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roddie wrote:

The Fokker DR1 is one of my all-time favorite airplanes. I'd love to build this C/L version someday..

   

Roddie, could it be this one?

https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2758 Fokker DR1 Triplane by Walt Musciano from American Modeler March 1960, 24in span


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Smallest engine recommended was the Fox .09 Rocket side port engine. It was considered minimal power. A Gilbert .11 Thunderhead sideport would be a shoe-in. Also, a Testor's .19 Red Head or Black Head. Or, a modern .09 Schneurle or legacy Enya .15-III, Enya .19-V, Fox .19-25 cross scavenge.

Here's one I have yet to build, but remember it back when I was 11 years old and checking Walt's book out of the library in the mid 1960's, the 12 inch Musciano Dr1 for .020 Pee Wee, I suppose a Herkimer .024 OK Cub or Cox .010 or .020 TD would also work. My scan from Walt's book may be done some 17 years ago.

George, It almost looks like it could be the little 12" span version.. The loops on the lead-outs look a bit too big to be the 24" span version.

I have the Sterling kit E2 which is a 1" = 1' scale model. The top wing's span is 23.5" and the full-scale aircraft's is 23' 7".

It's been waiting years for me to learn how to fly RC before I finish it.





The last work I did on it was cutting the top-wing apart to make functional ailerons.. tedious.

It's amazing that a Cox .09 can balance out the short nose.

When I first got into the hobby the advice from the Old Timers was always...."Build the tail light" and you can see that thinking here.