Pilot projects
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Model planes with a brief description of each one and the way they were constructed are shown. A Tigrotto built with the pusher-prop configuration, an Albatros D-111 built to resemble the real 1917 Albatross D III and the Fokker D-VII inspired by a Time/Life 'Epic of Flight' poster are a few of the planes presented.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 2004
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Giant-scale Tiger Moth: a 30-percent, precision classic
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A general outline of the construction of a giant-scale Tiger Moth, the typical British biplane trainer, is given. Construction materials for the 30%-scale Tiger Moth with a wingspan of 105.6 in. include balsa, aircraft plywood, basswood, and tubes of brass and aluminum.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 2004
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Fokker D-VII: 1/4-scale WW I German classic
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The construction of a model airplane patterned after the Fokker D-VII in 1/4 scale is detailed. The Fokker D-VII design is a challenging model to build due to the skills required to make the cantilevered wings that have no wire bracing.
Publication Name: Model Airplane News
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0026-7295
Year: 1998
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