Model Airplane News Cover for September, 1951
"Cubee"
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This cover shows a boy posed with a floatplane model named "Cubee". The plans were in the same issue. The author began his presentation by saying:

"... Until you have seen a sport-type seaplane with its slim realistic floats skim along a glassy surface, you haven't seen anything. There is no greater thrill than to start that engine, set the plane in the water and then watch the prop move the plane, slowly at first, but then faster and faster until it is planing along on the steps finally to make a true Rise Off Water (ROW) takeoff ..."

This is largely true. We have provided a lot more detail on ROW modeling in our discussion of the May, 1949 cover as well as the November, 1949 cover.

Here are the plans.

     

The Plans for "Cubee"
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