NAVY CARRIER PLANS/KITS LISTING

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1 NAVY CARRIER PLANS/KITS LISTING This is a compilation of plans which have been published or are available commercially. The listing contains models designed specifically for CL Navy Carrier as well as models designed for other events or for sport flying which can be adapted to the Navy Carrier events. Unless noted otherwise, the models were originally designed as Carrier models. In some cases plans are no longer available. The date of original publication is provided to assist in locating original articles for reference or for reproducing plans which are out of print. Wing span is given in inches rounded to the nearest inch. Wing areas are approximate and are listed in square inches. At the end of the listing is an abbreviated compilation of kits produced prior to This list is provided for documentation of models eligible for Nostalgia Navy Carrier competition. Nostalgia Carrier is an unofficial event for models published or manufactured prior to 1 January This list is based on information from personal reference sources, magazine plans listings, and materials contained in the library of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. It is quite likely that there are other Navy Carrier models for which plans exist. Additions to this listing can be made by contacting Dick Perry, 427 Live Oak Lane NE, Albuquerque NM ; tailhooker@comcast.net This list is provided at no cost. There are no restrictions to its distribution except that it be unmodified and that there should be no fee charged for such distribution. Key to plans sources used in listing (highlighted address data are likely not current): Code Name Address City/State/ZIP AAM American [Aircraft] Modeler Out of business. AT Air Trails Out of business. AeM Aeromodeller Plan Service P.O. Box 35, Hemel Hempstead Herts HP2 4SS, England BB Bill Boss th Street New Hyde Park NY BMA Model Aircraft (UK) Available through Gleason Enterprises BP Bill Pepin 1416 Valle Alto Court, NW Albuquerque NM DG Don Gerber RD 1, Box 170, Pricetown Road Temple PA FM Flying Models, Carstens Publications, Inc. PO Box 700 Newton NJ Gerald O. Deneau Deceased GE Gleason Enterprises th Avenue SW Austin MN MA Model Aviation 5161 East Memorial Drive Muncie IN MAN Model Airplane News 837 Post Road Darien CT MB Model Builder Plan Service PO Box 10335, 621 W 19th Street Costa Mesa CA RLP Richard L. Perry 427 Live Oak Lane NE Albuquerque NM SPM Sport Modeler Out of business. WB Bill Bischoff 2609 Harris Drive Garland TX Notes: {*} Plans are out of print. If source listing includes "GE", they are available through Gleason Enterprises {+} Publication dates are based on plan number and may not be accurate. 1 1/20/2017

2 Bell P-39 Airacobra I Not the Airabonita; the P-39 was carrier Dick Perry RLP 1971 (not published) tested by the British Bell P-39 Airacobra I/II Scale, adaptable to Class I Musciano FM 7/83 CF639 Bell XFL-1 Airabonita I Charles Reeves MAN/GE 12/67 FSP12671 Blackburn B-46 Firebrand I Blackburn B-46 Firebrand I/II Blackburn Firebrand I/II Flaps are not scale. Real flap outline Eric Herbert AeM/GE 5/73 CL 1189 is not practical to build. Boeing F4B-3 P 34 Sport scale biplane adaptable to Profile Joe DeMarco FM/GE 12/74 CF-354 Carrier. Breguet 1050 Alize P 42 Brewster F2A Buffalo I/II Originally published in 7/60 MAN (plan #72) Vern Clements VC 6/60 Placed 2nd in Sr. Carrier at 1959 NATS Brewster F2A Buffalo II Paul Lindberg GE 1/39 Carrier Pigeon P Excellent model, NATS winner (non-scale) Dennis Downs MAN 8/74 FPS08741 Condor P Multiple AMA records and NATS wins Carlos Aloise MAN 12/75 FPS12751 (non-scale) Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk II Intended for Scale, it would need to be Charlie Smith MB 3/ modified for Carrier use. Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk I Intended for Scale, it would need to be Plecan GE 1947 G-28 modified for Carrier use. Curtiss F11C-2 I/II Intended for Scale, it would need to be Plecan GE 1947 G-25 modified for Carrier use. Curtiss O2C-1 Helldiver II Intended for Scale, it would need to be Musciano FM/GE 1950 modified for Carrier use. Curtiss O2C-1 Helldiver I Intended for Scale, it would need to be Musciano FM/GE 7/50 modified for Carrier use. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver P 38 Curtiss SB2C Helldiver I/II Intended for Scale, it would need to be McGovern GE modified for Carrier use. Curtiss SB2C Helldiver I/II Intended for Scale, it would need to be Schaff GE(AAM) 7/71 modified for Carrier use. Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver I/II Biplane. Designed for Class I, should be good Class II as well. Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver P 34 Biplane Curtiss SBC-4 Helldiver I Biplane McGovern Berkley (GE) 7-3 Curtiss SO3C-1 Seagull II One of the first published Carrier models Dick Ealy MAN 8/53 {*} Curtiss SO#C-1 Seamew P Published drawings Bruce R. Strecker private 8/78 Curtiss SO3C Seagull Steve Dinerman FM 5/93 Curtiss XF13C P /20/2017

