AeroModeller – June 2018

Free Flight Scale

A

s I write, the building

season should be reaching

its conclusion so again I

have news of some exciting

new projects.

Douglas World Cruiser

Tim Horne has been working hard on this

model since his return from Nijmegen in

November, with the intention of entering

it at the next meeting there. The bare

structure is absolutely stunning, making

use of a Dave Rees-style wing which

incorporates internal geodetics and

sliced ribs. The model is for Open rubber

and spans 30”, which will reduce the

wing loading despite the scale structure.

This is a subject rarely-modelled for

some reason. It is quirky, with some

nice detailing to be done, not to mention

the interesting fuselage markings. The

dihedral is a little low but not a problem

indoors and I have no doubt this will be

a contender.

Albatross CIII

The very pretty Albatross CIII is the latest

model by Dave Putterill. Dave began

this in December and thinks it has taken

a long time, but it seems pretty rapid

progress to me! The origin is the free

AeroModeller plan by John Watters but

Dave has reduced it from the original 40”

Scale Matters

Bill Dennis looks forward to a summer of FF fl ying scale

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This magnifi cent example of the builder ́s art is Tim Horne ́s Douglas World Cruiser. The intricate structure

has paid off; what you see here weighs just over 75g. (Photo by Tim Horne)

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