I couldn't decide where to put this in Open forum or here,  so I thought this is good enough place to start!

Quote by Nobler:

"It was kind of interesting that the Bel Air, with a hollowed, clamshell wing and buried leads, was allowed for a number of years. But, no longer. The Bel Air makes a nice Unlimited, however, and it would be neat to scale it up 2:1."

Also:

"Also, the Bel Air was dropped, because it had a unique hollow airfoil. It was what I call a clamshell, in two pieces. I built one while it still was legal, and use it in Team Race. It would have an unfair advantage in Stunt, due to its fat foil section, when compared to the flat, solid ones."

This is pretty much all I could come up with for info on  Scientific's Bel Air.

I have one of these beauties and wasa wondering why so little is mentioned of it! Is the wing design really unique? I know of no other hollow logs that came with one.

Was this kit always from Scientific?  It seems like I saw it boxed by Enterprise models but I cannot for the life of me back this up. I guess I am mistaken. I will keep looking... Maybe I dreamed it?

 Heh!
C'mon ya'll, set me straight! And show yours if you have one!

Oops, Can't find my picture... I'll be back...here is one of the kits-

Robert

Larry, that is great to know, thank you for that.

For what I do know is that for Scientific, this was the only kit they had with this wing and it was sold for many years without any real change that I know of. Yet it never (as far as I know) was used on any other of their kits.
Scientific made a number of cost cutting changes over the years but the Bel Air seemed to escape these, as far as the wing design.

Robert

       I am sure that Scientific made only the one kit. A few years back I recieved a request for a model to be designed for the Gilbert engine. I used the "Pocket Wing" on it and it seemed to work well too, the customer was happy with the handful that he ordered and we also made a .020 model, the Hornet, with the wing. There really isn't much advantage to the 1/2a size pocket wing over a solid one except in the advertising department. We sell several Baby Fireball kits but we have never had any request for more designs with this wing. I am sure that Scientific had the same reaction.
    Let's face it, we make what you want and ask for.
Larry

Correct. The Bel Air was an exclusive Scientific model, and not offered by Enterprise. And, to the best of my knowledge, no other 1/2A (or larger) model was offered with this "clamshell" airfoil.

It seems to be a pretty popular model, in that they pop up on ebay from time to time. It is nicely styled with a formed aluminum cowl. Currell

Yes, the kits do show up for sale but I have not seen any, until now, built. I do not know why that is.
Larry

Exactly one of my points Larry! Ain't she sweet?

Robert

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Hello Robert

           Very nice looking plane.   How does it fly and what engine do you have in it.   I have one of the old Kits back in my collection that  I have considered building.


Dalton H.

Building one right now.  Hollowed the fuselage with a dremel.  Will cut circular lightning holes on the rear wing area.  Colored tissue and clear.  Will use a mccoy 049 diesel or a cub 074.  Will add a little offset to the firewall.  Any thoughts about the engine preference.  Will use 35 ft. 008 wire lines.

28 bucks on ebay for the plane and 25 bucks for the mccoy.  17 bucks for the cub.  Gotta be patient.