Heinkel He-111

The He-111 has a wingspan of 150" powered by Zenoah G-45's.  Has scratch built gear.  The plane is probably the best flying twin I have.  It has had 4 different paint schemes over its 7 seasons.  Not only does it drop bombs but it has successfuly launched a rocket powered r/c version of the V-1 Buzz bomb.  This latest version is a "J" model which was an earlier model with a standard nose.  It was used extensively during the Spanish civil war about 1935. The picture above right was the crash site of the first HE-111 that I built.  It had a wingspan of 105" and was powered by Webra .90's.  The plane lasted 6 flights.  On flight 6 it lost the right engine on takeoff.  I recovered and flew for about 1/2 mile and then had an attack of stupidity.  Letting the rudder and aileron go to neutral was not smart.  The plane snapped and spun in before I could blink.  Results above.

August 2008  Jeff Quesenberry from MN took the plane off my hands and I'll be darned he brought it to FDL in August of 2009.  Had a chance to fly it again.  As far as I know it is still in one piece..