Avions Fairey Tipsy S2 – This electric version of the ’30s classic makes a great first scale project
Scale and unique airplanes always appeal to me, and when I first saw an article on the full-size Tipsy S2, I knew I needed to model it. I used 3-view drawings from the article to develop my 1/6-scale plans. The Tipsy line was designed by Belgian Ernest Tips in the mid-1930s, and the S2 was powered by a variety of small two- and four-cylinder engines. After doing some research, I found aircraft “OO-TIP” in a...
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