Clancy,

My original post for the Jack Sheeks award at VSC had all those airplanes.

The ad that is now in its 2nd month in Flying Models, understandably only includes the Sheeks airplanes that are currently available from the FM plans service. We can be thankfull that Frank Fanelli at FM is devoting a half page to advertise the awards at no cost to us.


Following is the original posting about the awards. You will also see that some of my wording is used in the recent FM ad:

Jack Sheeks is perhaps the most prolific designer of Stunt, Scale and RC airplanes of our life time. In addition he is one of the nicest people on the face of the earth.

During the Classic Era, (1953 to the end of 1969) Jack published, designed, approx. 20 CL Stunt airplanes. From that time to the present, Jack has published 27 more airplanes in Flying Models alone!

John Miller and I are coordinating plans to present a perpetual award for the Best Jack Sheeks Classic Stunter starting at the Vintage Stunt Championships, VSC-XX, 2008. Jack Sheeks has agreed to be the judge for this award.

In addition there will be an award for the highest placing Jack Sheeks airplane!

Following is a list of Sheeks airplanes that are eligible for Classic Stunt. This list will be updated if more information becomes available.

I want to thank Jack Sheeks, and Frank Fanelli of Flying Models for there help in compiling this information.

Special thanks also to Robin Sizemore, and the Cholla Choppers.

Jack Sheeks’ Classic Stunters:

(Ref. Flying Models, Pampa Classic Plans Directory, Wilkes Classic CD))
* Designates those in the current Flying Models Plans Directory

M/Yr Magazine Airplane Plan # Notes

8/63 FM Stuka Semi-scale I-Beam
2/64 FM La Donna I-Beam, Booms
6/64 FM Beech Staggerwing I-Beam, Bipe
8/64 FM F5F Skyrocket I-Beam, Twin Engine
6/65 FM* Sheik CF024 I-Beam, Gull Wing
10/65 FM Stuntliner I-Beam, Swept Wing
4/66 FM* Sea Vixen CF033 I-Beam,Swept wing, booms
8/66 FM* Demon CF049 I-Beam, Swept wing
1/67 FM* Swinger CF067 I-Beam, Swept wing
7/67 FM* Ryan SC CF087 I-Beam
1/68 FM* Focke-Wulf 190 CF106 I-Beam
5/68 FM* Freedom 45 CF121 "C"tube Swept Wing
9/68 FM* Spitfire CF134 I-Beam, Elliptical
1/69 FM* Torino S CF149 I-Beam,Swept wing, booms
2/69 FM* Scottsman CF153 "D"tube,Swept Wing
6/69 FM* Knight CF164 I-Beam, T-tail

4/70 FM* ME-109 CF185 Designed before 1970
7/70 FM* Stuka JU-87 CF212 Designed before 1970 Update of earlier Stuka

We hope that we will see many Sheeks airplanes at VSC-XX.

I was able to pick up the Stuka, Skyrocket, Stuntliner (swept wing) and Staggerwing from AMA plan service.  They also list LaDonna.

I think they have a FIRST CLASS operation there - suggest you check thme out for most anything ever published!