A Fike E peanut scale model, built from a plan purchased from Peck-Polymers. This is a fantastic flyer. This one consistently does 50 seconds indoors at the Teaneck, NJ Armory. It has no dihedral, but is extemely stable. There is considerable washout in the wings.

A Satellite 320 free flight model. I recently built this from a Midwest kit that I purchased when I was a kid, back in the late '60s. The engine is a Norvel .049. The covering is silkspan, which was dyed with Tintex fabric dye, and finished with clear dope. This is probably the best covering job I have ever done. Silkspan is a nice material to work with. The fuselage (balsa sheet) is covered with Japanese tissue, and painted with Brodak colored dope.

I have not yet tested this under power, but it has a beautiful glide, and should be a real floater. The wing area is 320 square inches, which is a lot for an .049 engine.

The timer is a Texas Timers Micro I. The fuel tank is a Perfect brand wedge-type tank. The Norvel engine is equipped with a crankcase pressure tap, to pressureize the fuel tank.

Went to a flying session at the Teaneck Armory on 10/19/05. Flew my Fike E and a Peck-Polymers P-51 Mustang (peanut scale). The Mustang is a great airplane. To fly at the Armory, you need to join the Metropolitan Sport Squadron: http://www.rcsites.net/metsportsquadron/