3 Curtiss XF13C P(15) High wing model Melvin Schuette MA 6/ Curtiss XF7C Seahawk P Biplane B. Darkow & J. Hall MA 12/ DeHavilland Mosquito I/II Published as scale; adaptable to class I/II Paul Palanek FM Twin engine Dingus? Designed for Southern California non-scale Bill Netzeband AAM/GE 2/69 {*} Carrier event. (flying wing) Douglas A-1E/A-1H Skyraider I Good performance Marvin Martinez MAN 2/77 FPS02771 Douglas A-4P Skyhawk P Small and light, but barely recognizable. Dick Perry AAM/GE 4/ {*} Douglas A-4F Skyhawk P(15) Douglas A1H Skyraider P(15) Sport Scale. Delete cowl and A. A. Lidberg MA 4/ moveable flaps for 15 Carrier. Douglas AD Skyraider I/II Howard Mottin AAM/GE 1/69 {*} Douglas AD-1 Skyraider I/II Built around Sterling Skyshark wing. Sheet Carlin Hulick AAM/GE 6/70 {*} core (1/2") fuselage. Scale (??) Douglas AD-2 Skyraider II Winner of 1950 NATS (first Carrier event) Cal Smith AAM/GE 1/57{+} 157A{*} Douglas AD-2 Skyraider I/II GE(AT) 6/51 Douglas SBD Dauntless I Full-fuselage model based on Sterling Profile Hulik AAM/GE 6/70 Douglas SBD Dauntless I Canopy and decals available from Guillow Roland Baltes MB 8/77{+} 8772 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless P 40 Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless P(15) Complex construction, but excellent MA 11/ performance. Douglas TBD-1 Devastator I Roland Baltes AAM 7/72 {*} Douglas TBD-1 Devastator I John Blum AAM/GE 5/65{+} 565{*} Douglas TBD-1 Devastator I David Dulaitis AAM 2/59 Douglas TBD-1 Devastator P David Trible AMP MP7 Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate II B. Mallon MAN 2/66 52A{*} Fairey Spearfish P NATS winner, AMA record holder Cordes/Higley MAN 11/80 FPS11804 Goodyear F2G-2 II Corsair derivative produced by Goodyear Grumman AF-2S Guardian I Roger Edwards BP CLD-104 Grumman AF-2S Guardian II Should be adaptable to Class I Roger Edwards BP CLD-105 Grumman F2F-1 I Intended for scale; must be adapted for Paul Plecan AAM/GE 9/57 957{*} Carrier use. Biplane 3 1/20/2017

4 Grumman F4F Wildcat P 44 Originally designed for Combat. Foam wing Phil Cartier MA 6/ Grumman F4F Wildcat P Not intended for competition, but could Joe DeMarco MAN 10/82 FPS10823 have potential if fuselage is lightened. Grumman F4F Wildcat II Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano AAM/GE 6/63{+} 663{*} Carrier use. Grumman F4F Wildcat I/II Intended for scale; must be adapted for Palanek MAN/GE Carrier use. Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat P 38 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat P(15) 29 Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat I Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano AAM 9/53{+} 953A{*} Carrier use. Grumman F6F Hellcat P David Trible AMP MP4 Grumman F6F Hellcat P Proven performer Frank Kelly MA 8/ Grumman F7F Tigercat II Won NATS twice (59 & 60) under old rules. Ray Randall AAM/GE 62 Annual AMA 620{*} Twin engine. Also published in AAM 07/61 Grumman F7F Tigercat II Intended for Scale. Must be adapted Plecan AT/GE 6/57 for Carrier use. Twin engine Grumman F7F-1 Tigercat P Sport model well suited to Profile. Bob Adair FM 3/68 CF-113 Twin engine. Grumman F8F Bearcat I Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano AAM/GE 2/61{+} 261{*} Carrier use. Grumman F8F Bearcat P(15) 29 Grumman F8F Bearcat P(15) 29 Sport, adaptable to 15 Carrier. DeMarco FM 3/76 CF398 Plan includes Mitsubishi Zero Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat I/II Cal Smith GE(AT) 11/52 Grumman F9F Panther P Joe DeMarco MA 3/ Grumman Guardian II/I Designed for Class II. Adaptable to Bill Johnson MAN 3/74 FPS03742 Class I competition. Grumman Guardian I A classic! Used small engine before Bill Netzeband AAM/GE 2/62 262{*} Class I existed. Grumman Guardian I Bill Boss BB Grumman Guardian II Bill Boss BB Grumman Guardian P Excellent contest record Bill Melton MB 4/ Grumman Guardian P Internal line slider, thick symmetrical Don Gerber DG 8GP airfoil Grumman Guardian I Predated Bill Netzeband's. Sheet wings. Dave Dulaitis FM 4/55 Grumman Guardian P Original design Bill Melton MB 4/76 Flat-bottom airfoil Grumman Guardian Mk 8 & 9 P Improved versions of the original design Bill Melton MB 7/ NATS winner Grumman Guardian Mk 15 P Improved version of the original design Bill Melton MBA 9/00 Five times NATS winner 4 1/20/2017

