This is the second of two plan reviews for this month, both done by Dick Barron. They are excellent plans, as are all of his plan sets. It should be noted that as of this writing, Betty Barron is continuing to offer the plans that her late husband Richard Barron offered for many years. Dick Barron's plans for the Curtiss Hawk P-6E comprises Five Sheets.

Plan Sheet No. One:

This sheet covers the front view of the plane, the right half is drawn full size. All rigging locations are shown, cabane strut wires. Cuff patterns for covering flying and landing wire attachments, aileron bellcrank covers, and landing gear shock travel is shown. A very good drawing of a scale three bladed prop, both open and closed wheel pants are shown.

Plan Sheet No. Two:

This sheet contains the upper wing, the left half of which is shown. This wing is very similar to the wing on the "Gulfhawk" in construction. There are 50 ribs and no more than two of each. I personally like to see lots of ribs in a wing. Ailerons are the same as the "Gulfhawk". The difference in the wing construction of both planes is very minor.

Plans Sheet No. Three:

The sheet contains the lower wing, and again construction is very similar to the "Gulfhawk". Stabilizer and elevator construction is shown. They are built of 1/8 inch sheet balsa cores with ribs on each side and leading and trailing edges plus tips added. Interplane struts mounting is shown, along with aileron bellcrank positioning.

Plan Sheet No. Four:

This sheet contains the fuselage and rudder. Fuselage is from balsa and ply, with 1/8 inch balsa sheet from nose to tail and 3/16 inch balsa and ply formers slipped on. The engine compartment shows a Quadra mounted. Auxiliary gas tank construction is shown along with radiator construction. Landing gear construction plus mounting as is cabane strut mounting. Tail wheel construction is also shown. Insignia drawings are shown full size. An interesting thing that I noticed, is that all horizontal surfaces are set at zero degrees incidence. Instrument panel is shown as is the wind screen and its construction.

Plans Sheet No. Five:

This sheet shows the top view of the fuselage and all former shapes. All control horns are shown, plus the exhaust stack location pattern. These are a very good set of plans, but definitely NOT for the beginner. I would guess the weight about 30 pounds. With over 2000 square inches of wing area. I would opt for a much larger or more powerful engine to get the performance to simulate the full size aircraft. It is another satisfying design. Definitely for the person who enjoys building. It certainly will attract a lot of attention on the flight line.