Picking a Prototype to Model

Control Line Navy Carrier By Dick Perry | tailhooker@comcast.net As seen in the June 2024 issue of Model Aviation. ONE OF THE THINGS that appeals to me most in Control Line (CL) Navy Carrier modeling is the variety of prototypes that are available to model. Many of the models seen in Carrier competition are Martin MO-1s. The MO-1 design performs well with good handling qualities and is easy to build with a square fuselage cross section, but it is not an optimum design for Carrier, in my opinion. Are there enough MO-1s yet? Class I and II MO-1s were flown at the 2014 CL…