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Up for sale is a pristine, beautifully preserved collection of vintage model aviation engineering blueprints and scale documentation books dating from the 1960s through the 1980s. This collection focuses on high-quality free-flight, rubber-powered, and scale contest designs, making it an excellent opportunity for scratch builders, vintage model aviation enthusiasts, and collectors.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE LOT:
BOOKLETS AND REFERENCE BOOKS
• “A Second Bag of Peanuts” by Walt Mooney – Complete, intact multi-plan blueprint booklet featuring a premium photo-index cover. Includes classic 13-inch-wingspan WWI biplanes and racing aircraft.
• “The 3rd Bag of Peanut Scale” by Walt Mooney (Copy #1) – Complete, intact 15-plan blueprint booklet featuring iconic historical aircraft, including the Douglas AD-4B Skyraider (U.S. Marines, 1952) and the Fokker D.VII.
• “The 3rd Bag of Peanut Scale” by Walt Mooney (Copy #2) – A second, completely intact copy of the full 15-plan booklet. An excellent addition for collectors seeking duplicate reference material.
• “International Peanuts & Pistachios,” Vol. 1 (1986) by Bill Hannan – Premium hobby reference covering micro indoor flying scale aircraft with an 8-inch maximum wingspan. Pristine condition.
CLEVELAND MODEL & SUPPLY CO. “SUPER-SCALE” BLUEPRINTS – OVERSIZED
• Gee Bee Model Z Super Sportster (NR-2101) – Detailed blueprint sheet featuring historical reference photographs, cowl details, and complete internal fuselage and wing cross-sections.
• 1924 Dormoy “Flying Bathtub” (SF-181) – Large-format engineering sheet documenting the famous Henderson four-cylinder, motorcycle-powered ultralight aircraft.
• Santos-Dumont Demoiselle (1907–1909) – Highly detailed historical blueprint of this pioneering aircraft, featuring its distinctive exposed bamboo fuselage layout.
LARGE-FORMAT COMPETITION & EXPERIMENTAL PLANS
• Bob Chandler’s “Chandler Glider” – Large, high-performance vintage Old Timer thermal sailplane plan featuring detailed structural spruce-and-balsa wing truss construction.
• Sopwith Triplane “Black Maria” (W.C. Hannan) – Premium white-on-black historical documentation and master scale reference print.
• “Ye Olde Twin Pusher” (W.C. Hannan, 1967) – Unique large-format A-frame stick-model design featuring counter-rotating propeller layouts.
• “Sam the Fleeing Fly” Helicopter (John E. Burkam, 1968) – Rare, specialized micro-rotary aircraft plan featuring a thread-driven belt system.
• “Chute” Autogiro (Tom Eitzel / W.C. Hannan) – Rubber-powered gyrocopter plan featuring integrated rotor-blade assembly jigs.
• “Catharsis” Glider (Mel Duke) – 16-inch balsa-wood hand-launched thermal glider plan.
A RARE VINTAGE MODEL AVIATION COLLECTION
This collection brings together classic scale aircraft designs, unusual experimental models, competition plans, and specialized reference publications from a fascinating era of model aviation. With multiple complete plan booklets, oversized engineering drawings, and hard-to-find designs, this lot offers considerable appeal to vintage aviation collectors, traditional balsa builders, and enthusiasts of free-flight model aircraft.
A distinctive collection of historical model aviation documentation, ideal for expanding a reference library or preserving a piece of the hobby’s heritage.
