Ageless Wings
This plans resource is an interesting one. The author has been recreating many of the plans which appeared in modeling magazines in the 1930s. The price is reasonable at $9.95 each.
Boeing 247D plans setFrom the author:
These plans are computer generated and corrected drawings, that were originally published in model and aircraft magazines from 1933 to 1939. A recently discovered stock of these magazines has provided the source. Of course, the originals were hand drawn, and contained quite a few scale and parts errors. Scanning them into the computer and converting them has allowed us to correct these errors, and check for fit before the builder finds the error.
The plans are scanned, redrawn and rescaled copies of the hand drawn plans (after all, they didn't have computers then!) as they were in the 30's. Unlike the originals, all the new drawings are now full size in the scale as mentioned with the photos on this site.
Components (usually the fuselage and/or wing) may have been originally printed in as many as five parts on the original drawings. These had to be cut out and assembled. They have now been merged into one continuous, more accurate drawing and corrected for missing instructions, differing scales within one set of plans, and inaccurate parts depictions and locations.
Unlike the original drawings, multiple small components (such as the ribs and formers) are reproduced in sufficient number so that there are enough to construct each required component. Numerous errors in scaling and parts placement have been corrected, and additional information and instructions are included to make it easier to complete the model and cover details of the model that may not have been included with the originals.
All the plans
Example Plan:
Plans available include:
Curtiss Goshawk
Grumman Scout
Chester Racer
Howard DGA-8
Monocoupe D-145
Hawker Super Fury
Aeronca LB
Beechcraft Staggerwing
Bellanca Aircruiser
Boeing 247
Boeing P-26 Peashooter
Cessna C-34
Corben Super Ace
Douglas O-43A
Fairchild Amphibian
Hawker Merlin
Percival Mew Gull
Northrop Gamma
Ryan STA
Waco Model C
Northrop A-17There are more plans under development.
Harley Dixon
84 Stoddard Drive
Henrietta, NY 14467-9343
email: info@agelesswings.com
