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We collect and share plans of vintage and old-timer flying model airplanes. For free. We do it together. And we've been doing it since 2011. No need to login, just grab and go. Thanks to you all, there are now 15,616 plans here for free download. We think that's pretty good going. Thank you for helping us to make Outerzone what it is, an awesome free archive of old-timer goodness. Three cheers for all of us!

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BumbleBee Rudi (oz15730)

by Arthur Nicolae 2020   30in span IC C/L

Hummel Rudi (oz15729)

by Winfried Grabsch from Modellbau Heute July  1987   30in span IC C/L

Aramis (oz15728)

by Robert Lestourneaud from Airalma 1967   58in span IC F/F R/C

Carrera (oz15727)

by Stan Yeo from Phoenix Model Products 62in span Glider R/C

SE5 (oz15726)

by Art Kronfelt from Model Airplane News April  1939   48in span Scale IC F/F

Pronto (oz15725)

by Dave Robelen from Tidewater Hobby 1973   48in span IC R/C

Fizzle XIII (oz15724)

by DJ Lindley 15in span Jetex F/F

Izci (oz15723)

from Jet Model 32in span Rubber F/F

Twin Wing (oz15722)

by Martin Brickner from Air Trails September  1943   12in span Glider F/F

Uncle Sam (oz15721)

by Frank Scott from Junior American Modeler November  1971   14in span IC C/L

Turn N Burn Q250 (oz15720)

by R Chastain from Tekoa November  1994   36in span IC R/C

Cariba (oz15719)

by Stan Yeo from Phoenix Model Products 1993   63in span Glider R/C

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Nice find and an interesting addition to the archive. There are other planes pictured on the box - keep them coming please ;) Hubert : Aramis : 19/12/2024

Dear Mary/Steve, Attached please find my build of H J Towner's Peanut Beaufighter [main pic, 003, 004]. Mainly done as an exercise to see how Towner's concepts correlates with modern aerodynamic thinking. Canted drives not... D L L Reid : Bristol Beaufighter : 19/12/2024

Steve, Here is a photo of my Lanzo Airborn [pic 004] 116-inch wingspan from Jim O'Reilly plans. Same model from O'Reilly plans as in OZ13815 photo by Tom Ryan taken at Eloy, AZ in 2019. Model has a Laser .80 four stroke diesel from UK.... Jack Hiner : Airborne : 19/12/2024

Hi Mary and Steve, here is a picture of my Flying Funtique, just finished [main pic]. Flies nice circles to the right without any additional trimming.Short video of the maiden flight: Alex Weber : Flying Funtique : 19/12/2024

Another beautiful free flight model by Vic Smeed . I had the outerzone plan enlarged 1.3 times for a 39 inch span as suggested in other comments to prevent its being overpowered . I would be installing an MP JET 040 diesel engine for power... Allen Wale : Soubrette : 17/12/2024

I flew many Prontos back in the day, a popular kit in the 70's. They flew very well if built according to the plan. Some builders decreased the ample dihedral to make it look better. Bad move. It needs every bit of the recommended... Doug Smith : Pronto : 17/12/2024

Nice to see Chet Lanzo’s Racer again. He was a little tight and used Ecokote on it. Not even Monokote. Look at the top of the wing in the first photo. Everyone who flies it gets to sign it! Miguel Sanchéz : Lanzo Racer : 17/12/2024

Built a 60 size many years ago. Was thinking of doing it again. Didn’t the rcm plans include a bill of materials needed. If so can someone post the list for both the 40 and 60. Thanks Dan Macmillan : F/A-18 Hornet : 17/12/2024

Lanzo Airborn, 141-inch wingspan [pic 004]. This was built from the Jim O'Reilly plans (oz8858). Jack Hiner : Airborn : 17/12/2024

Ah, good point. Quite a few of the plans Gene sent in (as rchopper56) were drawn in CAD and at first look like vector drawings, but on close inspection you can see they have been exported out as bitmaps. Which is a long-winded way of... SteveWMD : Rivets : 17/12/2024

There have been many ghastly renditions of the SE5/5a but given its age, this one is remarkably accurate. bill dennis : SE5 : 17/12/2024

Sad news: Oskar Czepa, the very first World Champion in A2 (F1A), passed away recently. https://www.prop.at/information/zum-gedenken/oskar-czepa.html Uli Huber : Toothpick : 17/12/2024

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