John Brodak's Masterpiece.

For those of you who don’t know it, John is a master scale builder. Here is his latest C/L scale project, the Niewport 11.
I did not think to include something for size reference but the prop is 20” diameter!
The machine gun is scratchbuilt – every part from wood and aluminum. Same for the instrument panel and a myriad of other details
A most interesting part is the powerplant – an honest to goodness 5 cylinder radial which I had the privilege of setting up for the plane. It is, of course, 4-stroke and it has a throttle operated via third line and open rockers.
Bob Z.

Oh, my gosh! What a gorgeous creation. Did he fly it?

The close-up pictures makes the plane look real.

Anyone who has not seen John B's garage has no idea what "compleat" or "complete" means! I've never seen so many models hanging by their leadouts! And every one is beautiful. (There - I finally managed to end a sentence without a "!") LOL . . .

We couldn't have chosen a better leader for PAMPA! (Oops. Did it again.)

Yes, he flew it on Monday. We still have to sort out a few minor problems but it flys quite well with incredible power.
The engine looks, starts and sounds like the real thing.
Bob Z.

This airplane is beautiful.

John Brodak family is a class-act. I attended the 1998 and had a grand time.

Health problems precluded attending since 1998, but I sure wanted too!

John I trust you will fly this model at the Nats. Good luck! I think you have a winner.

Hawk

HOyt D. Hawkins
Gadsden, Alabama

I once attended a fly-in at Columbia, CA and was a hangar guest of an elderly man that had a Nieuport 11 with a , I believe 7 cylinder, single row, two stroke, rotary engine. This ship was at least partially built from original parts. These engines are not throttled, the ignition is "blipped", or interupted to reduce power for approach and landing. The airplane was held back by spotters at the wing stuts after start and launched at the pilots signal.
Chris...