Re: Fokker D-VII Tips

Douglas R. Jones (djones@iex.com)
Thu, 29 Jun 1995 16:26:40 -0500

>Oh boy, you pushed a button when you mentioned Flair in England.
>I've heard of them and wanted to get a catalog for a while.
>Could you post the address or phone number of Hobby Supply South.
>I'd appreciate it. A good DVII and a PuP! The right size, too!
>Love to have that catalog. Are they a little pricy?

I would be happy to! I have found the folks at HSS to be really pleasant to
deal with. The Flair models are a joy to fly and come with all the necessary
hardware, if you choose to use it. I tend to use my own hinges and hardware
since what is supplied is metric. But it is not necessary. In fact to build
a Flair model all you need is covering, paint (if you choose), wheels, radio
and engine. Not many manufacturers provide so much! All ecept the SE5a have
spun aluminum cowels.

They models in the Flair line are:

Model WS Engine 2C 4C $$
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1/7 Etrich Taube 80" .20 - .35 .30 - .40 $154.95

Fokker Monoplane (stand way off scale)
Atilla 46" .15 - .25 .26 - .40 $ 71.95
Magnatilla 60" .30 - .40 .40 - .60 $105.95
Hannibal 91" .60 - 1.5 .90 - 2.0 $197.95

Nieuport 17 (Legionaire) 52" .25 - .40 .40 - .60 $124.95

SE5a 51" .35 - .40 .40 - .60 $134.95

Pup (Puppeteer) 60" .28 - .40 .40 - .60 $139.95

Dr1
Baronette 49" .25 - .40 .35 - .50 $129.95
1/4 scale Dr1 73" .90 .90 - 1.2 $259.95

D-VII 61" .40 - .60 .48 - .80 $159.95

I have built and flown 2 Magnatilla and a Pup. I have the Legionaire on the
board and a Baronette, SE5a and a Magnatillia under the bed. The Mags are a
not a scale Eindecker by any means. They are a sort of. They fly great and
are a blast on a .48 or .50 4C. My Pup I can't say enough about. IMAA legal
and a 14 o wing loading. The Legionaire I have bashed like crazy. So far I
have done scale gear and am working on a scale skid. I added nose ribs and
the scale push rod/torque tube for the ailerons! Can't wait to do the
others! While I may not bash the others as much I want them for my hanger as
they make nice flying models with little effort.

HSS is at
5060 Glade Road
Acworth, GA. 30101
(404) 974-0843
(404) 974-6243 FA

Doug