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Here 'tis..The Norwich Flying Aces Little Richard is a modified version of the Easy Built Little Richard. The purpose was to create a one design model capable of competing in a number of different events held in a yearly event the Teachers' Memorial School Cafeteria, a smallish room with a clean 20ft(?) ceiling . John Koptonak modified Richard Millers model. I wasn't there, but I hear he had lotsa advice .It serves the purpose admirably.
This year the events were High Time, High Time No Touch, an event to see who could get the most air time in ten minutes of Little Richard Music, a mass launch, a spot landing, and a race to get 20 laps around a couple of flags that serve as pylons. The last is a bit of a challenge as the model tends to cut the pylons and once it is out of reach all you can do is wait for it to come down. No doubt I have left some out. The placings of all these events are then added up and the hi scorers get some balsa and other goodies.
In previous years the events have included one to see how many pennies your model would carry (a real model destroyer- fly this one last) and an event to see how many sheets of toilet paper it would tow.
This is a fun, often funny, intense way for a small group to stage a meet. I don't know why something like it isn't tried elsewhere.You could do it with Delta Darts.
In any case what was needed was a small quickly built model that was versatile, tough, and consistent. I think the Easy Built Little Richard is a much lighter, and indoorsier model with the same outlines.
You'll note signs of excessive Xeroxing. I fall upon my sword. One wing
is bigger than the other. No one knows why. Perhaps the Easy
Built version was that way on purpose.. This is the cause of much conversation
entirely free from any pedantic effort to check Richard Miller's original
Easy Built plan.
And here is Luis Font Bellot's elegant CAD rendition. You will have to scale it down yourself. Luis supplies an inch scale on the upper right. Enjoy
dannysoar5