Joe Ott's Rocket-ship

This was introduced by Aeromodeller thus:

Joe Ott, the famous American pioneer designer and kit manufacturer created this 'rocket-ship' in 1930, and the design was Number 6 in his list of Sky Flyer plans.

The flying instructions included this note: 'Unless the model carries the weight of the rocket well while gliding, after being launched from the hand, it will not fly unless the rocket has extreme power. Care should be taken that the rocket is not too powerful and will tear the model to pieces during flight.'

We have an enlarged plan available for viewing or download. Photocopy it to give 30 inches span, fuselage 20 inches long, wing rib 4 1/8 inch chord, 2 inches dihedral under each tip. This is the plan from Joe Ott's book and shows the final version.

The A-M Rocket Plane

This was introduced by Aeromodeller thus:

One of the free plans given away with this magazine in June 1939 was a twin-boom all-balsa machine powered by the so-called 'penny rocket'. The drawing is reproduced here and no instructions are necessary but it worth quoting the following. "As rocket mixtures are difficult and dangerous to prepare unless you have previous experience with them. I am recommending the ready-prepared type, which may be bought at most toy shops for a penny."

We have an enlarged plan available for viewing or download. Photocopy this plan to give 22 inches span, cut parts from 1/16 inch sheet (1/8 inch for booms and nacelle) colour blue and white to recreate this 1939 Aeromodeller design.