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We collect and share plans of vintage and old-timer flying model airplanes. For free. We do it together. And we've been doing it since 2011. No need to login, just grab and go. Thanks to you all, there are now 16,698 plans here for free download. We think that's pretty good going. Thank you for helping us to make Outerzone what it is, an awesome free archive of old-timer goodness. Three cheers for all of us!

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by a trademark troll. This is an ongoing issue, and our usual level of service will be affected as we manage the situation. Someone in Utah has started a fake Outerzone website called "Outerzone Plans". The same individual has registered "Outerzone Plans" as a US trademark, claiming to have traded under this name since 2011. This is not true: he only registered his domain in 2025. In reality - as all of you know - this site, our site, the real Outerzone, has been running since 2011. We know the trolling is also affecting many of you, the OZ community, who have directly submitted your own work to us over the past 15 years - original designs, drawings, photos etc. We know it hurts to see your work stolen. For more detail on the whole sorry story see: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...send-in-the-Clowns

   

Latest Comments

Ramses - Thanks for the video. Wonderful flight of such a beautiful model. Looks like she's trimmed very nicely and extremely strong, to survive a wall strike without so much as a scratch. Many more happy flights!
Jan Novick : Curtiss Jenny : 04/06/2026

Hi Jan Novick, last sunday i flew the Jenny for the first time. It was in a sports venue in Wijchen, i have made a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfKOZ8bQ9cU Cheers, Ramses
Ramses : Curtiss Jenny : 04/06/2026

Fixed now, thanks to RFJ. See update.
SteveWMD : Fifi : 04/06/2026

A control line model really doesn't need any dihedral, but the dihedral shown is probably there to make it look scale. If built flat, the wing looks like it droops. As for the glide, probably about the same as an F-104. We all built...
Doug Smith : Hawker Hurricane : 04/06/2026

That Whittle V8 is a magnificent creation! Hope you get it running well enough to fly it in the Golden Oldie
Jan Novick : Golden Oldie : 03/06/2026

Are there some pages missing from the article?
harry : Fifi : 03/06/2026

Got it. Done now :)
SteveWMD : Golden Oldie : 03/06/2026

Might I suggest a cross-link to your post #7397, the plans for floats designed for this airplane? (But of course would work on any similar sized plane.) You have a link from the floats to here already.
dave : Golden Oldie : 03/06/2026

Hi Mary and Steve, Please find attached some photos of my recently completed model [pics 006-009] scratch built from Peter Rake's plan. As a tribute to Peter and out of respect for his design skills I have attempted to follow his original...
Marc Olyott : Sperry Monoplane : 03/06/2026

Attached a couple of photos of my Golden Oldie [pic 006], which I built to house my home built Whittle V8 engine [pic 007]. Currently flying with an Enya 46 pending getting the V8 running well enough.
Thanks for providing such a useful...
Pete Twissell : Golden Oldie : 03/06/2026

I would love to see that!
thooms : Golden Oldie : 03/06/2026

I built the model from this plan as a vehicle for an engine which I also built (Whittle V8). So far, I have only flown it with an Enya 46. The model flies beautifully and will lumber around at very low throttle...
Peter Twissell : Golden Oldie : 03/06/2026

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Latest Site Updates

Fifi (oz16791): Added missing page in the article, thanks to RFJ.
04/06/2026

Strikemaster (oz5958): Added review from Sport Modeler, Feb 1975, thanks to dfritzke.
03/06/2026

Shrike Delta (oz15745): Added article, thanks to dfritzke.
03/06/2026

Waco Cabin (oz11263): Added alternate plan, thanks to dfritzke. This was previous listing oz15986, has now been moved across to here as it's a duplicate. Same plan, just different layout and different title block (titled as Waco S3HD). Thanks to DavidDuganne for spotting this.
31/05/2026

30/05/2026: General News: TonyP: Your mailbox is full. Error code 554 5.2.2 mailbox is full (quota exceeded). Emails bounce, so we can not contact you, until this is fixed at your end. Or you email us from a different address.

Seawind (oz14823): Replaced this plan with a cleaned up copy, thank to TonyP.
30/05/2026

Miles M-20 (oz13786): Replaced this plan with a cleaned up copy, thanks to TonyP.
30/05/2026

Corby Starlet (oz16777): Added further article from R/C Model World, Aug 1985, thanks to RFJ.
28/05/2026

Feuervogel 2 (oz16774): Added translated instructions, thanks to DavidTerrell.
28/05/2026

Sunday Glider (oz15586): Added article, thanks to dfritzke.
27/05/2026

WingBAT (oz15898): Added kit review from R/C Model World, August 1994, thanks to RFJ.
27/05/2026