5 Grumman Guardian I NATS winner. Gear location not scale. Dave Domizi MAN 2/55 Smaller version of 150 sq in NATS winner Grumman Guardian I/II Styrofoam construction George Moir MAN 2/57 Grumman XTB3F-1 Guardian I Roger Edwards BP CLD-102 Grumman XTB3F-1 Guardian II Should be adaptable to Class I Roger Edwards BP CLD-103 Hawker Hurricane I Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano AT/GE 9/53{+} 953B{*} Carrier use. Hawker Hurricane II Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano AT/GE 1964 Carrier use. Hawker Sea Fury II Good contest record Bill boss MAN 5/76 FPS05761 Japanese Val P David Trible AMP MP5 Max-Im P Plans only. LE and TE flaps Tim Stambaugh MAN 8/73 Miracle Worker P John Blum AAM 69 annual MO-Bipe P Biplane (non-scale) 1/4" sheet wings Don Gerber AAM 1/73 {*} MO-HO P Excellent contest record (non-scale) Harry Higley MAN 2/73 FPS02731 Martin AM-1 Mauler I Clair Sieverling MAN 4/64 30A{*} Martin AM-1 Mauler I/II Farr GE 11/88 Martin MO-1 P Offered as kit by Smith s Model Products Bill Bischoff WB Martin MO-1 I/II Offered as kit by Smith s Model Products Bill Bischoff WB Martin MO-1 Roger Edwards P BP Martin MO-1 I This is the one that started it all! Don Gerber AAM/GE 8/69 {*} Martin MO-1 I Thick semi-symmetrical wing Don Gerber DG 8M1S Martin MO-1 II Thick semi-symmetrical wing, for.65 engine Don Gerber DG 8M2S Martin MO-1 P Don Gerber DG 8MP Martin MO-1 P Proven performer Tom Hazen MA 4/ Martin MO-1 P Offered as kit by Golden State Models Dick Perry RLP McDonnell F4 Phanton P No full-size plan; no article. Drawing Jim Jolly, Bart Frazee MB 8/74 none is dimensioned, but no construction details. Mitsubishi A6M Zero P(15) 29 Sport, adaptable to 15 Carrier. DeMarco FM 3/76 CF398 Plan includes F8F Bearcat Mitsubishi A6M Zero I 29 Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano AT/GE 2/54 Carrier use. 5 1/20/2017

