SIMPLY LIKE A REAL PLANE
In order to build a beautiful scale model, there is nothing new to invent, but you only have to make the most faithful replica of the real plane.
I discovered this simple truth when I built my first Fieseler Storch which had a welded steel tubing fuselage like the real one. The final result was simply astonishing!
Thanks to this type of skeletal structure which one can admire looking through the cabin glazing and can also be guessed under the skin of fabric covering, the model looks extremely realistic. You are not in front of the same old big scale model, but of a real, true-to-scale aircraft. These aircrafts (I apologize, but I really can’t call them simply “models”) are not only a pleasure to the eye, but their flight characteristics are incredibly similar to those of the real ones. I obtained these results thanks to the large scales adopted and through a rigorous and respectful work on the original plans and airfoils. But there is more: unlike what one could imagine, these stainless steel structures are not only extremely strong, but also very light, much lighter than their traditional balsa/ply counterparts. Let’s see an example: a traditional quarter scale replica of a Fieseler Storch weighs around 17 kgs, but my Storch weighs only 11,5 kgs and in comparison is much, much stronger.
In my kits nothing is left to chance and every modeler can finish the work making his own unique masterpiece, a wonderful replica which can withstand a lot of abuse and even the hardest landings. Anyway, small repairs and servicing are simple and straightforward. The operational life of these small aircrafts is bound to be similar to that of their beautifully preserved full-size brothers who are still flying today after so many years and are still giving wonderful emotions and great satisfactions to their owners......................................................................................................................Paolo Severin
I'm sorry for my bad English, any help is appreciated. paolo.severin@pallino.it
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NEW PROJECT
NEW STORCH 1/3
A new Fieseler Storch 1/3 scale is under construction.
Wingspan is 4,85 mt and it will to tow the big glider Borea (8,5 mt wingspan).
The engine is under evaluation, from an Hacker 200 to a 3W 150 inline twin.
The fly test is preview in August.
Click here to see work in progress
SEE AN EXTRACT FROM A NEW BEAUTIFUL DOCUMENTARY
ON ITALIAN AIRCRAFT MODELLING
"DYED IN THE WOOL" BY TOOLTO
SEE MY BLERIOT:
NEW LOW COST KIT: BABY ACE 1/4 SCALE
Finally
available the new Baby Ace kit, thanks to its simple
construction is proposed at only 950 € (+ 20% VAT
only for the EEC).
The Baby Ace kit is of the same quality of the other kits, and includes welded stainless steel tube fuselage, tail planes, functional landing gear and struts. Balsa and CNC cut plywood wings, fiberglass cowl and instrument panel, and aeronautical quality aluminum plates CNC cut.
The coverage is in fabric (not included).
GREAT NOVELTY:
"Ready to weld kit"
for expert at only 500€
(+ 20% VAT only for the EEC).
Technical data:
Wing span: 2144 mm. (84,4”)
Lenght 1426 mm. (56,15”) without prop
Wing area: 79 dmq. (8,5 sq. ft.)
Weight: 5 kg. (11 lbs.) approx.
Power: 15/25 cc. (OS 160 boxer suggested for aerobatic performance)
BABY ACE STORY
In 1954, Mechanics Illustrated published plans for the Baby Ace, a Pitenpol look-alike, but a more up-to-date parasol, along with instruction for mounting a 65 hp Continental, a modern (for those years) engine. The engine and the cowl and gas tank were designed to be installed in a way similar to that of the Piper Cub. The fuselage of the Baby Ace had a welded steel frame. Wood formers were attached to the frame to give the fuselage his its turtledeck an off-the-frame sides and bottom. The Baby Ace's simple Cub-style landing gear had the same kind of bungee shock absorbers as that of the Cub and the plane had steereable tailwheel.
I like to think there's a club of early homebuilders, who have long since gone to that great big flyng field up in the sky. I bet they're real happy there's a whole new generation of modelers who also love to build and fly parasol-type aircraft like this Baby Ace.
(From Scale RC Modeler May 1988)
News:
My last model: Waterman Arrowbile 30% scale.
The Baby Ace kit is of the same quality of the other kits, and includes welded stainless steel tube fuselage, tail planes, functional landing gear and struts. Balsa and CNC cut plywood wings, fiberglass cowl and instrument panel, and aeronautical quality aluminum plates CNC cut.
The coverage is in fabric (not included).
GREAT NOVELTY:
"Ready to weld kit"
for expert at only 500€
(+ 20% VAT only for the EEC).
Technical data:
Wing span: 2144 mm. (84,4”)
Lenght 1426 mm. (56,15”) without prop
Wing area: 79 dmq. (8,5 sq. ft.)
Weight: 5 kg. (11 lbs.) approx.
Power: 15/25 cc. (OS 160 boxer suggested for aerobatic performance)
BABY ACE STORY
In 1954, Mechanics Illustrated published plans for the Baby Ace, a Pitenpol look-alike, but a more up-to-date parasol, along with instruction for mounting a 65 hp Continental, a modern (for those years) engine. The engine and the cowl and gas tank were designed to be installed in a way similar to that of the Piper Cub. The fuselage of the Baby Ace had a welded steel frame. Wood formers were attached to the frame to give the fuselage his its turtledeck an off-the-frame sides and bottom. The Baby Ace's simple Cub-style landing gear had the same kind of bungee shock absorbers as that of the Cub and the plane had steereable tailwheel.
I like to think there's a club of early homebuilders, who have long since gone to that great big flyng field up in the sky. I bet they're real happy there's a whole new generation of modelers who also love to build and fly parasol-type aircraft like this Baby Ace.
(From Scale RC Modeler May 1988)
News:
My last model: Waterman Arrowbile 30% scale.
Baby Ace 1/4 scale prototype after a landing in a ditch.
One of the many homebuilt.
Technology:
Welded tube frames
I have been building for the last few years almost all the scale reproductions airplanes with a fuselage structure made with welded tubes.
Scale ribs
The weight of each rib is almost the same of the rib made in balsa or lightened poplar plywood but with a far superior strength.
A great number of visitors and a great satisfaction!
BENOIT DIERICKX IS THE NEW OWNER
OF MY BUCKER JUNGMEISTER 1/2 SCALE
Benoit Dierickx, great Belgian aerobatic pilot, is the new owner of my Bucker 1/2 scale, that will perform in the most prestigious air show in Europe. (see Benoit incredible movie)
