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by kittyfritters
Sun Mar 02, 2025 5:40 am
Forum: Vendors
Topic: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com
Replies: 16
Views: 129977

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

The Ascender is in kit on my website.

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by kittyfritters
Fri Feb 21, 2025 4:04 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Side Effect
Replies: 14
Views: 82229

Re: Side Effect

Here is a video of the Ascender flying indoors at the last OFFC meeting. I had !/8" rubber on it to fly outdoors but no one would go outside to video it for me. (They were busy trimming models for next week's contest.) I had to keep the winds down to keep it out of the lights.

https://www.youtube ...
by kittyfritters
Sat Feb 15, 2025 6:55 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Side Effect
Replies: 14
Views: 82229

Re: Side Effect

The Ascender and Side Effect production prototypes. The Ascender is ready for prime time. The Side Effect needs at least one more prototype.
by kittyfritters
Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:17 pm
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Side Effect
Replies: 14
Views: 82229

Re: Side Effect

The other three ROG models that were originally designed for the Secret Sky Squadron postal contest, the Ascender, Side Effect and Climber will be in kit in Februkfary 2005.

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by kittyfritters
Fri Aug 11, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: Vendors
Topic: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com
Replies: 16
Views: 129977

Re: Howard Littman Model Aircraft - hjlmodels.com

The model in the photo is a laser cut version of Wade Wiley's Basin Flyer. The Basin Flyer is a good performing, simplified model.
Laser cut prototype.
Laser cut prototype.
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The kit will be available at the end of August.

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by kittyfritters
Tue Apr 18, 2023 4:30 am
Forum: Events
Topic: SKY BATTLE 2023
Replies: 0
Views: 32125

SKY BATTLE 2023

Bill Watson's Puzzle Plane has been chosen as the one design for the Sky Battle 2023. The contest rules are at http://www.skybattle.org . Once again, the plans are free or you can get a lazer cut kit at http://www.hjlmodels.com . This model flies amazingly well and can be built in under an hour from ...
by kittyfritters
Mon Nov 28, 2022 12:34 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Went flying...
Replies: 36
Views: 156021

Re: Went flying...

Guillow's 900 Series Typhoon 2004 - 2020 R.I.P.
by kittyfritters
Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:40 am
Forum: Events
Topic: SKY BATTLE 2022
Replies: 3
Views: 20808

Re: SKY BATTLE 2022

The one design contests for the Skinny Bomber, O.F.F.C. indoor in October and the Skybattle postal are getting closer.

I presented Don Butman with a kit at the Black Sheep Squadron meeting last week. He showed up at O.F.F.C. this morning with four of them, three built from the plan, including two ...
by kittyfritters
Thu Aug 25, 2022 1:30 am
Forum: Rubber Power Free Flight
Topic: Went flying...
Replies: 36
Views: 156021

Mind The Gap!

The O.F.F.C. meeting this morning was practice for next week's RTP speed contest. The pylon was at one end of the gym to keep the center clear for free flight models.

I was trying various combinations of props and rubber to see if I could get one of my speed models over 30 mph. The Speed Merchant ...
by kittyfritters
Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:31 am
Forum: Events
Topic: SKY BATTLE 2022
Replies: 3
Views: 20808

SKY BATTLE 2022

The Skinny Bomber has been chosen as the one-design for Sky Battle 2022.

The rules are available at http://skybattle.org