6 Mitsubishi A6M Zero I/II 40 Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano GE 1944 Carrier use. Mitsubishi A6M Zero P Designed for Slow Combat; easily adapted to Nick Ziroli FM 4/67 CF-74 Profile Carrier. Mitsubishi A5M "Claude" I/II 36 Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano AAM/GE 1/62{+} 162{*} Carrier use. NAF N3N-3 II Intended for Scale. Must be adapted Coon FM/GE 1/58 for Carrier use. Biplane Nakajima C6N1 Myrt II Good contest record Roland Baltes MA 5/ North American AT-6 (SNJ) I/II Intended for scale; must be adapted for Cal Smith GE(AT) 1/50 Carrier use. North American OV-10 Bronco I/II Twin engine. Article does not include Jim Labarge AAM 10/72 {*} documentation of carrier use or test. North American P-51 Mustang I Also available enlarged to 36 (220 sq in) John Blum AAM/GE 6/67{+} 667A{*} and 44 span (335 sq in) North American P-51 Mustang I 27 Intended for scale; must be adapted for AAM/GE 12/52{+} 1252{*} Carrier use. North American P-51B Mustang I/II GE(AAM) 5/62 North American SNJ II/I Vern Schroeder MAN 5/60 70{*} North American T-28 Trojan I Schaff GE(SPM) 3/73 Ryan FR-1 Fireball II Charles Felton MAN 9/71 FPS09711 Short Seamew I NATS winner, AMA record holder Dick Perry MA 7/ Short Seamew I/II Two sizes (35 and 44 ) on one plan Mick Reeves AeM 3/ Short Seamew II Mick Reeves AeM 3/ Sniper P(15) Winner of the NATS unofficial event Bill Bischoff WB Square Cat P Non-scale John James MB 7/73{+} 7732 Starjet P Published before Profile Carrier was an Howard Mottin AAM/GE 4/68 {*} official event. Super MO-HO P Improved MO-HO Harry Higley MAN 8/76 FPS08763 Supermarine Seafang II No Plan published. Drawing has no Eric Herbert AeM 4/73 dimensions, formers, or ribs. Supermarine Spitfire I 27 Intended for scale; must be adapted for AAM 12/52{+} 1252{*} Carrier use as appropriate Seafire variant. Trager P Non-scale Russ Brown FM 7/76 CF-411 Vought A-7 Corsair II Stephen Baardsen MA 8/ Vought F4U Corsair P Designed as profile stunter, span must Jack Sheeks MB 3/ be reduced for Profile Carrier. 6 1/20/2017

7 Vought F4U-1 Corsair I/II Intended for scale; must be adapted for Walter Musciano GE(AAM) 12/63 Carrier use. Vought F4U Corsair I/II Paul Palanek FM 1/60 Vought F4U-4 Corsair I Intended for scale; must be adapted for MAN 5/57 {*} Carrier use. Vought OS2U Kingfisher I/II Outstanding performance. AMA record holder Tom Schaefer FM 4/83 CF-630 in Class II with OS 46. Vought OS2U Kingfisher P Held AMA Profile record. Dick Perry MA 4/ Vought OS2U Kingfisher P Designed for Profile Carrier Dinerman FM 10/87 CF760 Vought OS2U Kingfisher Stephen Baardsen MA 6/ Vought OS2U Kingfisher I Jim Moynihan MAN(GE) 3/54 Vought XF5U "Skimmer" P Unorthodox model of the "Flying Flapjack" Frank Scott AAM(GE) 6/72 {*} (flying wing) Westland Wyvern II Good contest record Marvin Martinez MAN 5/71 FPS05711 KITS Produced Before 1 January 1978: Designer Source Kit # Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver I Designed for Scale Don McGovern Berkeley (GE) Douglas AD Skyraider P Originally produced by G-S Brodak Manufacturing JR-3 Douglas SBD Dauntless I Designed for Scale Unknown (probably McGovern)Berkeley about 1957 Grumman AF2S Guardian I/II One of the most popular kits under the old Sterling C-11 rules. Grumman F4F Wildcat I Designed for Scale Don McGovern Berkeley(GE) Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat P Originally produced by G-S Brodak Manufacturing JR-2 Grumman F8F Bearcat I Designed for Scale Don McGovern Sig CL-6 Grumman F8F Bearcat I/II Designed for Scale. Lacks offset at wing root. Bill Effinger Berkeley 1947 Grumman F8F Bearcat P Originally produced by G-S Brodak Manufacturing JR-2 Martin AM-1 Mauler I/II Sturdi-Built North American AJ-1 Savage I Berkeley North American AT-6 Texan I Navy designator, SNJ Berkeley Later manufactured by Sig as CL-9 North American P-51 Mustang II Berkeley North American T-28 Trojan I Designed for Scale Henry Struck Berkeley 1950 Ryan XF2R-1 Dark Shark II Alfred Gonzales Consolidated Supermarine Spitfire I 28 Seafire was the Royal Navy equivalent Sig CL-1 7 1/20/2017

8 KITS Produced Before 1 January 1978: Designer Source Kit # Vought F4U Corsair P Originally produced by G-S Brodak Manufacturing JR-1 Vought F4U Corsair I/II This is the CL kit, C-9, not the current R/C Sterling Vought F4U Corsair I/II Sturdi-Built Vought F7F Corsair II P 38 Dumas Vought F8F Crusader P 35 Dumas Numerous Profile Kits by Goldberg, Top Flite, Sterling All Berkeley, Consolidated, and Sturdi-Built kits 8 1/20/2017