Flying Aces Stick
R/C Slow Flight Model
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In November of 1936 Bill Effinger and Thracey Petrides published a 60" span model for experimenting with gas powered engines called The Flying Aces Stick. This model was little more than an overgrown rubber powered R.O.G. stick model with a fuselage platform for equipment installation. By mounting everything out in the open, it was readily available for the inevitable fidgeting and experimenting.
The FA Stick was quick, easy and cheap to build, and it flew exceptionally well to boot. All of these traits make a smaller version a natural for experimenting with and testing the new micro radio gear and propulsion systems. |
| span: | - | 24" |
| area: | - | 95 sq in. |
| weight: | - | 2.1 oz |
| wing loading: | - | 3.2 oz/sq ft |
| motor: | - | N20-6V 5:1* |
| prop: | - | WES16x12 Carbon* |
| battery: | - | 5x50 ma |
| servos: | - | Wes-Technik * |
| rx: | - | Skyhooks and Rigging Hybrid with ESC |
| * These components were purchased from Todd's Models |
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| If you would like to know more about this model, it was featured as a construction article in the May 2000 issue of RCMicroFlight. Folded full sized plans are also available for $10 US, postpaid. If you are interested, send a personal check or money order to Thayer Syme, c/o Maplegate Media Group, 650 Danbury Rd, Ridgefield, CT 06877. |
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