We, Black Hawk Models, are looking for a fun 1/2a carrier model that will be able to land on a special 1/2a carrier deck. Our current idea is a biplane with flaps. We are open for suggestions and ideas on the model and the arresting hook arrangement. We are not interrested in being told to make a larger model for competion. We have a larger model 90% ready for that role.
Larry

OK, Mike!
         It will not be released for awhile as it still needs a little work. I never flew carrier, I flew scale and slo combat so work on this kit is slow. We have the parts already laser cut but at the last minute the designer called to tell me that there was trouble with the airfoil. All we could do was to make a quick change to a flat bottomed airfoil. In assembling the kit we found that the wing did not line up properly and will need some alterations. So 50 kits are waiting those alterations  . In order to save money we had extra parts cut to make two kits from the one. They are a Douglas Dauntless and a Japanese Val. The planes are full fuselage build up wing and fuselage, 1 inch to the foot. This way they can doubble as scale models too.
         What else can I tell you? I was almost replaced over this error....Ooops!
Larry

Thanks, I will give Tony a call.
Larry

Over the years this has been tried several time without much success. There are few 1/2A engines with throttles and the system to control them has to be a homebuilt set up. The Brodak/Roberts system is too heavy. The best one I saw used one of the old light weight J-Roberts bellcranks which are pretty hard to find these days. The advantage was it was readymade and worked. The other guys tried to use the double bellcrank set up and were always struggling. It can be done and is fun. Good luck!  Mike

We, Black Hawk Models, are looking for a fun 1/2a carrier model that will be able to land on a special 1/2a carrier deck. Our current idea is a biplane with flaps. We are open for suggestions and ideas on the model and the arresting hook arrangement. We are not interrested in being told to make a larger model for competion. We have a larger model 90% ready for that role.
Larry

I vote for Grumman F3F.

cheers,
Ken

In the early 90s I started flying carrier in WAM contests and they had a 1/2A event. I remimber Jim Schneider being quite successful with a Douglas Skyray(I think it was a Skyray as it had a delta wing with a tail and stab./elevator?). The event was flown with Cox engines and they used a 2 wire handle and a 3rd wire connected to the aft end of the fuselage. They used the regular size carrier deck and when the plane was ready to land they pulled on the 3rd wire which pointed the nose out of the circle and slowed the plane down to any speed that they chose. There always seemed to be a half dozen of these planes at each contest and they were all different profile scale carrier planes. I never entered a plane but it was fun to watch and the fliers had a ball. eric