Calvin McCarthy not only enjoys scratchbuilding model airplanes, but also updating those models with modern electronics. Calvin reports: "I built this Bill Evans Simitar, originally published in the December 1976 issue of RC Modeler. The magazine article specified a Cox TD-049 or TD-051 glow engine for power but time moves on. Mine is pulled by an 8-3.8 prop driven by a Model Motors AXI 2212-20 brushless motor with 3-cell Li-Po battery.
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