McLaughlin’s R/C Boats & Planes
Bonanza – 1960’s Era
True life the Bonanza is 17’ in
length with and approximate beam of 7’. My Dad & I, along with my
brothers and Mother, built two of the
Bonanza’s back in the ‘60’s, both are Glen-L designs and
each was jet driven.
The following R/C model is 1/6 scale,
34” in length and an approximate beam of 14”. This was
scratch-built from the original blueprints.
Although there are many variations on the deck design with
material, I opted for a walnut finish. The
hull is fiber-glassed and painted with white high gloss
Krylon with the deck being finished
with clear high gloss Krylon paint. This one is powered with
a Graupner
700 BB and a Graupner jet drive unit. The biggest
problem I had was finding deck hardware
for this scale size and vintage era, if
anyone has any excellent leads for deck hardware please let
me know. Am
thinking about building a 1/5 or 1/4 scale, but using a prop for propulsion
instead of a jet.
Email me with your Questions
or Comments