SIMPLY LIKE A REAL PLANE
Many great classical airplanes had the fuselage in stainless steel welded tubes, wooden wing and were covered with fabric. Many still fly today, proving the effectiviness of such building technique that I have been using for the last few years successfully in model aviation, carrying out scaled down models incredibly light and strong. I want to make my experience and resources available to every modeller that wants to get the feeling of building and flying a real airplane. Just a little smaller.
.....................................................................................................................Paolo Severin
I'm sorry for my bad English, any help is appreciated. paolo.severin@pallino.it
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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.
See movie of the 2nd fly at Ozzano Emilia "Radio Model Show"
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.
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)