Warwick Bantam (oz15618): Added article, thanks to dfritzke.
27/05/2026

Red Hot Angel (oz6581): Added article, thanks to dfritzke.
27/05/2026

Choose (oz16766): Added article, thanks to RFJ.
20/05/2026

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Latest Plans text listing

Sky Rover - 14in Glider F/F
A-7 Corsair II - 43in Scale IC R/C
Hawker Hurricane - 30in Scale IC C/L
Tyro-Gyro - 13in Rubber F/F
Sun Fli 4 - 59in IC R/C
Fifi - 51in Rubber F/F
Curtiss XF-15C - 27in Scale Rubber F/F
Gentle Lady - 79in Glider R/C
F-105 Thunderchief - 15in Scale Rubber F/F
Super Tinker - 60in IC R/C
LaGG-3 - 13in Scale Rubber F/F
Hobbito - 25in Rubber F/F
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien - 36in Scale Electric...
Focke Wulf Fw 190 - 25in Scale IC C/L
Sweet Bee - 20in Rubber CO2 R/C
Ghost - 12in Glider F/F
Republic RC-3 Seabee - 27in Scale Rubber F/F
Nieuport 28 - 58in Scale IC R/C
Cessna L-19A Bird Dog - 18in Scale IC C/L
Corby Starlet - 82in Scale IC R/C
Falcon - 24in Rubber F/F
Lucky Lindy C - 84in IC F/F
Feuervogel 2 - 12in Jetex F/F
Ugly Bug - 36in IC R/C
Martin P6M Seamaster - 27in Scale Rubber F/F
Son of Sharky - 12in Glider F/F
Hawker Hurricane - 48in Scale Electric R/C
Marquess 33 - 33in IC R/C
ASW 17 - 72in Scale Glider R/C
Stinson Reliant SR-8 - 13in Scale Rubber F/F
Choose - 20in IC C/L
Vee Gee - 18in IC C/L
Leopard Moth - 21in Scale Rubber F/F
Poppet - 43in IC R/C
Seduction FS Ono Special - 52in
Nieuport 24-27 - 13in Scale Rubber F/F
Douglas BTD-1 Destroyer - 16in Scale Rubber F/F
Wasp 1935 - 39in Electric R/C
400 - 24in IC C/L
SE5a - 13in Scale Rubber F/F
Fokker DVIII - 13in Scale Rubber F/F
Super Swoop - 38in IC C/L
Messerschmitt Bf 109E - 24in Scale Rubber F/F
Grunau Commodore - 148in Scale Glider R/C
Sopwith Baby - 27in Scale Electric R/C
Skeeter - 44in IC C/L
Big Double Trouble - 150in IC Electric R/C
Douglas A-20 Havoc - 46in Scale Rubber F/F
Killer - 36in IC C/L
Nieuport 17 - 24in Scale Rubber F/F

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About Outerzone

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Outerzone is also (I hope) a secure repository for vintage model aircraft plans that may have historical significance.

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aeromeddler, andykunz, augustawest, balsaworkbench, bernd57, bobfripp, chukychez, circlip, dannymz, dbhl, derickscott, dfritzke, eduardo barriga colombia, aerikjohnson, flyerflorio, haydon55, hogal, hkarlson, hlsat, jeffmac, jj, joefergusson, johnosullivan, kaorukiyose, karsten, keven64, kraftyone, lincoln, mikenelson, mikestuart, mjh, monique, mooneydriver, ozrs, patrickurbain, pgregory, pilgrim, pit, poacher, rchopper56, reddragon, rfj, rottensox, stickman, stormin, sundancer, theshadow, tonyp, vintage1, vloustalot

Did I miss your name? Then I'm sorry. Let me know. As far as scanning and posting plans on the RCGroups thread, there are just too many names to mention them all... but here are a few:

30560, 50+airyears, algy2, avernon, bobkeller, bjrn, cougdave, daddyrabbit1954, danito69, dplumpe, geew, generock, gthunter, haydon55, irish_lord99, jmp_blackfoot, jpm, ka-6br, kenny_e, locktite401, modelholic, nibor, orange&white, pd1, perttime, planeman, ralphb, ratracer, scaleviews, spockangel, srfalcon, starcad, tri-pacer, wtool

 

RCLibrary

Launched in September 2015, RCLibrary is the new sister site to Outerzone. A small but fast-growing collection of old-time modeller books and periodicals, held online as PDF files for free download. Everything is free. The library is open to everyone - you don't need to register or log in before you start downloading these titles. There are no charges or subscriptions. Basically, it's Outerzone for books.

That link again: www.rclibrary.co.uk

 

Vinplandex

Click here to visit VinPlanDex - the online index of RCGroups vintage plans thread 1265873. Complete with search facility.

What is the difference between Outerzone and VinPlanDex? Well...

VinPlanDex is is an exhaustive and complete index of every plan that has ever been posted on the Vintage & Old-Timer Plans thread.

In comparison Outerzone is a slightly random collection of plans in PDF format. Outerzone does not include all the plans posted on the Vintage & Old-Timer Plans thread. At a guess, only about 80%. Some plans on here are not from that thread. Also, some are direct submissions.

That link again: VinPlanDex