This kit qualifies for Old Time Rubber, Flying Aces Club Fiction Fighter (contest sponsored by Easy Built Models), and Society of Antique Modelers (SAM) events. This model was designed by Roger F. Parkhill of the Air Corps Technical School, and originally published in the April, 1940 Flying Aces magazine.
This free flight rubber powered kit contains a full-size rolled CAD drawn plan, laser cut balsa parts, hand-picked balsa strip wood, FAI rubber motor, Peck propeller, EBM thrust bearing, clear plastic, balsa wheel blanks, Easy Built Lite tissue in silver, and TissueCal™ markings. To build this model you will need a building board, hobby knife, fine sandpaper, and glue.
Be inspired by the 26-page documentation for the Mystery Tailless thanks to the creative efforts of Michael Heinrich, Rich Weber, and Clive Gamble. Included are 13 different color schemes representing several different countries with fictional stories to go with them.
CUSTOMER BUILDS AND INFO:
Mystery Tailless all around! Left to right are Mike Zand, Geoff Phillips, and Rich Weber.
Sporting faux Chinese Flying Tiger markings, see its construction.
"Weighs 23 grams without the motor." - Rich Weber
"I am having an awful time with your Mystery Tailess kits. I have built two of them, and they both flew away. The second one disappeared yesterday at a local FAC contest. I chased it for nearly a mile and lost sight of it as it specked out straight up, heading toward Ontario. I am becoming suspicious that you have designed these things to fly away so that you can sell more kits." - Disgruntled in Ohio
"The latest version of the MT is ready to spread DDT on the insects of the world. The thing finished up just a fuzz under 20 grams." - Rich Weber
"The Mystery was built stock except for some added cosmetic details, it flies well I might add, haven't timed any flights though. It was great fun to build but hard to cover. Thanks for some great kits." - Jim Ryan
"Hi there guys, just wanted to say that I'm really impressed with the Mystery Tailless kit that I bought from you. The parts go together like magic! It took me less than 5 hrs to put the whole structure together. The covering took some time, but that is the real fun part. I hope you like my Paraguayan Airforce Mystery Tailless." - Matthew Taudevin
Here is an electric rc conversion built by Kazuo Akimoto of Toyota, Japan. What a spectacular environment for flying!
Check out the documention booklet above for more terrific design schemes!
