MOITLE Madness!

[Pat Johnston]

Chris,
That's the plane that inspired me.  So cool.  Holler if you want a short kit.  I now have ACAD plans for it.
Would you believe that I just delivered 8 Moitle kits to the PO this AM?  That makes a total of 20 out to modelers.  Do we need a special event for Moitles at the VSC?  If you had ten entries that would be a hoot.  I suppose this is the worlds first original stunt plane, or so it would seem.
I have had a kick getting these kits into the builder's hands and look forward to seeing how the builds go.  Perhaps the builders can put on some photos here so we can see the progress.  All good fun.
Pat Johnston
Skunk Works

[Mark Scarborough]

I managed to find a couple of pictures of my Moitle.  My daughter, Brenda, was about 8 years old at the time.  She will turn 30 later this month!

Dude, your kinda old huh,, 

[john e. holliday]

And look who's talking.

[Mark Scarborough]

And look who's talking.

Hey now, I am usually one of the youngest guys at local contests,,

[Pat Johnston]

Right, Mark.  Just a kid at most of these contests.  Danged duffers!
Pat

[wwwarbird]

 Watching the mailbox for my Moitle. 

[Jim Kraft]

I have Tom Morris Old Time Stunt drawings, and on the Moitle plan it shows a 12"X12" prop for the Cyke. Seems a little extreme to me, but hey, you never know. I have been running a 12"X8" on my Boxcar Chief, and it works really well. A 12"-6" worked OK, but the 12"-8" pulls much better. May have to try a 12-12 just to see how it works. Spitfires and Orwicks work well with 13-6 wood props or 12-6 APC's. I have one great running Cyke, I might have to think about the Moitle. You might have to modify the firewall to mount the ignition goodies through the front. Unless you mount them permanently in the fuse. I am sure it would fly better on a light weight glo, but where would be the fun of that?

[Don Hutchinson AMA5402]

Jim-
I think the 12/12 was a misprint. I also noticed it in the text of the Air trails article about flying stunt with an airplane that can turn both ways. Else where in the article I think he called for 6 or 8 pitch. The heading spread across two pages of the large size format from 1946 showing various maneuvers that he had done with the Moitle. There was also a small side view of the model plus the dimensions of the wings and that is what I drew the plans from, after consulting with Mr.Reynolds and getting some bulkhead patterns from him, He also endorsed the plans when I finished them. The article came from June 1946 Air Trails and can be gotten from AMA library. This is what got me into the stunt game all those years ago!