Two lightweight, low-wing balsa monoplanes built on the same basic design. Falan flies best with a 4-inch prop and thin rubber; Filan excels with a 6-inch airscrew and stronger rubber, offering a fast climb and smooth glide. Falan Filan is Turkish slang for “this and that.”

The sports and touring aircraft Nord 1000 Pingouin was a licence version of the German Mess. Bf-108 produced by French state-owned SNCAN manufacturer from 1944 until after the end of World War II. It was at the begin equipped with a German Argus As 10C piston engine later to be replaced by the French made…

The projected Schehak single seat tandem sports and leisure plane was never built as its designer D. Schehak from Hamburg/Germany died prematurely. A three-view of the plane and some basic information were given in the 19/1937 issue of „Flugsport“ magazine. These drawings were the basis for my model. Powerplant would have been a 20 hp…

A compact balsa monoplane with clean lines, easy construction, and strong flight performance. Designed for use with 4–6 inch airscrews and either brown or black rubber. Hargol (חַרגוֹל) is Hebrew for “grasshopper.”

Three colorful low-wing monoplanes with slight design differences. Each uses a 4-inch/10 cm airscrew with brown rubber. Lightweight, easy to build, and stable in flight – no ballast needed on prototypes. Named for their bold colors and subtle variations in shape.

The original Ar 79 was an aerobatic two-seat trainer and touring aircraft from Germany. First flight took place in 1938 and all together 72 examples were built. While some Ar 79 went abroad for example to Hungary one is currently on display in a Berlin museum. The Ar 79 had a retractable tailwheel undercarriage and…

This larger balsa glider features a detachable long wing, tractor propeller setup, and classic twin-boom design. Easy to build with reliable flight performance. Akrep is the Turkish word for “scorpion.” Shares wing compatibility with the Akrav model.

This compact balsa aircraft features a detachable wing, pusher propeller, and classic twin-boom layout. Easy to build with few parts, it offers reliable flight performance. Akrav (עַקרָב) is Hebrew for “scorpion.” Shares wing-boom module compatibility with the Akrep model.

Regularly going through various defense reports one certain design caught my attention, that of the Russian kamikaze drone Zala-Lancet.