Control Line Scale
By Fred Cronenwett | clscale7@gmail.com
As seen in the February 2024 issue of Model Aviation.
ONE OF THE MOST elegant designs from the 1930s was the de Havilland DH.88 Comet. Specifically created for the 1934 England-Australia MacRobertson Air Race, it included multiple features that were not typically found on full-scale aircraft at that time.
The full-scale aircraft had two engines, flaps, and retractable landing gear. The Comet G-ACSS Grosvenor House was the first one built and is still airworthy as part of the Shuttleworth collection in the U.K. Only…