Final Build Photos
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| Submitted By | |
| Scott Kruize | |
| Tukwila, WA, United States | |
| Build Information | |
| Build Type | Plans-built |
| Manufacturer/Brand Name | |
| Aircraft Category | Sport |
| Model name, number, and/or variant | Phantom Flash, Citabria, Korda Victory |
| Wingspan/Rotor span (inches) | 16-20 inches |
| Scale | n/a |
| Construction Type | Built up (wood/fully sheeted) |
| Propulsion Type | Prop |
| Power System | Glow |
| Glow Engine Brand, Model and Size |
n/a |
| Turbine Engine Brand, Model and Size | |
| Propeller (if applicable) | Peck Polymers plastic |
| Radio System Brand and Model | n/a |
| Number of channels utilized | 2 |
| Channel functions | |
| Retracts or Fixed Gear |
fixed, all 3 |
| Cockpit/Interior Details |
n/a |
| Paint, Covering or Graphics |
tissue paper |
| Scale Accessories |
n/a |
| Light System |
n/a |
| Smoke System |
n/a |
| Sound System |
n/a |
| Other Features or Options |
This Phantom Flash replica is 120% size of the original 1937 design, Comet® Kit A1. It’s a classic, popular ever since among Free Flight builders and fliers. Comet went out of business long ago, but a new company kits it. [Query the Web: its modern laser-cutting will be a vast improvement on the original printwood, or later die-cut (‘die-mashed’?)] The all-orange Korda Victory is half-scale of the original 1939 Wakefield Trophy winner. Mine goes about a minute flight in the gym…rather less than that 43+ minutes victory! The 17-inch span Citabria is from Model Builder plans. The magazine is gone but plans are available through the AMA. |
| Further Description/Back Story |
My ‘therapy’ on soggy Pandemic-lockdown days: making traditional balsa stick-and-tissue rubber-powered Free Flight models. The local SeaTac Community Center allows masked, social-distanced indoor flying Friday mornings. All three planes pictured here fly just fine in a gym. All 3 of these flying FF models are scratch-built. All were covered with gift wrap tissue, way better than all but very expensive Japanese-made craft tissue Way Back Then. I used Avery’s® permanent glue stick to apply it, and a light clear acrylic spray to seal and protect it. Two concessions to modern times, besides the method of attaching the tissue: the good rubber motors are made from FAI Supply® stock, and the props are Japanese made, from Peck Polymers®. |
