Log in
Search
Latest topics
» My N-1R build logby roddie Today at 12:32 am
» Happy 77th birthday Andrew!
by akjgardner Today at 12:27 am
» TEE DEE Having issues
by TD ABUSER Yesterday at 9:43 pm
» Landing-gear tips
by roddie Yesterday at 6:17 pm
» Roger Harris revisited
by TD ABUSER Yesterday at 2:13 pm
» Tee Dee .020 combat model
by Ken Cook Yesterday at 1:41 pm
» Retail price mark-up.. how much is enough?
by Ken Cook Yesterday at 1:37 pm
» My latest doodle...
by roddie Yesterday at 10:43 am
» Chocolate chip cookie dough.........
by roddie Fri Nov 22, 2024 1:13 pm
» Purchased the last of any bult engines from Ken Enya
by sosam117 Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:32 am
» Free Flight Radio Assist
by rdw777 Fri Nov 22, 2024 9:24 am
» Funny what you find when you go looking
by rsv1cox Wed Nov 20, 2024 3:21 pm
Cox Engine of The Month
Ken Willard's .010-.020 "Pool Boy"
Page 1 of 1
Ken Willard's .010-.020 "Pool Boy"
The post about Ken Willard's School Boy reminded me of another one of his designs called "Pool Boy". I built two of these in the 1980's, never flew them off-water as intended, but DID put a lot of low-level cruising on both. The survivor is pretty rough, but still serviceable, and may take to the air again.
The Plan Number is 9801 from the old "Model Builder Magazine"...issue Sept. 1980. Not sure who owns the plans now, but bet that they are out there somewhere.
It's an extremely sweet-natured little plane, and I have flown it with both an .010 & an .020. I've also left off the bottom wing and flown it as a parasol with the hatch covered. At one point, I decided that it'd make a nice pusher design, and mounted the .020 on the trailing edge of the top wing. So, it's pretty tolerant of "experimenting".
The cabane strut engine mounting also lends itself nicely to installing whatever size external tank you might care to use, and with just two servos drawing power, you can build a cruiser that would fly as long as you'd care to pilot it.
The Plan Number is 9801 from the old "Model Builder Magazine"...issue Sept. 1980. Not sure who owns the plans now, but bet that they are out there somewhere.
It's an extremely sweet-natured little plane, and I have flown it with both an .010 & an .020. I've also left off the bottom wing and flown it as a parasol with the hatch covered. At one point, I decided that it'd make a nice pusher design, and mounted the .020 on the trailing edge of the top wing. So, it's pretty tolerant of "experimenting".
The cabane strut engine mounting also lends itself nicely to installing whatever size external tank you might care to use, and with just two servos drawing power, you can build a cruiser that would fly as long as you'd care to pilot it.
Kim- Top Poster
-
Posts : 8625
Join date : 2011-09-06
Location : South East Missouri
Re: Ken Willard's .010-.020 "Pool Boy"
Thanks Travis! Pool Boy II (Pool Boy I was short-lived) was my "Pack Around Plane" for several years in the 90's. It lived a hard life, and I'm surprised that I've still got it's carcass.
With the tiny radio gear we have now, equipped with a throttle, it'd make a great little plane for water or snow.
With the tiny radio gear we have now, equipped with a throttle, it'd make a great little plane for water or snow.
Last edited by Kim on Tue May 08, 2012 11:33 pm; edited 1 time in total
Kim- Top Poster
-
Posts : 8625
Join date : 2011-09-06
Location : South East Missouri
Re: Ken Willard's .010-.020 "Pool Boy"
i like the hinges on the ridder Kim, it looks like a simple plane to build and i might try it someday
mitchg95- Diamond Member
- Posts : 2103
Join date : 2011-12-19
Age : 29
Location : Geneva, mn, USA
Re: Ken Willard's .010-.020 "Pool Boy"
mitchg95 wrote:i like the hinges on the ridder Kim, it looks like a simple plane to build and i might try it someday
Hey Mitch....it is a good-natured little plane, and with today's radio gear, you could build it super-light, and STILL fly it with a throttled .010 or .020. I'm not sure who owns the plans now. Maybe some of our expert internet sleuths could find it. If not, and you DO decide to build it, let me know and I'll try to get some plans to you.
P.S. The stitched hinges are about the only type I use any more. The ones on this 20 year-old Pool Boy are still as good as new.
Kim- Top Poster
-
Posts : 8625
Join date : 2011-09-06
Location : South East Missouri
Re: Ken Willard's .010-.020 "Pool Boy"
Kim wrote:mitchg95 wrote:i like the hinges on the ridder Kim, it looks like a simple plane to build and i might try it someday
Hey Mitch....it is a good-natured little plane, and with today's radio gear, you could build it super-light, and STILL fly it with a throttled .010 or .020. I'm not sure who owns the plans now. Maybe some of our expert internet sleuths could find it. If not, and you DO decide to build it, let me know and I'll try to get some plans to you.
P.S. The stitched hinges are about the only type I use any more. The ones on this 20 year-old Pool Boy are still as good as new.
cool thanks for the info, and i will let you know if i decide to build the pool boy
mitchg95- Diamond Member
- Posts : 2103
Join date : 2011-12-19
Age : 29
Location : Geneva, mn, USA
Re: Ken Willards 0.010 - 0.020 " Pool Boy
Thanks Kim,
Great little plane,
All of Ken Willards designs can be found at www.outerzone.co.uk
Pool boy is located here.
http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1586
Internet Sleuth lol
Great little plane,
All of Ken Willards designs can be found at www.outerzone.co.uk
Pool boy is located here.
http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1586
Internet Sleuth lol
proctor- Gold Member
- Posts : 199
Join date : 2012-01-31
Location : Scottish Highlands
Re: Ken Willard's .010-.020 "Pool Boy"
Go to the Outerzone site posted above and search on Willard. There are nearly 30 plans listed. What I recently learned was that Ken Willard has a LOT of floatplane designs --- many more than I ever expected.
Similar topics
» Pool music.. on a beautiful afternoon..
» Ken Willard's Book
» Workshop safety
» From the Moldy VHS Archives: Ken Willard's .010 powered "Pool Boy"!
» Ken Willard's Book
» Workshop safety
» From the Moldy VHS Archives: Ken Willard's .010 powered "Pool Boy"!
Page 1 of 1
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum