Classic Airplane Models
"Real Airplanes have Round Engines!"
This is the site for the nostalgia buff who loves those radial engine classic airplanes of the 30's and 40's. The post-Lindbergh days...round engines were king. Pilots wore leather helmets, scarves, goggles and boots. Roscoe Turner designed his own "pilot's uniform." "Wrong-way" Corrigan was in the news. Amelia Earhart disappeared into history and controversy. Air travel was simpler, yet more heroic. The great depression was on its way out. Bread was a nickel a loaf. Men wore fedoras and Rosie the riveter was building "Gooney Birds."T & D Plan Sales really got its start when Tom was building models at age 9 and designing them by age 10. His first job was designing wind-tunnel models for the U.S. Navy. Always air-minded, he served in the Air Force, studied engineering and enjoyed a career in designing airplane components, among other things.
Tom learned to fly on the GI Bill and has owned several airplanes and gliders and is currently building an RV-6 kit plane in his garage. His favorite classic airplane is the Cessna 195, although it wasn't a classic when he owned one.
Round engine model plans available:
Aeronca LB Coupe
Beechcraft Staggerwing
Beech D18 Twin (48")
Cessna 195 (36")
Cessna Airmaster
Cessna Bobcat Twin
Fairchild 24W
Howard DGA 15
Howard DGA-6 "Mr. Mulligan"
Hughes H1B Racer
Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis"
Ryan SCW Coupe
Spartan Executive
Stinson SR9 Reliant
Vultee V1B Airliner
Waco YKS Cabin BiplanePlans are compiled from catalogs, manuals, published drawings by Wylans and Matt, factory information, photos and other authentic source material.
Plans are priced at $30.00 per set, postage free. An illustrated catalog is available for $5.00.
Classic Airplane Models
c/o T & D Plan Sales
P.O. Box 910702
St. George, UT 84791
