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Model Aircraft Plans for the
Jetex PAA-Loader 150 and Jetmaster


The PAA-Loader 150 inspired designers to create a vast range of models, particularly for contest duration work. The Jetmaster, a later introduction to the motor range, had thrust equivalent to the PAA-Loader 150, so we include plans designed for that motor in this section.

We present here a small – but typical – selection from the range of models specifically designed for these two motors.
  What you'll find here:
Jet-Tube
X-15
Rock-It A Go-Go
Jetsport
Heat Seeker III
Sidewinder
Ja-Tex Rocket
Sizzlestick
PAA King
Jetex Class Payload
Canard Jet Payload
PAAsson
Jetex Power (Jetmaster)
Sipa 200 (Jetmaster)

Jet Tube by Richard Wood

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- Ben Nead




From Model Aviation Magazine, Oct. 1976.

The photo shows Al Lidberg preparing his Jet Tube for flight at the SW Regionals, Eloy, in January 2002. It's also the plane Al's #1 son used to set an AMA 'Rocket'/Jetex record about 20 years previously!

A printed full-size plan is available from Allen Hunt.
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X-15 by Paul Del Gatto

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- Model Airplane News, May 1960


Paul Del Gatto writes:

"For less than two bits worth of material you can build just about the fastest climbing model flying machine you've ever seen – and we make no exceptions – in this slick, dressed-up profile version of a Jetex powered 'X-15'.

"Both of the first two X-15's we made were lost out of sight each on its first flight. These were no back yard flights either. Of course we don't recommend losing them. The model is easy. enough to replace but you'd be out a PAA-Loader 150 engine."
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Rock-It A Go-Go by Paul Crowley

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- Flying Models, July 1966




Paul Crowley, seen here launching his Rock-It A Go-Go, says:

"Here is a model that combines our favorite sport of model flying with the jet age. While we don't have the thrust of a Saturn rocket here, we do have enough power in the Jetex 150 engine to achieve a good consistent flying model.

"There are, I believe, three directions you can go with a rocket model. The handlaunched glider type, which gets plenty of altitude but suffers in the glide due to the high wing loading. The large model with a low wing loading which suffers from lack of altitude due to excessive drag. So we come to number three, a medium sized light model to get the best of the first two. We feel we have reached this goal with Rock-It A Go-Go."
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Jetsport by J. Dietrich

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- American Modeler, May/June 1965 p.40



Described as "a fun project", Jetsport is simple and quick to build, being entirely constructed from sheet balsa.

This was one of the last Jetex plans published by American Modeler, in 1965.
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Heat Seeker III by Ken Whiting

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- Flying Models, Nov. 1966, p.16



Heat Seeker III won first prize in the USAF World Wide competition for 1966. It uses a Bilgri multispar airfoil for the wing, coupled with a flatbottom stabiliser.

It was described as having "no tendencies to spin out of thermals [with] a very stable glide." Builders were advised: "Light, warp-free, straight grain balsa selection is essential.  Avoid all warping in construction.  Use three coats of 60:40 dope. Test glide with empty engine."
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Sidewinder by Gerald Zeigenfuse

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- Flying Models, Apr./May 1960, p. 21



The designer writes:

"The Sidewinder is an unusual approach to the high power problem present on Jetex powered models. [T]he fuselage is off-center, and not the side-mounted Jetex unit. […] After several years of Jetex flying it became apparent to us that for best results the Jetex unit should be placed so that it is close to both the center of resistance and center of gravity. […]
"This has been proven out as the plane is rock steady under power and runs as if on rails".
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Ja-Tex Rocket by Reid Simpson

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- Zaic Model Aeronautic Year Book, 1964/65




Competing as a member of the USAF team, Reid Simpson gained four first placings and three second with Ja-Tex Rocket, in eight national and regional contests over five years.
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Sizzlestick by Tem Johnson

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- Zaic Model Aeronautic Year Book, 1964/65




Tem Johnson also designed a winning PAA-load model, but with Sizzlestick he was able to design a pure duration free-flight model, without the constraints of the PAA-load contest rules.
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The following plans were all designed to meet the requirements of the PAA-Load contest, Jet division.

One of those requirements for the contest was that the model include a dummy pilot, hence the addition of a canopy to each of these models.
   
PAA King by E.E. Wolfe

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- Zaic Model Aeronautic Year Book, 1957/58 p.231



To meet the ROG requirement for the PAA-load contests, the designer of the PAA King, E. E. Wolfe, had a couple of tricks:

"An important feature is a landing gear which will keep the plane in a flying attitude during the take-off roll. The use of four wheel landing gear will do this."

and:

"It is necesary to carve on the Jetex pellets a little and use some extra wick wrapped around one of the pellets to give the extra thrust needed to take off within a short space."
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Jetex Class Payload by Tem Johnson

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- Zaic Model Aeronautic Year Book, 1959/61 p.176




By 1961, Tem Johnson's PAA-Load contest model had achieved three firsts in six contests.
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Canard Jet Payload by R. H. Hawkins

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- Zaic Model Aeronautic Year Book, 1959/61 p.240



This unusual canard with a rear-mounted motor "appears quite stable on runway and glides very well". It used an Eiffel 400 airfoil "to obtain smooth ROG without ground loops – saves jet time!".
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PAAsson by Ralph E. Persson

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- Zaic Model Aeronautic Year Book, 1959/61




PAAsson, with a name that's a play on its designer's surname (Persson), was designed for the 1958 season and claimed "excellent ROG characteristics".
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The following group of plans comprises models specifically designed for the Jetmaster motor. They are included here because that motor had thrust equivalent to the Jetex 150.

Jetex Power by Jos. W. Harris

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- Zaic Model Aeronautic Year Book, 1957/58 p.175



Jos. Harris notes on the plan, "very happy with its performance".

He advises these flight adjustments: "Right rudder – add weight to left wing tip for left turn in glide – jet thrust cancels right turn".
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Sipa 200 by E. Chelle

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- Le Modèle Réduit d'Avion, Oct. 1953



Sipa 200, a 1/10 scale model of the French jet trainer, is a token of the keen interest in Jetex that prevailed in France. The premier French magazine for scale aircraft modellers Le Modèle Réduit d'Avion published this design for Jetmaster (alternatively Jetex 200) with augmenter tube bell mouth.
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Acknowledgements

Plan and information source:
- Jet-Tube: plan contributed by Allen Hunt; photo by Ben Nead
- X-15: article and plan contributed by Grif Ingram
- Rock-It A Go-Go: article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson
- Ja-Tex Rocket: article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson
- Sizzlestick: article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson
- PAA King: article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson
- Jetex Class Payload: article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson
- Canard Jet Payload: article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson
- PAAsson: article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson
- Jetex Power : article and plan contributed by Bill Henderson

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