PILOTPROJECTS
Showcasing what you build & fly
LOCKHEED P-3C ORION
Jim Malvesti, Hazel Green, AL
Jim modeled his scratch-built Orion after a U.S. Navy patrol plane
he saw while in the service in 1978-1982. He spent four months
building the model, which uses four Speed 400 motors, a 15-amp
speed control and 2200mAh LiPos. Jim writes, “It sounds and flies
like the real thing!”
KAZMIRSKI’S TAURUS
Gerard Goepfert, Scottsdale, AZ
Gerard built this replica of the classic
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Nationals-winning model by scaling
up plans that appeared in the January,
1963 issue of Model Airplane News. He
finished it in MonoKote and used the
exact color scheme and finishing details used on the original aircraft
and added a modern O.S. .50SX engine and Futaba 2.4 radio
system. He writes, “The Taurus is a wonderful-flying airplane and
worth every bit of the effort to build it from plans. Overall, the model
was not hard to assemble, but covering the model in the original
detail was tedious and time-consuming. To my surprise, I learned
there apparently is a large worldwide interest in this airplane today.”
PFALZ EV
Armando Gama, Mexico City, Mexico
This 48-inch-span electric model started life as a kit from
AerodromeRC.com, and its builder Armando is proud to bring an
unusual aircraft like this to the flying field. He notes that since he
was born into a “hands on” family, he has been building from kits
and plans long before ARFs were available, and building and flying
RC planes has been a source of inspiration and comfort through
difficult times. He used the Internet to find a few sources for photos
and information on this seldom-modeled WW I fighter. Armando
concludes, “All the best! Keep up that great job that has brought
many smiles and has introduced so many pilots to our hobby.”
SEND IN YOUR SNAPSHOTS! Model Airplane News is your magazine, and we encourage reader participation.
In “Pilot Projects,” we feature pictures from you—our readers. Color slides and color prints are acceptable, but
please do not send digital printouts or Polaroid prints. Emailed submissions must be at least 300dpi. We receive so
many photographs that we are unable to return them. Every pilot whose project we feature will win a Model Airplane
News baseball cap. Send entries to “Pilot Projects,” Model Airplane News, Air Age Inc., 88 Danbury Rd., Wilton, CT
06897 USA.
