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by kittyfritters
Fri Aug 11, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: Vendors
Topic: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com
Replies: 15
Views: 71898

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

The model in the photo is a laser cut version of Wade Wiley's Basin Flyer. The Basin Flyer is a good performing, simplified model.

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Laser cut prototype.
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The kit will be available at the end of August.

KF
by kittyfritters
Tue Apr 18, 2023 4:30 am
Forum: Events
Topic: SKY BATTLE 2023
Replies: 0
Views: 19003

SKY BATTLE 2023

Bill Watson's Puzzle Plane has been chosen as the one design for the Sky Battle 2023. The contest rules are at http://www.skybattle.org . Once again, the plans are free or you can get a lazer cut kit at http://www.hjlmodels.com . This model flies amazingly well and can be built in under an hour from...
by kittyfritters
Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:34 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Went flying...
Replies: 36
Views: 118449

Re: Went flying...

Guillow's 900 Series Typhoon 2004 - 2020 R.I.P.
by kittyfritters
Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:40 am
Forum: Events
Topic: SKY BATTLE 2022
Replies: 3
Views: 12893

Re: SKY BATTLE 2022

The one design contests for the Skinny Bomber, O.F.F.C. indoor in October and the Skybattle postal are getting closer. I presented Don Butman with a kit at the Black Sheep Squadron meeting last week. He showed up at O.F.F.C. this morning with four of them, three built from the plan, including two he...
by kittyfritters
Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:30 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Went flying...
Replies: 36
Views: 118449

Mind The Gap!

The O.F.F.C. meeting this morning was practice for next week's RTP speed contest. The pylon was at one end of the gym to keep the center clear for free flight models. I was trying various combinations of props and rubber to see if I could get one of my speed models over 30 mph. The Speed Merchant di...
by kittyfritters
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:31 am
Forum: Events
Topic: SKY BATTLE 2022
Replies: 3
Views: 12893

SKY BATTLE 2022

The Skinny Bomber has been chosen as the one-design for Sky Battle 2022.

The rules are available at http://skybattle.org
by kittyfritters
Sun Aug 21, 2022 5:35 am
Forum: Vendors
Topic: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com
Replies: 15
Views: 71898

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

The Giant NoCal Beaufighter kit is now available from my web site. https://www.hjlmodels.com/sgino.html
by kittyfritters
Mon Aug 08, 2022 2:10 am
Forum: Events
Topic: 2022 Black Sheep 500 Series Contest
Replies: 0
Views: 12755

2022 Black Sheep 500 Series Contest

Went to the Black Sheep Squadron Guillow's 500 series at the "Grassy Knoll" this morning. It was hot and (hit 104 F a bit later) and the wind came up and blew us out about 10:30. Dave Gee was first, P-40, Don Butman second, Spitfire, and myself third, Hellcat. Dave got an interesting lesso...
by kittyfritters
Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:25 am
Forum: Indoor Free Flight
Topic: Indoor Flying with the O.F.F.C.
Replies: 77
Views: 244253

Re: Indoor Flying with the O.F.F.C.

Peanuts were the subject of the July OFFC contest held this morning. I didn't have one although I do have one on the board (A Wittman D-12 Bonzo, and no, I'm not going to kit it.) but with other modeling commitments, i did not have a chance to finish it. Although other members were there with models...
by kittyfritters
Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:33 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Went flying...
Replies: 36
Views: 118449

Re: Went flying...

I went to the Sepulveda Basin this morning with the original Ukrainian Resistance, a production Ukrainian Resistance, a Skinny Bomber, a Wright Amount of Wrong, a Giant NoCal Beaufighter and one of the static display model Guillow's Beavers that I built for trade shows 12 years ago. The Beaver had b...

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