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BEACHEY MONOPLANE

One Full size Printed plan on a 11” x 17” sheet

Five Pages of notes and photos

Scale Peanut

Wingspan 13”

Power Rubber

By HOBY CLAY

BUILDING A BEACHEY

 The structure shown is relatively simple and light. Mine weighs just under 12 grams. The only drawback to this design for modeling purposes is the short nose, which requires some nose weight for balance as a rubber-powered model. This is not an uncommon problem with antique designs.

 Lincoln Beachey was a renowned aerobatic pilot in the pre-World War I era. He was a pioneer and innovator and. his flamboyance and popularity enabled him to make a real contribution to the early development of the airplane.

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