[Poppawang]

Been sitting on this one for a couple years.
I have always like the golden age racers and in particular the Howard series.
The Pete DGA 3 (Damn Good Airplane) being my favorite.
The David Anderson plans are true to scale and as I understand result in a great flying model. He has added optional flaps to make the plane even easier to land but can be omitted. I haven't decide yet whether I will add them.
It's doubtful I'll be entering any scale contests but you never know.

The plans are available for free from Dave.
http://www.mnbigbirds.com/Andersen%20Plans.htm

They are also available from the Outerzone:
http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5999

The original model called for a Saito FA150 but was later upgraded to a Saito FA 180 which apparently gave that extra bit of oomph to make it an all round better flyer.
I have a Saito FG30 which I will use.
I have imported the plans into Turbocad and will trace the parts and laser cut them as I go.

Andy