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was created to chronicle my lifelong model aviation hobby, and to provide some valuable resources for visitors.
- Kirt Blattenberger
AMA 92498

My Models:
Airplanes, Boats,
Helicopters, Rockets
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Modeling in Erie, PA
 
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©1996-2012
Kirt Blattenberger with E-flight Taylorcraft on Snow Skis - Airplanes and Rockets
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League of Silent Flight (LSF) | National Association of Rocketry (NAR) | National Free Flight Society (NFFS) | Society of Antique Modelers (SAM)

Carl Goldberg Falcon 56

Airplanes and Rockets - Goldberg® Falcon III 40 KitThe Carl Goldberg Falcon 56 was my first real "pattern" type airplane - at least insofar as its ability to do most of the aerobatic maneuvers that were common in the 1970s. Remember that 3-D was not even in the RC lexicon back in those days. Mine was covered in white and metallic purple Solarfilm and sported a Supertigre .46 engine (no muffler, of course). The only picture I have of it is in a double exposure with my 1969 Camaro; the pic at the right is of Goldberg's resurrection of it as the Falcon III.

Falcon III
Wingspan: 56"
Wing Area: 558 Sq."
Flying Weight: 4.5 lbs.
Fuse Length: 47.5"
Radio: 4-Channel
Power: .35-.45 2-Cycle
.45-.65 4-Cycle
Incidence
(In Degrees)
Wing: 0
Tail: 2
Engine: Right 2
Down 0
Throws
Aileron: 5/16-1/4"
Elevator: 1/2" / 3/8"
Rudder: 5/8"
 Center of Gravity
Balance Point on fuse,
measured back from
wing leading edge
3-1/4" to 3-3/4"