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Russian and French Scale Jet Planes
They Really Fly !
A great deal of time and effort has been devoted to Jetex-powered models of the
contest and sailplane variety in the past few years, and very little to scale models.
In this respect many model builders are missing the boat as Jetex engines are uniquely
adaptable to scale models of jet fighters and similar aircraft. The Jetex #50 engine,
for instance, is small enough to be completely covered and easily cooled, yet gives
enough power to fly a model at a fast clip. Using the Jetex #50 engine as a starting
point, a number of scale models of current jet fighters were built with spans of
from 8" to 12". The models were of all-balsa construction and were designed to combine
accurate scale with the maximum of flying pleasure. To all outward appearances they
look like solid display models. In general both straight-wing and swept-wing types
perform equally well in flight. This puts the majority of today's jet fighters within
reach of the model builder as possible prototypes.
- By Richard M. Bueschel
Fun size U-MiG-15 and Mystere plans and instructions are part of Group Plan #E56A
by Hobby Helpers, 770 Hunts Pt. Ave., New York 59, N. Y. (50¢).
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