The Northwest's Favorite Planes
Northwest control-line model airplane fliers are invited to submit photos and information about their favorite planes, for posting on this Flying Lines page.
April-June 2013 Favorite Planes Gallery
Bob Harness' Coca-Cola Special
One of the interesting Precision Aerobatics planes at the 2013 Northwest Regionals was this nice plane named the Coca-Cola Special, flown by Bob Harness of Rosamond, Calif. Flying Lines photo.
Dave Denison's Nobler
Dave Denison of Keizer, Ore., flies this beautiful electric-powered Nobler. It's entirely covered with Monokote. Flying Lines photo.
Dave Denison's Finesse
Dave Denison of Keizer, Ore., designed this electric-powered stunter, which is an excellent flier, seen above at the 2013 Jim Walker Memorial contest in Portland. Flying Lines photo.
Alan Resinger's Crossfire
This is one of two new Crossfires flown at the 2013 Jim Walker Memorial contest. This one is by Alan Resinger of Delta, B.C. The Crossfire was designed by Bob Hunt for electric power. Chris Cox had the other new Crossfire, below. Flying Lines photo.
Chris Cox's 2013 Crossfire
This is one of two new Crossfires flown at the 2013 Jim Walker Memorial contest. This one is by Chris Cox of Delta, B.C. Decoration is very similar to his 2012 version. The Crossfire was designed by Bob Hunt for electric power. Alan Resinger had the other new Crossfire, above. Flying Lines photo.
Bruce Hunt's Stiletto
Bruce Hunt of Lake Stevens, Wash., has just finished up this pretty Stalker .51-powered Stiletto in 2013, to be flown in the expert class of Precision Aerobatics. Bruce showed it off at the 2013 Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-up contest in Portland, Ore., this past weekend. Flying Lines photo.
Dave Shrum's Tethered Trainer
Dave Shrum of Roseburg, Ore., built this very nice 1944 Tethered Trainer, powered by a spark-ignition Forster .29, seen here at Oregon Flying Fun No. 4 in Eugene, Ore., on April 6, 2013. See more photos of the plane and some construction details. Flying Lines photo.
Javier Fernandez' Autogyro
And now for something completely different ... Regular Flying Lines contributor Javier Fernandez of Cordoba, Spain, produced this unusual autogyro that flies well. It is powered by an Enya .09. See a video of the gyro in flight -- and download a plans drawing. Javier Fernandez photo.
Floyd Carter's 32
Floyd Carter of Eugene, Ore., has run out of names for his many stunters, so this one is called "32." After experimenting with several electrics, he made this one his first serious electric stunter in the spring of 2013. It has a 60-inch span and is powered by an AXI 2826/12 motor and a 5S-3300 battery. Prop is a 12x6 and weight 60 oz. Note the anhedral designed to get the leadouts of the high-mounted wing near the fuselage center. Floyd Carter photo.