Free Flight Fanatic

Episode 5 - Carving Your Own Propeller


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John discusses new products as well as the modeling career of Bill Warner, who passed away in March, 2020. The September 1969 Model Airplane News is this episode's Vintage Magazine Spotlight. John talks about the Dave Platt and Chuck Gill method of carving wood propellers.

Bill Warner Biography:

https://www.modelaircraft.org/sites/default/files/files/WarnerBill.pdf

 

National Free Flight Society (NFFS)   https://freeflight.org/

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New (?) Products

Peck-Polymers Skiptown Cadet

https://www.wind-it-up.com/collections/sport-model-kits/products/pp-47

Peck-Polymers Sky Bunny

https://www.wind-it-up.com/products/pp-41?_pos=1&_sid=a60d00732&_ss=r

 

Vintage Model Co.  (Sheffield, England!)

https://www.vintagemodelcompany.com/contact-us.html

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Magazine Issue of Curiosity (Vintage Magazine Spotlight):

September 1969 Model Airplane News

Plagiarist Construction Article

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=10771

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Episode 5 Plan of Interest (Bill Warner DH 85 Leopard Moth – Rubber Power FF)

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=9342

 

Carving Propellers

 https://www.daveplattmodels.com/Videos/index.htm

Scale Modeling’s Black Art Series – Double Trouble Vol. 3

 

John’s Favorite Full Scale Plane: Boeing F4B-4

 

John’s Favorite Model: Bill Noonan Kawanishi K-8b

 https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=11606

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