Vought V-173 "Skimmer"
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This unusual aircraft was the test-bed for the Vought XF5U-1 "Flying Pancake". It's a challenging project requiring laminated parts, rolled balsa tubes, and a vacuum-formed canopy/nose assembly. NOT for beginners, but it does fly. Large 24" x 36" plan shows full cockpit detail and sequenced construction sketches for more difficult parts of 13" span Peanut.
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Price: $9.00
to order, see the
How to Order
section.
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Vought V-173 Canopy Set
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A canopy set is now available for my Peanut Scale V-173 Skimmer plan. It includes the upper canopy and nose section (one piece), and the lower clear center section of the nose along with the adjacent windows on the bottom of the wing leading edge (one piece).
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Price:
$8.50
POST-PAID when ordered separately.
$5.00
when ordered with plans ROLLED (can NOT be shipped with a folded plan set!)
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Flying Flea (Le Pou-de-Ceil)
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A model of the Shuttleworth Collection Flying Flea. These scale plans were prepared from Henri Mignet's own book "The Flying Flea". Another challenging project requiring laminated parts and careful building. Not for beginners. Really cute, and a very respectable flier!
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Price: $8.50
to order, see the
How to Order
section.
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Staaken Z-1 "Flitzer" homebuilt
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Lynn William's fictional German Zeppelin-launched aircraft is one of the cutest little biplanes ever to take to the skies. Bright red paint job, exposed VW engine, and wire-spoke wheels ooze character. A big 24" x 36" plan shows detailed markings, scale instrument panel, engine construction, and scale bungee-cord suspension landing gear. Makes a very detailed and colorful Peanut. A must-have for biplane lovers!
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Price: $9.00
to order, see the
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Koolhoven FK-55 Fighter
For more information on all of Frederick Koolhoven's aircraft, check out the comprehensive
Koolhoven Aeroplanes Foundation
web-site on the Cool Links page.
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In 1936, the Dutch Koolhoven company debuted the stunningly sleek retractable gear, counter-rotating props, mid-engined FK-55 fighter at the Paris air salon. It was the hit of the show. The actual flight-test version of the FK-55 wasn't nearly as sleek, but it flew briefly before being canceled in the rush to get a conventional fighter flying before WW II started. Here's a Peanut Scale model of the flight-test version of the FK-55. It's a good flier for a fighter - my single prop version does 30-40 seconds outdoors, has done 61 seconds. Standard construction techniques.
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Price: $5.00
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Moraine-Saulnier M.S. 1500 trainer
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A long-nose peanut with excellent proportions. Small flying surfaces make it tricky to fly though, so it must be built lightly!
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11" x 17" plan
Price: $3.50
to order, see the
How to Order
section.
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