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Frog (models) Frog was a well-known British brand of flying model aircraft and scale model construction kits from the 1930s to the 1970s. The company's first model, an Interceptor Mk. 4, was launched in 1932, followed in 1936 by a range of 1:72 scale model aircraft kits made from cellulose acetate, which were the world's first. Polystyrene ...
Design and development. In 1958 Jerry Smyth began the design of a monoplane sport aircraft, intended to be easy to build and fly as well as stressed to +9g for aerobatics. Construction of the prototype began in January 1967, taking two years to complete. Smyth's first component-built was a hand-carved wooden control stick grip which he said "he ...
Carl Loehle. Introduction. 1988. Number built. 110 (2011) The Loehle 5151 Mustang is a 3/4 scale replica of the P-51 Mustang, designed by American designer Carl Loehle. Its plans are provided for amateur builders. The aircraft has a wooden fuselage with fabric covering. [1][2][3]
Rutan Long-EZ. The Rutan Model 61 Long-EZ is a tandem 2-seater homebuilt aircraft designed by Burt Rutan 's Rutan Aircraft Factory. The Long-EZ has a canard layout, a swept wing with wingtip rudders, and a pusher engine and propeller. The tricycle landing gear has fixed main wheels with streamlined spats and a retractable nosewheel.
1958 Baby Ace 1965 Baby Ace Model D 1974 Baby Ace EAA Mechanix Illustrated Baby Ace. The Ace Baby Ace, a single-seat, single-engine, parasol wing, fixed-gear light airplane, was marketed as a homebuilt aircraft when its plans were first offered for sale in 1929 — one of the first homebuilt aircraft plans available in the United States.
Unimax (Hong Kong, China) Unimodel (Ukraine) Union Model (Japan) UPC (USA) imported and re-packaged kits in the 1960s from Frog, Marusan, Aoshima, Hasegawa, Fujimi & many Japanese companies. Upgrade - See Tasman Model Products. US Airfix (Airfix kits for USA market) Valhalla (UK) - Same maker as Veeday.
July 1966. Number built. 50 [citation needed] The Dyke Delta JD-2 is an American homebuilt aircraft designed in the United States in the 1960s and marketed for amateur construction. It is a monoplane with retractable tricycle undercarriage and seating for four. The wings can be folded for towing or storage and hinge upwards to lie flat above ...
History. Manufactured. over 6,000 sets of plans have been sold. First flight. September 1968. A Volkswagen engine installed in an Evans VP-1 Volksplane at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. The Evans VP-1 Volksplane is an American designed aircraft for amateur construction. [1] The aircraft was designed by former Convair, Ryan Aircraft and ...