Centennial of Flight 2003: Australian Aeromodellers Tribute

Australian Aeromodellers 'Hangar of Fame'

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Updated March 30, 2003

smith_pond_200.jpg Arthur Smith
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

'A Man and his Aeroplanes'


More of Arthur and his models can be seen in Australian Aeromodelling Groups and the Museum of Australian Aeromodelling



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The 1980s


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Arthur Smith, waterplane, c.1980s

more details to be added



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Arthur Smith, waterplane, c.1980s

more details to be added



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Early Days in Wakefield Flying

Airborne Magazine, 1983



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Early Days in Wakefield Flying

Airborne Magazine, 1983

'A continuation of above article mentioning my Korda Wakefield which on March 17, 1941 flew for 20' 28" created a new Victorian duration record

Also featured is the Shaw Cup which I won twice in 1939 and 1945


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Arthur Smith's 'Korda Wakefield', 1939



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The Shaw Cup



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Arthur Smith, Canard Waterplane, Mar., 1989

"A Jim Fullarton design which I modified for radio control"



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Arthur Smith, Mar., 1989

"The above model, pre-covering"



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Arthur Smith and Jim Fullarton's waterplanes, c.Mar., 1989

Jim (l) Arthur (r) + more details to be added



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Arthur Smith, F1B 'Wakefield', c.1980s

more details to be added



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Arthur Smith, F1B 'Wakefield', c.1980s

more details to be added



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Arthur Smith and John Pond, c.1980s

more details to be added



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John Pond, c.1980s

more details to be added



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Arthur Smith, c.1980s

more details to be added



The 1990s


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Arthur Smith, c.1990

"All 3 models were radio controlled"



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Arthur Smith, c.1990

"A New Zealand R6B. Once lost over Brighton, Victoria, it was later found in a backyard swimming pool some three miles away!"



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Arthur Smith, May 28, 1990

Aerial shot of Brighton, Victoria with Port Phillip Bay in the distance



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Arthur Smith - Rocketman, Oct. 20, 1991



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Arthur Smith, CO2, c.1991



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Arthur Smith, CO2, c.1991



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Variable Pitch Propellers



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Variable pitch propeller mechanism



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Arthur Smith and 'The 10th Lacey', Feb. 23 1993, Sunbury

Article on 'The 10th Lacey' to follow



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Arthur Smith and 'The 10th Lacey', May 1993


...and more of Arthur and his models can be seen in Australian Aeromodelling Groups and the Museum of Australian Aeromodelling

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