The Detroiter and the Strathmoor are one and the same, as far as I can remember sitting here. It's basically one of the founding I-Beam wing designs and the model was designed by Rollie McDonald, Bob McDonald's Dad and he was a member of the Strathmoor Model Airplane Club in Detroit at that time. He and another gentleman whose name escapes me right now came up with the I-Beam wing as a way of quickly building light wing structures quickly and it caught on fast. I beam wings were often referred to as "detroiter" wings. Mr. McDonald's model was published in Model Airplane News as the Detroiter, I think, but was really called "The Strathmoor." Art Pawsloski (probably spelled wrong) was the name I was trying to remember, and his model was called The Atom, I believe. It was this that started the trend of having really nice looking models with shiny rubbed out paint jobs, not an east thing too do on a I-beamer. I think this history was all written up in Stunt News at one time, and some one else may correct me on some things, but that's what comes to mind right now. Contacting Bob McDonald will get youthe straight scoop, and he should be listed in the PAMPA listings.
Type at you later,
Dan McEntee
Topic: Info on the Detroiter (Read 2575 times)