Australian Aeromodelling Groups - Bonus Updated April 5, 2003
The 'A-Frame' Twin PusherWimbledon Common, UK, 1908 Photo: Philippe Gervais download a 750pixel image
Mann Monoplane No. 31, 1911 Flight, June 17, 1911 download a 1000pixel image
The Akron Model Aero Club Popular Aviation download a 500pixel image
Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer' Aeromodeller, July, 1949, Cover Courtesy of David Dodge download a 350pixel image
Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer' Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p1 Courtesy of David Dodge download a 750pixel image
Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer' Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p2 Courtesy of David Dodge download a 750pixel image
Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer' Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p3 Courtesy of David Dodge download a 750pixel image
Mann and Grimmer, 1913, Replica, 'Old Timer' - Plans Aeromodeller, July, 1949, p3 Courtesy of David Dodge View the plan in two halves 750pixel [250Kb] image Download the plan in two A4 sections @300dpi left half [2.8Mb] and right half [2.6Mb] Download the plan in two A4 sections @72dpi left half [225Kb] and right half [215Kb] Download the plan in one sheet A4@72dpi [200Kb] or A3@72dpi [725Kb]
Twin Pusher, William L. Butler, 1913 download a 1/6th scale [150Kb] or 1/3rd scale [350Kb] plan
Matt Keaney, 'Mini Twin' and more http://home.att.net/~dannysoar2 download a 500pixel image
Charles H. Grant and Edwin T. Hamilton Universal Model Airplane News download the full article and plans [320Kb PDF file]
Twin Pusher, Flemming Williams Courtesy of David Dodge download a 500pixel image
Sydney Camm at play David Dodge writes... Randy Cox brought this to my attention. It's a pic of Sydney Camm holding a very old and quite British Twin Pusher. This fine pic can be found in the Smithsonian Book of Flight by Walter Boyne.
Sydney Camm Twin Pushers and Other Free Flight Oddities
In a later times Camm was responsible for the Hawker Hurricane and VTO Harrier. Check the un-A-frame, the transparency of the silk(?), the construction of the wing and the onlookers. Thank you Randy Cox, Walter Boyne, Sydney Camm, and some anonymous photographer for making a day Further Reading
The Award for Twin Pusher Excellence
Aronstein, Twin Pusher
Mott, Twin Pusher
Ott, 'Cloud Chaser'
Boldt, 'Old 4' and more
The Garber 'P.E.G. 54' NB: You can buy this 28" twin pusher as a kit [RF311] from RN Models
Home designed A-frame twin pusher
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