This one I have liked for a long time, in fact I believe our editor has a copy of a controlling plan of it that was in Air Trails back in the fifties some time (right, Ed.) It is George Meyers'. This plans set can be purchased from Meyers Aircraft, 569 Tincup Lane, Bailey, Colorado 80421. This plan is in 1/3 scale. Other plan sets are available in 1/4 scale and 2 1/2 inch scale. Price of each set $25.00. Write for complete information.

The plans set is on four sheets and the drawings are very sharp, the sheets are so you do not have to cut them. This set is 1/3rd scale.

Sheet One: Wing span is 76 inches, wing area is 2342 square inches and projected weight of twenty (20) pounds. Wing loading is about 20 ounces per square foot. Fuselage is built up of 1/4 inch square spruce longerons, uprights and diagonals, with 1/8 inch balsa turtle deck formers, also the formers on the bottom are 1/8th balsa, fin is built up and covered with 1/16th sheet balsa, rudder is fabric covered. The tripod caban struts are 1/8th steel wire, faired with balsa. Landing gear is formed from .75 aluminum and is sprung internally with a compression spring. The plan shows a note suggesting a .40 or .60 for power which is slightly on the slow side to say the least I would suggest the Q-50 or OA 240 or Saito 2.70cc. In the firewall area the construction is heavy enough for a.60 schnurle, so it will have to be "beefed" up for the larger engines, however this is no problem. (Editors' Note: there are four of these 1/3 scale size models being built in Denver, CO and they will be powered by the Saito 2.70cc engines).

A large CB tailwheel would work well on this one, the cowl is to be built up of blocks of balsa and shaped or could be built of foam and cast your own in glass. The short tail movement reminds me of the "Pitts", so if you do not fly with the rudder, leave this airplane alone.

Sheet Two: Shows a fuselage top-view, front cowl area and front landing gear drawing. The wheel pants are also shown, wheels are 3 3/4 inches in diameter. The full size drawings of the balsa bulkhead are shown also.

Sheet Three: Shown is the interplane "I" strut construction, formed from 3/16 play faired over with balsa. All wing ribs are shown on this sheet, along with stab-elevator construction which is the same as the fin and rudder.

Sheet Four: Shows the lower wing plan. Wing construction with 1/8 inch balsa ribs with 1/4 inch square spruce spars top and bottom, there are front and rear spars, though not indicated, I would make box spars of both with shear webbing on both sides. Leading edge is sheeted back to the rear of the front spar, ribs are cap stripped. Wing is typical model construction, and appears very easy to construct. Center section has 1/16 inch ply ribs and is sheeted with 1/16 inch balsa. I like the almost full span ailerons, on the bottom wing only. They are grieze type and pivot 3/4 inch back from the leading edge of the aileron. Ailerons are built up also.

Sheet Five: This is on the construction of the Top wing (which is swept back, 8 degrees. Construction is the same as the lower wing. Top wing center section ribs are shown and the interplane struts slip into slots in both wings. I suggest that you send to Meyers Aircraft for their brochure on this airplane to find the flying, landing and tail wire arrangements. To my knowledge, this is one airplane that should prove fun to build and more fun to fly.