying Lines reader Ronei Lucca of São Paulo, Brazil, sent in photos of this Aeromodelo Recruta Team Racer powered by a CB .25. Beautiful rendition of an unusual airplane subject. Ronei Lucca photo.

Fred Cesquim's Hellcat

This Hellcat is a Precision Aerobatics plane from regular Flying Lines contributor Frederico Cesquim of São Paulo, Brazil. Fred describes the project: "Final weight is 1,890 grams with battery (66.6 oz., approximately). Dead straight from the building board! So far my best pattern plane to this day. This project is based on the Kaz Minato Hellcat project tailored for F2B competition despite the scale look. I have modified the lines slightly to have a more scale appeal here and there but the 'numbers' are identical to Mr. Minato's plan. All built-up structure, fully sheeted wings, fuselage built in two separate shells and glued together for better alignment. Finish is doped silkspan on flying surfaces and carbon veil doped on fuselage. Custom made clear canopy, 3D printed pilot and fiberglass cowl. Landing gear 'scale' strut covers by Robart. Auto lacquer painted freehand, masked painted insígnias, ink lines and weathered with airbrush with a final satin clear coat for protection." Fred Cesquim photo.

Jerry Eichten's electric profile

Jerry Eichten of Newberg, Ore., built this fun-flier profile with a Vector 40 wing and a Crossfire Extreme-influenced fuselage and tail fin. Weight is 39 oz. with an Arrowind 2820/07 electric motor and Thunder Power Prolite 4-cell 2800 battery. Jerry Eichten photo.

Gary Weems' Vector 40

Gary Weems of Alpine, Ore., made maiden flights on this Vector 40 at the Eugene Prop Spinners' flying session at Orchard Point Park in Lane County, Ore., on April 29, 2023. Power is a Brodak .40. Flying Lines photo.

Terry Mitchell's Twin Mustang

Terry Mitchell of Winston, Ore., finished this twin Mustang powered by two Fox .15 engines. John Hall started the construction some years ago. Terry finished the plane with Rustoleum paint and Monokote. Final weight is 34 oz. Terry Mitchell photo.

Andrew Liberatiscioli's Mustang

Flying Lines reader Andrew Liberatiscioli of Port Charlotte, Fla., has recently been restoring old control-line airplanes recieved from the estate of a control-line modeler who has died. This Mustang, powered by a Thunder Tiger GP .28, was in rough shape when Andrew acquired it. Andrew Liberatiscioli photo.

Ken Burdick's Wow!

Two additions to the Northwest's growing stable of vintage Combat planes are these two builds of the Wow! design from the late 1950s. The top one is by Ken Burdick of Kamloops, B.C., powered by a Fox .29 from approximately 1960. Ken Burdick photo.

Gene Pape's Wow!

This Wow! was built by Gene Pape of Eugene, Ore., and powered by a K&B Greenhead .29S. Gene Pape photo.

Paul Walker's Impact XLv3

This is the 2023 version of the Impact by Paul Walker of Deer Park, Wash, destined for the Precision Aerobatics contests in the upcoming season. The plane has a wing area of 710 square inches and weighs 63 oz. Finish is Randolph dope. Power is a BadAss 3531-70 electric motor with 6S 2800 Li-ion battery. Paul Walker photo.

Fred Cesquim's Holeshot Master

Regular Flying Lines contributor Frederico Cesquim of São Paulo, Brazil, built this original-design Stunt plane based on Bob Hun't profile Hole Shot. Fred calls it the Holeshot Master. Fred tells the story:
"At the end of 2017 I envisioned a challenge to make modelers interested in building and flying again and the goal was to build and fly one chosen plane within a period of time. Since Bob Hunt is a GREAT person and modeller, we decided to pay homage to him as a mean to say thanks for all of his contributions to this hobby. His design Holeshot is very popular here, so this was the plane to be built by contestants. The rules are loose, so anyone could choose the engine, size, and even change the plane a bit but retaining the Holeshot overall look. When word reached Bob, he was happy with the event and kindly offered a personal prize to the winner. Unfortunately, I had to bail out due to work when my plane was nearly on the painting stages. I decided to make it full body. I-beam wing was chosen because I had never built one, and it looks good. Other mods are a bit fatter airfoil, rounded wingtips, flaps added and about 10% area increase on wings and tail. Engine is OS Max 35 FP. Finish is clear red Monokote, silkspan fuselage and lacquer paint on fuse and over the Monokote as well. Ink lines and two-part clear coat wrapped up the project. Noteworthy is that I asked Bob to send me his Autograph so I could paint it on the wing. After four years I finally finished the model in late 2021! The plane came out incredibly light (1040 grams) and flew superbly! I was so impressed with the nice flight that decided to kit in the near future. Let's see what 2023 brings! I already have two models going!" Fred Cesquim photos.