Need some help locating at least the mag articles and maybe even the plans for a couple old BIG jet style stunters, I'll bet someone here in the Hanger can find them.

There was a gentleman living in the Detroit area in the 1960's named Ron Adams.  Ron liked big stunters with hich scale content.  I think two of these were published - I think in American Modeler magazine, and I am guessing it would have been somewhere around 1967 through maybe 1972 time frame.

The A-6 Intruder was a large airplane flying with an ST 46.  Very pretty in light grey/white Navy trim.  Among the features was that he had air channels where the twin jets would be.  On one side, he used what we would now describe as a tuned pipe header to pipe the exhaust into the tube built into the fuselage (not a sealed joint) to were it exited rougly at the trailing edge of the wing in the scale location for the jet exhaust.  The other side tube was used as an air outlet for the cowl.  He was doing this before mufflers or tuned pipes, but he got a wonderful sound out of it.  And the Jet looked really cool with the exhaust coming out of the right spot!

THe Maroot (Marute?) "wind spirit" was I think a 72" span with around 850 sq in flying with a ST 60.  I remember this being a very good flying airplane also.  See pix.

Ron later moved out west, I understand he is in California, but I do not know if he still flies or not...

There is a post about Classic models that could use 60's - either of these would be candidates.  Built "to spec" they would be truly awesome, and you would have to remind yourself that these are 40 year old designs!

THANKS Keith!  That's a good lead for rounding up Marut plans.  98 oz = 6.5 POUNDS!

Ron also had the only Palmer Skyscraper I ever saw.   I have plans (drawings) for that one, but as of yet I do not have PLANS (intentions) for that one!

SO MANY WANNA BUILD PROJECTS!  I'll have to quit my job and become a full time model builder - if only I can convince my banker and my wife (not necessarily in that order!)

Update on the Marut: AMA Library fixed me up with a copy of the text.  They can also do the plans IF I can tell them the correct dimensions like the span - I think it was 72".  I know the wing area  was 850 so I could just do some scaling and determine the correct size.

Then again, it might be fun to scale it to say 600 sq. in. and build it in a size I like!


AMA library had NO leads on the Intruder, I thought it was published but I must have been wrong...

Dennis,

Unless the AAM article text confirms the MARUT flew before 1970, it isn't eligible as Classic. So, if you want to use the looks, you can wrap them around anything you want, and fly it in Skill Class PA.

Mebbe even build it lighter...?

Chris:
Yes I remember the Woodecker too - I think it was a Frank Warbuton design?

As I recall Ron ad two or three Intruders - the last/best was really decked out, I think this is the one that weighed 98 oz.  STILL have not been able to find any pix!

I have the Woodpecker (Italian light plane) plans by Frank Warburton.  There was also Ron Young's "Bellanca Viking" which Tom Nieburh makes a fabulous laser cut short kit of.