22in wingspan Laird LC-DW 300 “Solution” model construction plan designed and drawn by William Skelly, FAC. This file is formatted to print on one standard Arch D 24×36 sheet. Most print shops (ie Staples) will be able to print this file.
Tag: Free Flight Model Airplane
Laird Solution Construction Plan 22in Wingspan (8.5x11in sheets)
22in wingspan Laird LC-DW 300 “Solution” model construction plan designed and drawn by William Skelly, FAC. This file is formatted to print on several standard 8.5x11in sheets using a home computer printer.
Laird Solution 3 View Drawing
Laird LC-DW 300 “Solution”3 view general arrangement line drawing composed from measurements and perspective photos taken from the original aircraft at NEAM in Windsor Locks, CT, USA. By William Skelly, FAC.
March 22, 29, April 5 Indoor Meets Cancelled!
Due to Corona Virus, the March 22, 29 and April 5 Indoor Flying Sessions are Cancelled.
Updated Indoor Cancellations
We’ve received news of more Indoor meet/flying session cancellations. Updated list is below. Please use the Contact Us form if any questions.
Indoor Meet/Flying Session CANCELLATIONS (so far):
- Sunday 3/22 at Penn Brook Middle School, Georgetown, MA
- Sunday 3/29 at Glastonbury High School, Glastonbury CT
- Sunday 4/5 at Penn Brook Middle School, Georgetown, MA
This is due to the obvious Corona Virus precautions.
We are holding the April 19 Glastonbury Modelers Indoor Contest (full day) on the Calendar for now. Stay tuned as to developments.
This is a great time to build a model.
Keep Calm, Carry On & Stay safe.
Time is Running Out!
Get your flights in by 12 midnight on Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2020
Postal Dime Scale Contest Ends Soon!
Like those backyard mechanics scrambling to get their homebuilt speed ship together for the big race — you’re running out of time!
Of course we’re talking about our Postal Dime Scale event which wraps up on St Patty’s Day, March 17. That’s next Tuesday for those calendar-challenged skysters among us.
So check the skies for thermals, dust off your flying box and stooge and head to the field with your best 10 center in a last ditch bid for glory. You can do it! Heck, they said Rudy Kling couldn’t beat those big-horsepower radials in the ’37 Thompson too.
Forget the temperature bonus (unless you’re in Alaska) and hunt for thermals. The weather’s warming up and the croci are blooming… It’ll take nearly a 3 minute flight to catch Tommy Too and his Comet Puss Moth, but that’s nothing if you can get your crate up there in Hung’s cloud-cuddling grasp. You know what they say, nothing ventured..
Check out the Postal Contest page for the latest tally and to submit your flight time using the online timesheet.
Time is running out!
Pics: Feb 9 Georgetown Meet
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What fun we had in the Penn Brook Middle School gym in Georgetown a couple weekends back
The header photo above shows the gang getting the rules rundown on the Pipit “12 Minutes of Georgetown” – an event where Pipit flyers scramble to make as many laps around the balloon tethered around the orange cone set at center midcourt. It was exciting to watch as some flyers turned their Pipits left while others turned in the opposite direction. At the March 22 meet we’ll be flying the Pipits in head to head pylon racing – be there to join the action…or at least observe.
See you then!
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Zee Zpandau!
Build a realistic Spandau machine gun for your German WWI model!
BY
William Skelly
Construction Plans & How-To
The Flying Aces Club (FAC) World War I mass launch event is always a hit at our indoor and outdoor model meets (check the calendar on this site and join us to see for yourself).
FAC Rules for the WWI mass launch event specify that 3D armament must be present on all models participating.
Clubster William Skelly found that many WWI flying scale model construction plans offer sketchy, if any, instructions describing how to make the machine guns.
William tackled the issue head-on by drawing his own plans for the Spandau machine gun on his latest model of a German Fokker D VII fighter aircraft (see pics on the Photos page).
We’re very pleased to share with you his plans and construction article. Now you too can have realistic Spandau guns on your model.
Thanks William!
Download Construction Article
Download Plan
Announcing Postal Dime Scale Contest!
Submit your flight times using the Postal Timesheet form in the Sidebar or on the Postal Contest page.
Enter your FAC Dime Scale model!
We’re bringing back the FAC Postal Contest – a real crowd-pleaser from the early days of the Flying Aces Club. This is a virtual event that allows flyers who can’t normally attend our contests to join the fun and go for the glory. Anyone can win so get out and fly your FAC Dime Scale model.
The Contest starts on Turkey-Day November 28, 2019 and ends on St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 2020. All flights are to be made outdoors and there will be a Temperature bonus to keep things even for those flying out of colder airdromes. That’s right, the colder the day you fly – the more bonus added to your flight time!
Check out the Postal Contest page of this site for the up to date Results Table – we’ll post the top 20 times submitted. Rules and online Timesheet Form can be found on this page. Look for the Timesheet Form at the bottom of the sidebar throughout the site as well.
This is meant to be a fun thing, not a go-for-broke max times only event. Get creative and use your best FAC Spirit! We encourage entries from all locations worldwide. Photos or videos of your model or flight are welcomed and we’ll try our best to post them on the Stealth Sqdn site for all to enjoy.
Have at it Skysters!
5min+ ROW Free Flight Rubber Powered Model Airplane
About 10 miles north of the Massachusetts border where the Connecticut River bends to starboard and flows south toward Long Island Sound, lies a tranquil place called Retreat Meadows. Here, a special breed of aeromodellers fly their aircraft free, rising off the still waters into the cool Vermont sky.
Our Stealth Squadron roving reporter recently caught up with Jim Woolwough, to learn more about his fantastic free flight rubber model “Thin Ice” and the quest for a 5 minute rise-off-water (ROW) flight over Retreat Meadows.
For perspective: the standing Mulvihill Rubber ROW world record flight is 5min 44sec made by Robert Hauk on September, 7, 2019.
In 1929, Bert Pond (AMA Hall of Fame) held the ROW world record with a 2min 52 sec flight made with an “A Frame” Twin Pusher on floats.
Jim Woolnough describes “Thin Ice” his fantastic model airplane and the quest for a 5 minute rise-off-water (ROW) flight
Retreat meadows, Vt – site of the flight
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2019-20 Indoor Season Kicks Off!
fly in the gym!
OK gang, the weather’s turning colder and the Indoor flying season is here.
Check the links at right to see the dates in Georgetown and Glastonbury. Glastonbury kicks off on Sunday Nov. 10, while Georgetown kicks off on Jan. 5.
There are lots of opportunities to fly free flight rubber in the gyms. Don’t forget to build your Pipit and join the fun!
“click the links below to view flying dates in Georgetown, MA and Glastonbury, CT”
